Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1895-12-20
REMEDIAL FOODS
The Things We Eat That Are Helpful In Sick
ness.

The things We Eat That Are Helpful In Sick
This list of food remedies compiled
by the Housekeeper is well worth
consideration and preservation for
reference:
Celery is invaluable as a food for
those suffering from any form of
rheuma SIN; fo diseases of the
erves and nervous dyspepsia.
Lettuce is useful to those suffer
ing from insomnia.
Water cress is Il remedy for
scurvv.
Peanuts for indigestion they are
especially recommended for cor
nulent diabetes. Peanuts are made
into a wholesome and nutritious
SOup,are Drowned and used as coffee,
are eaten as a relish, simply baked
or are prepared and served as salted
almonds.
Salt to check bleeding at the lungs,
and as a nervine and tonic for week,
thinblooded invalids. Combined
with not wa er is useful for certain
form Of dyspepsia, liver complaint
etc.
Onions are almost the best nervine
nOWl. No medicine is so useful
i0 cas- 5 Of nervous prostration, and
ere Is nothing else that will SO
quickly relieve and tone up worn
out system. Onions are useful in
all cases of coughs, colds and in
fluenza; in consumption, insomnia,
hEdrophObia, scurvy, gravel and
kindred liver complaints, Eaten
every other day, they soon have a
clearing and whitening effect ON the
complexion.
Spinach is useful TO those suffer-
ing with gravel.
Asparagus is used to induce per-
spiration
Carrots for sufferers from asthma
Turnips for nervous disorders and
for scurvy.
Raw beef proves of great benefit
to persons suffering from consump-
ton. 1t is chopped fine, seasoned
with salt, and heated by placing it
in dish in hot water. Ii asSimi-
lates rapidly and affords the best of
nourishmcnt.
Eggs contain a large amount of
nutTiment in compact, quickly
available form. Eggs, especially the
yoll5s of eggs, are useful in iaundice.
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
hOlrseness.
Honey is wholesome, strengthen
ing, cleansing, healing and nourish-
ing.
Fresh ripe fruits are excellent for
purifying the blood and toning NJ
the system. As specific remedies
oranges are aperient. Sour oranges
are highly recommended for rheu-
matiSm.
Watermelon for epilipsy and fol
yellow fever.
Cranberlies for erysipelas are used
/ externally as well as internally.
Lemons for feverish thirst in sick.
ness, for billiousness, low fever
rheumatism, coughs, colds, liver
complaints, etc.
BlackberlieS as tonic. Useful il
all forms of diarrhoea
Tomatoes are Il powerful aperient
for the liver, sovereign remedy fol
dyspepsia and indigestion. Toma
toes are invaluable in all condition.
of the system in which the use o.
calomel 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 we'll Al
informally.
Bananas are useful as a food fo
those suffering from chronic diarrh
oea.
/ Apples are useful in nervous dys
pepsia they are nutritious medicina
and vitalizing; they aid digestion
clear the voice, correct the aciditl
Of the stomach,are valuable in rheu
matism, insomnia and liver trouble
An apple contains as much nutri
ment as potato in a pleasanter an,
more wholesome form.
Grapes dilute thick blood, sen,
the circulation 70 the surface, re
move distractions from the live
and lunr5, dissolve and dislodr
gravel and calculi and bring tn
stomach and bowels toa healthy con
dition.