The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-09-06
The Florida Grape

July productive vine Dy seeing
an item in that excellent Florida
local paper, the Barlow Courier
Informant, of how prolific and
profita bic vine Of the ScUpper
nong proved to a farmer IN Polk
county. He received 32G and
some odd cents for it's fruit.
In writing this article, our OBJ
.ject is not so much to impress our
readers with the profit there is in
this fruit in actual money returns
but the thousand and one per
cent. a Scuppernong grape vine
will pay the man or woman who
will plant it anywhere around
the home and give it little at
tention. 1t will pay in CRATE
| full arbOr, with it's refreshing and
pleasing foliage, Its cooling and
delightful shade, It's luscious
fruit, that serves AS tonic TO the
whole system, and, eaten at it's
prime, when the russell glow is on
It's cheek and it's vinous juice, as
It's cells are broken, irrigate
the aesophagus of the human
anatomy, will doubly discount
the contents Of any first class
|
drugstore III dispensing vile bile,
looscning the hinges of a malarial
coating and creating within US
new sensa ton, which truly
stamps the medicinal properties
of the hardy and nevcr-falling
Scuppernong grape, the elixir Of
life III Florida.
At first blush this would seem
praise enough for this, the best,
most prolific and greatest Bone
factor to the common people OF
Florida. We use the expression,
"common people,, IN its best and
broadcast sense, in that this gift
Of God to men in Florida--the
5cuppcrnong grape should, be-
cause of its homcly and bcnis-
nant virtues, have the place of
honor IN The dooryard Of every
man and woman in the state.
But, is it 50: We regret to say,
far from it, and It's presence in
the yards of the dwclirrs of the
people of Ocala is the exception
and not the rule, and it's unfre-
rucncy is even more marked
among the rural population than
in the Brick City Of Marion.
DO we d.spise this noble friend
of the people because it can be
had for the asking: 1t seems so.
Now, we could go on and write
a really attractive essay on what
the dcft hand Of the thrifty
housewife could create with the
product Of the crop that natures
on the Scupp"rnong vine, but we
hardly think it necessary, as the
mind instlnctlvcly and with pleas
urc rcvcrts to the jelly and the
jam, the pie and the pudding, and
last, the vintage which Horace
has made immortal
We could dispense with
most of the visits now made
necessary to the now and then
handy to have around family
physician if we had tie product
that any prudent ard thoughtful
housewife can make Of the grape,
If She has at heart her own and
her children 5 wclibeing and hap
plnrss'.
But this is not necessary. The
fact is SO potent that fool can
see It's SHINING virtues, and at
first blush will admit of it's Won
derful power for good over the
health Of the family.
Now, what the Star would like
to do is to start a movement in
Marion county between this and
January /, 1900, that Will see
planted in the yard or around the
premises of at least two persons
in each voting precinct in the
county, sprouts Of this wonder
; full vine, and more if possible.
; We call on our friends to sug-
nnSt SfnnS that will no la h 9.