Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08

In all sour human experience we
have proof that man has always
thrived as he has eaten freely of
fruits. If there is any diet of the
average man, woman or child today
which does not contain liberal por-
portion of fruit it is deficient one.
First of all, nearly all fruits are
distinctly acids. such as the apple,
orange and lemon. The nature of
the acid varies with the fruits, such
as malic and citric acids. In carry
ing out the wonderful chemical ac-
lions which we call life the body has
need of some acid supply. Now we
are not at our best unless we are
supplied with mineral matter such
as potassium, salts, PHOSPHORUS,
iron, lime and others which are also
found in the fruits.
The flavor aids in stimulating our
hunger for the right foods besides
serving other purposes in the body.
Sugars are distinctly valuable In
fruits. They are the one sugar
which stands ready and waiting our
direct assimilation, requiring less
work of the body than ordinary cane
sugar
When a child have you ever be-
come tired of play or work and
climbed up into your favorite apple
or cherry tree and filled up on
fruit while resting? Later, not
aware of it. perhaps, you came down
rested, refreshed and ready to renew
your play. In muscular exertion,
whether work or play, inve.t sugar
was burned up in the body. In eat
ing the fresh fruit, more sugar
which is heat and energy--was sup
piled in a way that was made speed
| lily available.
| have read of military command
ers allowing long marching soldiers
to raid fruit trees whenever a halt
was made 1t revives tired muscles
great deal better than most people
know, and these sugars do not re-
quire as much making over in the
intestinal tract, so they may be used
more rapidly for the repair of mus
cular fatigue.
For the relief of such muscular
fatigue we would recommend grapes,
sweet cherries, apples, gooseberries,
raspberries and Strawberries. Nat
urally dried fruits contain great
quantity OF sugar as prunes, 81 per
cent; English currants, "a per cent;
raisins, 81 per cent; figs, As per cent. ;
dates, 66 per cent.
why Fruit Is a Laxative.
Aside from the sugar value of
fruits there is one other which should
not be overlooked, and that is their
laxative affect, not purgative, but
mildly, gently and naturally laxa-
tive. Fruit should therefore be lib
orally supplied in all necessary laxa-
tive diets.
The rhubarb, while. botanically
speaking. it does not belong to the
| fruit family, will serve excellentlS
right now in the spring of the veal
all the usual purposes of fruit in the
menu Never add water to rhubarb
| but cook in it's own juice in double
/ boiler and sweeten when done. Re
member. fruits like green vegetables
are composed largely of wateA While
they are highly useful in their place
with other foods, the actual tissue
building elements must be supplied
by other bulk foods.
For real food values in fruits we
look for sugars and starches. such
as apples. bananas, cherries, currants,
oranges, pears, peaches, persimmons,
grapes, pineapples and plums. These
do not build up bodily tissue, but
they do supply heat and energy.
There have been frequent tests of
fasting for two weeks and no incon-
venience felt if fruit juices were free
" used. 1t can readily be seen that
a very fair supply of food was re-
ceived except protein, but it would