Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-09-25

long list Of virtues IL would seem unnec-
essary for it to possess more, yet II is
likewise said TO assist the kidneys In
their work, and prevent calculous con-
cretious.
For persons who are 10 the habit Of
taking purgatives, An apple eaten every
night just before retiring, and immedi.
Ately upon rising In the morning, will
be found q most valuable remedy.
In long ages past instinct taught men
to eat apple sauce with pork and roast
goose, and science has explained this,
by revealing the fact that the acids and
peptones In the fruit assist In digesting
the fats 80 sbandant In these foods.
An apple poultice IL held In high es-
TEEN 10 French hospitals for innamed
eyes. The fruit Is also highly recon-
mended In obesity, and Is useful In sea-
sickness, vomiting, and all forms Of
nausea. IL should be eaten baked II not
well digested when eaten raw.
So much for the well-beloved apple; In
general usefulness no other fruit can
compare with Il.
The lemon IL next esteemed for med
icinal value. Six to nine day are ex-
cellent In lung troubles, and the juice Of
one or two In goblet Of water just be-
fore retiring, and In the morning before
rising, viii soon overcome 4 bilious at
tack. Lemon juice, sweetened with
sugar or honey, Is very good for cough
or hoarseness-
For feverishness, roll q lemon until
soft. cut off the top, add sugar, work
ing II down into the lemon with fork,
and suck Il slowly. Hot lemonade will
break up q cold II taken at the start, and
piece OF lemon bound on corn will
cure IL. Renew the piece every night
and morning. To cure chilblains
sprinkle hne salt over q cut lemon, and
rub the feet we'll with Il. Almost every
one knows the value Of lemons In rheu-
NATHAN, govt and obesity. Garrod, the
great London authority on Eout, strong
ly advises his patients 10 eat them with
great liberality. He also advises the
use Of strawberries, oranges, grapes and
pears, for govt and kindred diseases.
Oranges are invaluable as complexion
beautlfers; no cosmetics will be requIr-
ed by the wise mstron or maiden who
makes free use Of this delightful fruit.
Peaches are s tonic, an aperient, =
food and drink combined; In other
words, they are both meat and medi-
cine. They are good for the digestion,
and the blood, and are almost ss good
rs the orspge for identifying the COM
plexion. Redness OF the nose, ipflamed
skin, spots, scrofulous and bilious tend
encies, are said TO be naturally in
fiueuced by liberal consumption Of this
most delicious fruit. Taken regularly IL
will vsuQuish all enemies Of the COM
plexion, and improve It's texture aud
tint msrvelously.
n most appetizing breakfast or luncheon
relish. Its medicinal value Is better
obtained without much sugar.
Watermelons are useful In epilepsy,
and 10 yellow fever.
Cranberries are an excellent cure for
scurvy, and used externally and inter-
uslly for erysipelas, they are very vslu-
sble.
Blackberries possess tonic properties,
aud are useful In diarrbes.
Figs are aperient and wholesome, and
are said 10 be valuable food for those
suffering with cancer. Split open they
make excellent poultices for bolls aud
small abscesses, and for this purpose are
much esteemed now as they were In the
DAYS Of King Hezekiah.
Grapes dilute thick blood, and send
the circulation to the surface, remove
Instructions from the liver and lungs,
tone up stomach and bowels, and dis
lodge calcuh and gravel. In obesity
they are also valuable.
Raisins are nutritive and demulcent.
Ounce seeds boiled 10 water make sn
excellent soothing and sedative lotion In
infiammatory diseases OF the eye and
eyelid.
Tomatoes are liver stimulant, and
good for indigestion and dyspepsia.
They are invaluable In all conditions Of
the system where the use Of calomel Ii
indicated. They also possess the prop
erty Of emulsifying fats.
The banana IL one OF the most nour-
ishing of all fruits, and Is recommended
AS useful food for typhoid fever pa
tients, inasmuch as, though solid food
for all practical purposes, containing, as
1t does, some IS per cent Of nutritive
matter, II does not possess sufficient waste
TO irritate the liberated mucous mem
brane. Nearly the whole amount taken
into the stomach Is absorbed. The
banana contains much iron, and Is
highly recommended to anamic patients,
who are also Advised to eat straw berries
by the quart.
Pears are more easily digested than
apples In some cases.
Piums prevent govt and articular
rheumatism.
Pomegranates relieve relaxed throat
and uvula. The bark Of the root In the
form OF decoction 10 good anthelmin-
tic, especially obnoxious TO tapeworms,
and for this purpose also an infusion OF
pumpkin seeds Is an almost certain
remedy.
Strawberries and lemons locally ap-
piled will remove tartar from the teeth,
and both are excellent for the complex.
lon. II applied before retiring and left
on all night, they viii remove tan and
sunburu, and whiten the skin noticeably.
In fevers, strawberries, lemons and
grapes are highly recommended, and the
free use of fruit juices is strongly ad-
vised even 10 typhoid fever. Great care
must be observed that no seeds are given
with the juice to an invalid. A we'll per-
son should also avoid them ~ much a.
possible. The skin Of most fruits Is In
digestible, and should not be eaten.
Anamic, rheumatic, dyspcptic, and
.onsumptive persons are recommended
to give the grape cure fair trial, ~ In
these diseases Il IL especially valuable.
This cure provides that for several days
the patient eats nothing but grapes, con-
sumlng from one 20 two pounds daily,
with Z gradual increase 70 ten pounds.
hitter few days Of this diet, the sppe-
lite improves, and an increasing ability
10 endlre fatigue ID noticed.
Use dried fruits for dist when green
ones are unobtainable, allowing them to
soak for several hours or over night be-
fore cooking, then slmmefing them very
alowly until done. Add very little
sugar. Stewed fruits may always be
substituted for raw ones, II for any rea-
son It seems advisable.- House
keeping.