New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03
THE BENEFICENCE
OF THE PINEAPPLE
1T REMEDIES n VARIETY
or HUMAN ILLS.
THE Ripe Fruits Juice SAID To b
Most EHcacious IN Throat
and Lung Troubles. !.

Even the doctors Of to-day are relying less .,
medicine and the virtues OF open air sx-
ercise and proper diet. and who can shed Light On
these preventive and remedial agencies be- r..
garded as a promoter Of the public weal-1htcn
should be ample excuse for extending knor,edy,
OF the medicinal and dietetic qualities Of the d.
licious pineapple. that most palata5le OF al troo.
fruits And IS safe to say that only the vendor,
OF drugs. for which its meat and juice may %
simultaneously substituted. viii deplOrs the dl,
semination Of this kind of information; certa.u.y
ne who has ever inhaled the pIneapple's baIrv
odor. so reminiscent OF the scent laden winds o.
tropic cIimes who has ever tasted this agsresadoa
OF hundred blossoms transformed into and folded
within the resplcndeut covering OF one luscious
fruit one ambrosiaI combination OF delieaey
calculated sweets will never resent the teachinr
that it will prevent cure 50 many OF the lis 70
which flesh is hsir-the prescription IL very sasy
to try so very mUcn more agreeable than the
oIdtime nasty, smelly medicine and so very
much cheaper
For example one physician mas found the iui,
to be IAN excellent medicine for bronchitis; thu
is his formula: slice the fruit sprinkle with
sugar, heat to boiling and then strain. TIE dos.
of the syrup obtained is about t~o tablespoons
fuls"
And the Druggists Circular has reported a cur.
OF dphthera in a most marked and. in fact. a1a--
doned case For three or four years. to qus,
that journal. Il have been hearing Of the Us. II
pineapple juice for the of diphtheria, or
tnOUgnt ntttS OF Il. lseCeuIEs ApNrESI5 u
taken better shape N the report Of whs.
the child was given uD by the doctor. and friend
coming in remarked that lie had known chiId-ea
relieved by pineapple The physician in attendants
said: Get it, and try u IL do harm A rps
pineapple was gotten, and the juice expressed and
given in teaspOOnfu doses. Slowly IL seemed a
clear the throat swallowing vas easier, and in a
few hours the child was sleeping Recovery fol-
Loved Ihs pineapple Vas used in number
nelgnDOTnOOd and the people think no
medicine
And then. the Cubans and other drelle-s n N.
warm ATTITUDES highly esteem the pineapple as a
mild laxative. Veil a dainty addition 70 ira
drinks that can be made with Is slightly aciigio4,
juice as the chief Of their concomitants.
And. by the way. this last would seem 20 CONVEX
a hint which Yankee enterprise as rep-essrrs5
by the rendoEs of soda fountain and other ~sofr'
T. Days cstm-it vas set forth in an 57r- -s4
with mat government scientist in The Tribunes
sue or April lS-that fresh ripe pineapple Juice -
sure cure for dyspepsia has sIres,fv done %
it- lItse eLteIprlslnS pufy eyors 70
i1IrstE nu1nahlty seem 10 nave wandered into
known fields. and 10 have thoroughly raked ana
concoct new beverages-in some Instances ros =
fearfuy wonderful mixtures-ir is matter Of sTI--
.'on tap of fresh, ripe and undiuted pineasus
luice VII add greatly TO their store The pineapple
ways a customer will he the ruIa g 1888 a.
happE posSeSsor OF healthy and OppOrtune thirst
who tries this nectar.
And the season is here now. in facr il began
early in this month. and viii last well into IN.
summer. The accompanying illustration IS indeed
pictorial evidence that the season is already TN
blast for that's picture Of the frut auction sales
gathering. and not Of deliherstfve bodv. or a
clinic. as the reader may be misled in1o thnk-
ing by the very general p-eseu. OF uanuscrlrt
pads and memorandum books IL the hands OF tie
gentlemen seated I'm what resembles legislation
ndE or the operating room of = medical colI.gs.
These auction sales take place uSJaII- twice q vsss
and Immediately following tire arrival 81 17s boafs
OF the Southern steamship lines which are row
coming taden with this prIncely git OF tropic and
the discharge OF their odo-ous carsoes. tHe ACRE
gate sales value Of which before season
ends Will have reached something over two million
dollars. This of course. does not include the Flor
Ida crop. most of which comes north by rail and
very little of which is sod at auction
II is said in the trade that sales costs-a,t-r n.
fruit has left the pIantation-ar1ount 10 about 3
cents per crate. and as the latter contains Jbrt-
tetches an average OF s. .. The grower vii
fair return for his labor and investment. II the
fruit arrives here in good condition and Is taken
Teady by the retallers-in other words. = the lat
by asking unreasonable prices which S about the
only only Inins that conGests the ra-ket- -,.-,,
II hLtS De remarked lncldsItaiy, Jnat tleI.s
some disposition on the part a receivers 10 crit
else the freight lines They complain Of tfs az
of the week They say these ships are te in port
WIN tiieIr Garsoes until the following Monday aLd
that that does not, put IL mildly. improve PEI
ishable stuff. And. too. these comDlli0anJs think
dlScia iSlhg OF CarSoeS- thSl to"EiS dbpasst..'
should be installed steamers carving the tut
prevailing winds are from The southwark ard
these follow the vessel with the result that rs
greeS Fahrenheit, and-cOokS the pine
The banana carriers they say aye more pa
atures-at frequent intervals. and should taey nee
with hr.tdwiuds in hot With they viii tuf.
holds and thei- contents This l4st. however NoL.
seem TO be remedy difficult OF application IN 50
tt" charge is also made 10y receivers that ~
freiSht tarin on Florida pine pp.,s S ,alSn INST ~
TO the domestic industry