River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-04-21
ABOUT FRUIT CURES.
The beneficial Effects on Health of
Almonds, Grapes and
Strawberries.

According to a celebrated health ex-
pert, blanched almonds give the higher
nerve or brain and muscle food, and
the man who wishes to keep up his
brain power will do we'll to include
them in his daily bill of fare. Juicy
fruits give more or less the higher
nerve or brain food, and are eaten by
all men whose living depends on their
clearheadedness. Apples supply the
brain with rest. Prunes are said to
afford proof against nervousness, but
are not muscle feeding. They should
be avoided by those who suffer from
the liver. But it has been proved that
fruits do not have the same effect upon
everybody. Some men cannot eat APP
Piles without suffering from acute dys-
pepsa. Fruit cure" is a form of
treatment which is quite the rage in
continental Europe now with persons
suffering from real or imaginary mala-
dies.
The New York Times says in refer
ence to this one of the latest fads
I'm the tenth century, an investigator
has discovered, many medical authori-
ties became enthusiastic in their writ
ngs over the remarkable curative vir-
tues of grapes; while a certain Van
! Sweeten, of a more modern date, is
said to have recommended in special
eases the eating of 20 pounds of straw
berries a day. The same gentleman
also reports case of phthisis healed
by strawberries, and cites cases in
which maniacs have gained their rea-
son by the exclusive use of cherries.
| These instances SAVIOR rather of the
ridiculous, but there is no doubt that
the so-called grape cure for indiges-
ton and other evils is carried on in
many places on the continent, and that
people betake themselves to Meran,
Neyay, Bingen, or to Italy and the
south of France, with the intention OF
devoting six weeks to the cure, dur
ing which time they are expected to
have gradually accomplished the feat
of consuming from three to eight
pounds of grapes daily. Grapes are
said to exercise a salutary action on
the nervous system and to favor the
formation of fat-that is to say, when
fruit of good quality is employed; If
the grapes are not sufficiently ripe
and are watery and sour, the patient
may lose rather than gain weight The
valuable results obtained by fruit diet
in cases of dyspepsia are due to the
fact that the noxious germs habitually
present in the alimentary canal do not
thrive in fruit juices"
That fruit is a most valuable article
of food cannot be denied, and that
many diseases may be greatly benefited
by diet largely composed of fruit is
true enough. 1t is fact, toe, that the
majority of people eat more meat than
they require. Meat eaten once a day
is sufficient for a person not engaged
in manual labor or who does not take
much strong outdoor exercise. A large
number of the complaints contracted
owe their origin to the consumption of
food which entails a greater drain on
the gastric juices than the system is
able to withstand. The cures attrib-
uted TO the grape occur for the most
part with those who are accustomed to
high living, and are really owing to the
fact that the organs of digestion are
given a much needed rest. Semi-starva-
ton would answer the purpose almost
as well. For the person whose work
lies chiefly indoors, mixed and varied
diet is most conducive to good health.
Medical Record.