The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-17
Fruits Us Food.

Fruit is perfect food when fully
ripe, and if it were in daily use from
youth to age there would be less Of
the many minor ailments that are 80
common these days, says NJ. NJ. With
row in Table Talk.
Encourage the children to eat
more fruit instead of 30 much candy,
but teach them not to eat the skins,
which contain germs and are for the
protection Of the delicate fruit and no
moro inteuded for human food than
potato skins, melon rinds and pea
pods.
DR.. Duponry, celebrated French
physician, divides fruits into Eve
classes, each Of which possesses a
special hygienic value-the acid, the
sweet, the astriugent. the oily and the
mealy. To the frst, including cher
ries, strawberries, raspberries, goose
berries, peaches, apples, lemons and
oranges, he accords great merit. Cher
ries, however, he prohibits entirely to
those affected with neuralgia Of the
stomach.
Strawberries end raspberries he re-
commended warmly to those Of bilious
and gouty temperament, and denies
them to those in whom diabetes is
present or suspected.
Of the sweet fruits he considers
that plums are Of special hygienic
value, aad even preventive in gout
and some forms of rheumatism.
To the grape he accords tae very
first place. He is an ardent advocate
of what in Europe is called the grape
cure. In this cure grapes form the
exclusive diet for several days. The
patient commences with the consump-
tion Of from one to two pounds daily,
with gradual increase to eight or ten
pounds. After few days of this
diet, marked improvement in the
general health is noticeable. The ap-
petite improve =, the digestion becomes
easy and rapid, and increased capacity
to Withstand the fatigue of outdoor
exercise is noticeable. The grape
cure is particularly recommended to
the anaemic, dyspeptio, consumptive,
and in cases of liver trouble and
gout.
Another doctor says bananas are
the best Of food for typhoid fever pa
tients.
Lemons and tomatoes should be
used daily in warm weather, as they
have cooling effect.
Lemonade is the best drink in few
ers, and when thickened with sugar is
better than syrup Of squills and other
nauseous drugs in many cases Of
cough.
The juice Of half lemon in a tea
cupful Of strong, black coffee, without
sugar, will often cure sick head
ache.
Oranges and pomegranates are very
acceptable to most stomachs.
The apple is one Of the best OF
fruits. Baked or stewed apples will
generally agree with the most delicate
person, and are an excellent medicine
in many cases Of sickness. Green or
half-ripe apples stewed and sweeteued
are pleasan. to the taste, cooling,
nourishing and medicinal.
Green figs are excellent food.
Prunes supply the highest nerve or
brain food, and dried figs contain heat,
nerve and muscle food, so both are
good in cold weather. Dates can be
obtained in every place; they are
cheap, delicious, healthy and most
excellent for the childrens lunch.
They can be made into puddings, sand
wiches, jam, cake, candy or eaten
so.
The small seeded fruits, su oh az
blackberries, figs, raspberries, cur
rants end strawberries may be olassed
among the best foods and medicines.
The sugar in them is nutritious, the
acid Is cooling and purifying.
Remember that it is sweet, ripe
fruit, in prime condition, only, that is
recommended
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