Evening star., 1914-06-09
Vegetables as Medicines.

Housewives should make a point of
serving plenty of fresh vegetables every
day while the prices are low. Give less
meat and more vegetables and the health
of the family will surely be improved.
That broom of the stomach spinach,
is particularly valuable for women all
run down. 1t is rich in iron. To eat this
vegetable once or twice a day means
ia king iron in a natural way instead of in
the form of A drug.
In cooking spinach never put water in
the pot Wash the vegetable thoroughly
and put over the fire. 1t will create suf-
ficient water to cook itself. and the
virtues will not he thrown down the sink
Let those who hesitate To cook spinach
this way for fear of burning try it. They
will be astonshed at the amount of water
seen after the cooking. Less salt should
be put in when boiled this way for obvi-
Gus reasons.
Cabbage. caulf1ower. and the cabbage
family generally are excellent for purify
ing the blood. and may be eaten freely in
some form or another all through the
year.
Raw. ripe tomatoes are remedy for
biliousness. and will he far better for
the stomach than the calomel and other
drugs which are often put into it to cure
dizzy spells and kindred ills. The toma-
toes should be eaten with the addition OF
salt and pepper only, neither oil nor vine
gar. In fact, some people consider tonla-
toes are far from improved by the addi-
ton of vinegar. and prefer them with
out.
Onion is an excellent tonic for the
nerves Taken raw or boiled it is bene-
fetal. steady diet of onions for a few
weeks will make a nervous dyspepuc
new person AGAIN. other NeSetaoieS
good for cases of nerves because they
enrich the blood which nourshes the
nerves, are peas, heets carrots and arti-
chokes Thin persons should eat plenti-
fully of these vegetables if they would
make rich. red blood.
For torpid liver there is nothing bet
ter than a diet of dandelions using the
water they, were boiled in for making
into syrup to be taken also.
Celery eaten regularly will be very
beneficial to those persons having a gouty
tendency or who are troubled with rheu-
matism. while those who suffer from
sleeplessness should eat freely of lettuce
late in the day, because the milk con-
tained in the leaves is a sedative that
calms the nerves and creates drowsi-
ness.
Radshes and watercress are purifying
in their effect. and as they are cheap,
they should be served Very often.
Mint can be used incidentally in cases
of summer complaint. A cup of mint tea
made Just as ordinary tea is made and
sweetened is very refreshing as well as
soothing to the pain existing.
Buying Fish,
In buying fish get the kinds in season.
as this lessons the chance of being served
with cold storage products. Cold stor-
age fish may be known by the lack of
brightness in the eyes. Fresh fish have
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the scales shining. The flesh should be
so firm that when pressed by the fingers
is should spring back. Fish showing
signs of opposite conditions, such as dull
ewes iiver-coored gills, etc, should be
refused Fresh halibut is known by its
pearl white shining gray skin, firm
flesh. and pleasant odor.
Some fish are at their best cooked in
one way only. others may be served in
a variety of ways. For instance. halibut