Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-10-09
REMEDIAL VALUE OF FOOD.
Choose Menus Wisely and Throw Physis
to the Dogs.

to the Dogs.
There will come time, says re-
cent writer when no medicine will be
administered, except in acute and sud
den attacks. Disease will be cured by
foods
The intelligent householder is test
+ ing the value of this assertion in her
daily ordering of the meals of her
household, for her lately acquired
knowledge of dieteties has put her on
the way to such enlightenment. A
list Of food. remedies compiled by the
Honsekeeper is condensed and sug-
gestive, and worth cutting out and
FASTING in the back of the family re.
ceipt book:
Celery is invaluable as food for
those suffering from any form of rheu-
matism; for diseases of the nerves and
nervous dyspepsia.
Lettuce is useful to those suffering
| from insomnia.
| Water cress Is remedy for scurvy.
Peanuts for Indigestion; they are es-
pecially recommended for corpulent
diabetes. Peanuts are made into IL
wholesome and nutritious soup, are
Drowned ind used as coffee, IRE eaten
rs a relish, simply baked or are pre-
pared and served as sailed almonds.
Salt to check bleeding at the lungs,
and as a nervine and tonic for weak,
thin blooded invalids- Combined with
! hot water is useful for certain forms of
| dyspepsia, liver complaint, etc.
Onions are almost the best nervine
known. No medicine is SO useful in
cases of nervous prostration. and there
is nothing else that will so quickly re-
lieve and tone up worn-out system.
Onions are useful in all cases of conghs,
colds. and influenza; in consumption,
insomnia, hydrophobia. scurvy, gravel
and kindred liver complaints Eaten
every day, they soon have clearing
and whitening effect on the complex
ion.
Spinach is useful to those suffering
with gravel.
Asparagus is used to induce perspir-
alton.
Carrots for sufferers from asthma.
Turnips for nervous disorders and
for seurvy.
Raw beef proves Of great benefit to
persons of frail constitution, and to
those suffering from consumption. 1t
is chopped fine, seasoned with salt, and
heated by placing it in n dish in hot
water. 1t assimilates rapidly and af-
fords the best of nourishment.
Eggs contain a large amount Of nu-
triment in compact, quickly availa-
BILE form. Eggs, especially the yolks
of eggs, are useful in jaundice Beaten
up raw with sugar are used to clear
and strengthen the voice. With sugar
and lemon juice the beaten white Of
egg is used to relieve hoarseness.
Honey is wholesome, strengthening,
cleansing, healing and nourishing.
Fresh ripe fruits are excellent for
purifying the blood and toning up the
system As specific remedies, oranges
IRE aperient. Sour oranges are highly
recommended for rheumatism.
Watermelon for epilepsy and for yell
low fever.
Cranberries for ervsipelas: are used
externally rs well as internally.
Lemons for feverish thirst in sick
ness, for biliousness, low fevers, rheu-
matism, colds, coughs, liver complaint,
| etc.
Blackberries as a tonic. Useful in
all forms of diarrhea.
Tomatoes are powerful apcrient for
the liver, a sovereign remedy for dys-
pepsia and for indigestion. Tomatoes
are invaluable in all conditions of the
system in which the use of calonel is
indicated.
Figs are aperient and wholesome.
They are said to be valuable as food
for those suffering from cancer; they
are used externally as well Al inter-
nally.
Bananas are useful as food for
those suffering from chronic d.arrhea.
Apples are useful in nervous dyspep-
STA; they are nutritious, medicinal and
vitalziny; they aid digestion, clear the
voice, correct the acidity OF the stom-
ach, are valuable in rheu matism. in
somnia and liver troubles. An apple
contains as much uutrimeut as "a potato
in plcasanter and more wholesome
FORM
Grapes dilute thick blood, send the
circulation to the surface, remove OBJ
structions from liver and lungs, dis
solve and dislodge gravel and calculi,
and bring the stomach and bowels to a
healthy condition.
| Pieplant is wholesome and aperient,
is excellent for rheumatic sufferers.
and useful for purifying the blood
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