The suburban citizen., 1901-04-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MATURE PRODUCES IT WHEN MAN
NEEDS ToNlNc UP.

Properly the Value OF Eating Spn.
sonable Things in Season WIN Bc
Apparcnt-Natural Tonics.
Spring fever is one of the ailments
thar every one expects more or less
certainly just as soon as the first
bluebird puts I'm an appearance. saws
the New York Evening Sun. It comes
with the coming OF The daudelions and
it fingers throughout the pleasant
days Of early spring, ana whether it
is a disease or only n balancing Of
the books sort of physical couelatiye
Of spring housecleaning, it is a mighty
uncomfortable state. Old-fashioned
doctors, who put their faith in herbs
used to pres, ibe yellow puccQon an
! old plant whose more pYetentiouS
name is ITydrastic Caudcnnis. ror that
restlcssncss and fever that comes
with the last days of March. The root
Of it is the thing. II is hne. almosl
fringy. Of a bright golden yellow, and
when fresh dug has n strongly mar.
cotc smell Drying changes all that
The dried root is fragrant enough for
sachet Indeed fcw odors are
sweeter and more grateful to weak
nerves and stomachs. The taste is
intensely bittor-not a nauscous bit.
ter, but tonic, with q clean bite, and
a most refreshing after-tastc. Medi.
| cally, the root is at once q tonic, al.
/ tentative, laxative and diuretic. No
wonder it was sovereign for sore
! mouthS-which are nothing more than
/ natures advertisements that the
whole digestive tract is sadly out of
/ kiltcr.
But it is in the sprluc vegetables
! that the natural remedies and tonicS
are most successfully disguised You
may not know il, but when you begin
I TO long for crisp salads that is only
natures lille way OK getting you to
take your dose Of iron ana sulphur
and phosphates which she has pre-.
pared, ready for the demand The
doses are pleasant, but they are eff.
fcient for all that.
Since that spring fever comes with
I the dandeliOns, it is easy to see that
! there is a connection between the two
No matter how you have lived through
| the winter, whether layishly or spar.
| ingly there is certain TO be much that
! needs remCdyiuG and the remedy is
/ sure 20 be at hand ii only you know
| how to recognize it, In dandellons
there is the cure for dyspepsia and
! for that lack Cf appetite that proves
the system Is out OF order Spring
/ pnf,pg - '9ftoa oil
great natural medicines, Watercress,
! especially Of the byon2ed variety Is
one OF the hest Of the list. Your
blood is out OF order You must have
n dose Of iron and sulphur to correct
IT, and behold the cyeSs offers 1t in
beautiful disguise. You may take it
! crisp and fresh as 4 relish with bread
and butter; you may take It as Il salad.
or as a soup, Watcrcress soup is OF
the best.
Spinach ought to put in n frequent
appearance on the table. 1t contains
more iron than almost any other vcge-
table or fruit and offers it in most
agreeable form. Eaten frequently.
spinach is sure TO improve a muddy
complexion, through its work Of ton
ing up the system. But spinach, like
every other sort of greens, needs
thorough and vigorous treatment in
preparing it for cooking. There are
few things more discouraging than
n dish Of spinach, interlarded with
gcit. The vegetable should be picked
over carefully, then washed in hot
water before it is put through the
subsequent baths in cold water When
it is very clean and you know it is
very clean, shake it from the last
water and put it over 10 cook Not ono
drop OF water need be added beside
that which has clung to the leaves, for
the spinach will supply It's own mois-
ture fast enough to keep from burn
Ing. The incrodulOus may put a table
spoonful Of water in the bottom OF the
Kettle, just to ease their own minds
but none is needed, Cover the kettle
and when done, you win have d mos
delicious dish OF spinach
Onions should be eaten plcntifully
during the spring Those crisp little
top onions eaten with bread and but
Ter at bedtime do much toward en-
couraging sound slumbc.s. Onions
are really Il fine nerve tonic There
is much sense in eating eggs during
the spring, for In them we have a
needed dose OF sulphur.
Rhubarb IL but another exhortation
to eat Of the things in season. 1t is
an Inexpensive and thoroughly whole
some article Of diet that lends itself |
to many delicious preparations. Rhu. !
barb pie, rhubarD tarts ana rhubarb |
jelly are among the number.
Sorrel and green mercury are two |
herbs that are little appreciated. but |
the one Is most valuable in bilious |
disorders, while the other is Il good |
anti-scorbutic. Both may be used |
many ways in cooking
The point Of the lesson nature
strives to teach Is, after all eat of
the things in season. There is an al |
mo2t eerie sympathy between all liy. /
ing things. The old-time herbist be- /