Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-27

was hardly blame Adam that he did
eat. AS distant relative have felt
that the 60 centuries have been un-
kind 10 Eve. She knew the best fruit.
tasted and generously divided with Ad-
am. Men should weave garlands and
not anathemas for her memory. The
world should bless and not curse her
for having dared to face the RESPONSE
biiity Of good and evil. It was that
act that made man a free moral
agent
But for Eve there would be no
stimulus. no victory, no thrill In life.
Eve was the mother In Industry. II
she forced man to toll she gave him a
blessing, not curse The apple
| shouldbe a symbol OF the clothing bust
ness the world over.
The apple was perfect in Eden. but
" followed the fortunes Of man. and as
he degenerated the fruit became de-
graded and went with him into the
shadow OF the dark ages. becoming the
Wild. sour crab. from whence II has
slowly deyolved until through the
modern horticultural society the apple
has regained the color, flavor and fra
GRANGE that tempted Adam. For food.
for pleasure. for profit, Is there any
produce of orchard or field more wor
thy than the apple? Its place in the
order Of creation would indicate the di
vine intent that 1t should be first
among foods. Created before fish.
fowl and cattle. it should rank first in
human diet More apples and less
postum cereals and bogus breakfast
foods might be welcome change for
human stomach and health.
Nature gives no falrer hint OF the
glorles TO come than springtime In an
apple orchard. He that finds a new
vegetable or a new apple is greater
than he who invents new dynamite.
new gun or battleship. | would
rather develop new Jonathan. a
winesap. Baldwin or even Ben Davis.
than be senator or win a great battle.
Horticulture is to have an import
ant influence on coming generations,
and little more of horticulture and a
little less Of fads In our schools might
not Impair the education of our child
rcn. Scientific and practical horticul-
ture VIII do more for human happiness
than all the trusts OF Morgan or the
libraries of Carnegie"
But the statements that the produ-
GERS were lacking in outside markets
made fear that the production for
that reason might be circumscribed or
limited, and 4 sincerely trust that such
disaster be averted so that 1t may
never occur. Here is one. among the
many other great things the Colorado
exposition train when upon It's mis-
sion. viii accomplish for Colorado, OBJ
tanning outside markets for this as
well as all other of It's varied products,
easier, better and quicker than by any
or all other methods put together, One
OF the pleasures OF living In Colorado
10 me. Is It's splendid apples and
never. before retiring to bed, do | fail
to cat them. This has been. however.
part Of regulation regime all my
life. and with the exception OF country
life In New York state. have never en-
Ioycd that fruit so much as here. Ap-
pies are the best nightcap cxtant, and
this no, understanding an old proverb
| against the fruit The real one. how
| ever. which Is also Of ancient origin.
Is that which my faith Is pinned to
from experience. as follows: AN APP
| Pile day keeps the doctor away"
In this connection. the following
from the Bulletin OF Pharmacy" can
| not be too often published. Indeed. II
| should be Incorporated among many
other good things not yet in evidence
In tho fnrmttlY nf it,af rtta Of b,
youth In all the schools of the world
but especially In the United States
Scholars ought by lesson be required
to commit II to memory, 1t states:
THE apple is such a common fruit
that very few persons are familiar
with it's remarkably etficacious medi-
Cinal properties Everybody ought to
know that the very best thing they
can do is to eat apples just before re-
firing for the night Persons uninit-
lated In the mysteries OF the fruit are
liable to throw up their hands in hor-
ror at the visions OF dyspepsia which
such a suggestion may summon up,
but no harm can come even to a deli.
cato system by the eating of ripe and
Juicy apples just before going to bed.
The apple is excellent brain food be-
cause II has more phosporic acid In
easily dlgcsted shape than any other
truita 1t cXcitcs the action of the
liver promotes sound and healthy
sleep and thoroughly disinfects the
mouth. This Is not all. The apple
helps the kidney secretions and pre-
vents calculus growths. while 1t obvi-
ates Indigestion and is one Of the best
known preventativcs of diseases Of the
throat Everybody should be familiar
with such knowledge"
HUGH COYLE