Middletown transcript., 1910-06-25
FOODS THAT ARE MEDICINES

sick and children are delicate, yet moi
actually needing medicine, If little At
tention is given to the food eaten daily, u
will have great effect in building up the
syatem and setting nature right by simply
nourishing and toning up the weak parts
Children, and grown people as well, Of
ten rebel at taking drugs, but are NOT
aware Of the medicinal value they are
getting from what they eat. Many moth
ere do not know the medicinal properties
contained in what they serve upon the
table, and do not stop TO consider whether
it is the proper thing, If they do.
Onions, that Insignificant vegetable, dis
dained by many. is one Of the moss valu-
able OF medicinal foods. A great physi.
clan once said that If everyone made g
practice OF eating ONIONS at least three
times week there would not be half the
sickness therein People who are troubled
with weak digestion should not eat raw
onions, as the juice is too strong for the
stomach. When they are boiled done,
and served with milk dressing, they are
most easily digested as we'll az very pala-
table, although there are dozens Of other
ways OF preparing them.
0nionsaT soothing TO the nerves, ,cleans-
ing 20 the system and general tonic.
They help to produce sleep and are valu.
able in breaking up colds. A syrup made
from covering sliced onions with sugar
and placing on the back OF the stove TO
simmer down is excellent for coughs and
colds Of all kinds. Onions are great abb
sorbent and take up all the Impurities in
the air. They should never be eaten after
they have been cut and exposed to the
air for any length Of time. A dish of
sliced onions placed in sick room will
soon absorb the bad air.
Celery is also great nerve builder and
the roots are especially beneficial.
The pineapple is well known as one OF
the heaIthiest OF fruits, but its real medic.
inal value is seldom fully realized. In
Hawaii experiments have been made
which prove that the pineapple has diges-
tive principles closely resembling pepsin
in ito action and it is often used in some
forms of dyspepsiG: One can easily prove
its digestive powers by laying thin piece
of uncooked beef between two 81 ces of
pineapple and observing the change which
takes place within few hours. In dip
theritic sore throat and Group, pineapple
is very valuable and often given as med
icine. The false membrane which causes
the closing of the throat seems TO be die.
solved by the fruit acid and relief is
almost immediate. It also acts as an ap.
petizsr and willcoax an unwilling appetite
to more readily relish food.
Hot milk is one of the most nourishing
foods that can be taken and glass slipped
when one is fatigued, will revive the
strength. Milk should always be slipped
slowly, not taken hastily for IL quickly
drunk it is liable to form in hard indiges-
tible balls in the stomach. For these
suffering with insomnia, glass of hot
milk taken just before retiring is very
soothing to the nerves and produces sleep.
It is rightly claimed that milk will make
fleak if taken systematically every day.
Some people never serve carrots upon
their tables and do not realize that they
are spurning one Of the most valuable
blood purifiers and beauty giveFs. Carrots
drive out ell the impurities and cleanse
the whole system. They make beauti.
full clear skin and give the complexion
healthful glow. Many object to the
strong taste of old carrots and therefore
they are not eaten, but there are several
ways in which they can be prepared in
which the strong carroty favor is lost. A
woman famous for ner beautiful complex.
ion said she used carrots in some form
every day, having it made in jelly being
the most delectable.
Spinach and all kinds Of greens act as
regular scourers to the system and are very
beneficial, especially in the early Spring,
when the blood is liable TO be too thick.
Apples are considered good for the
nerves, splendid cathartic and useful in
carrying off waste matter through the
pores. II il said If one eats an apple
every day one will have no need OF doc
tors. They are extra beneficial when
taken ct bedtime and are considered to
produce sleep.
Bananas have certain amount Of food
value and fssh-producing properties but
they are very hard to digest and should
seldom be given to children. The bananas
we get in the United States are not often
in proper condition to eat, being picked
in an immature state, and kept until they
soften, then pass as ripe bananas.
The much despised and ridiculed pruns
is an angel in disguise. Il ia a fine b Iood
producer and considered most healthy by
atl physicians. PrHnes should be well
soaked and cooked slowly in iittIs water
when they are found to be most delicious
and nutritious.
DiACA GuFthmee CUDbhIu peculiar AG1u
which is very helpful 10 doceoring cold.
The English housewife keeps several cans
of cooked currants on hand and uses the
juics as drink, when any OF her family
ars afflicted With q cold. II is q yery
pleasing drink st any time having de.
Iighsful flavor.
Few people know the many medicinal
properties that ara contained ia that coms
monest of table supplies-salt, Almost
every day we hear OF some new use for II.
Ifanyone who has weak and frequently
sore throat will make practice Of Rarg.
ling With salt water every day, be or she
would soon find it greatly strengthened
and less liable to soreness. For weak
and inflamed eyes nothing sooshee more
quickly than bathing them in mild salt
water, blinking the lids go some of the
water gets under them. In cases Of dFy
and i-famed eyelids this is a great com.
foFt, as il supplies the necessary brine
which the swollen tear duct refuses to
give.
For nasal cataFrh there Is nothing bet
ter TO keep down the irritation and the
passages cleansed titan daily nse Of saIt
water, used either with an atomizer Or
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