The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-01-21


"l'm not chewing gum, replied |
Elizabeth, smilingly.
well, If II is not gum, what is it, |
Inquired the teacher.
"Skookum :" replied Elizabeth, mer-
rily. while the room rang with titters. |
"SkOOkum - cried the teacher now |
much embarrassed. Bring it to me
Immediately.
Little Elizabeth .tripped gaily up to
the desk and from her pocket brought
a rosy apple-a Spitzenburg that was
indeed "A beauty, a perfect sample Of
the wonderful northwestern fruit. Ev-
cry eye in the room was on that apple.
What would happen to Elizabeth was
not nearly as important as the fate of
that Skookum.
"Beteher the teacher eats it, " said a
little fellow in the back.
He had hardly finished the sentence
when, to the wild satisfaction of the
class, the teacher proceeded to devour
Eli2abeth'S SkOokum, promising her
that she would replace 1t the next day
provided Elizabeth would not attempt
again to eat IN the class room.
10 newspaper reporter this teacher,
whose name is withheld for obvious
reasons, admitted the fascination of
the apple was too great for resistance,
that she just had to eat 1t and like lit
tie Elizabeth and many of the school
children, she now takes a Skookup to
school with her every day.
his little episode furnishes an idea
of the swiftuess with which Skookum
has taken hold of young and old in
New York. Most of US have always
eaten apples. and all Of US have known
an apple when we saw il, but seemingly
to the lot of the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange has fallen the ant 0 making
us eat an apple when we are not aware
| that we want or need it, That's where
the magic of the name Skookum comes
in. Ii is a sort of allurement, an
awakener of imagination, an EXETER of
our curiosity and our Wonderment,
while Skookum itself is balm to
the optic and olfactory nerves and con
sequently a stimulator of the stomach
| icumcus. In other words il creates
hunger as well as appetite, therefore
benefiting both the body and the mind
and making it boon to mankind.
That the enormous consumption Of
these wonderful Skookum apples is 60
ing to work very important and de-
sirable physiological change in the
American people If persisted in medical
science has perceived. A well known
New York physician whose practice is
extensive on the upper West Side, re-
Gently expressed the opinion that ap-
pies of the varieties sold under the
name of Skootum meet sthe constant
changes of the tissues of the body ad-
mirably, that from month to month
these changes are such as TO require
eqnivlent changes IN the proportions Of
of chemical combinations in an apple ii
maximum of food value is to be
maintained and the very important lax
ative quality of the fruit is to be pre-
served. In other words, man can make
no mistake following nature, and ma
: ture has given to man different apples
for different periods of the year to
meet the demands of this system. Tie
human system, this doctor said re-
qures in February nourishment differ
ent in charcter and constituent proper
tion from that it needs in November
and that this change must prevail ir
, the fruits we eat as in the nltrogeuouS
substance we consume. But while ma
, ture provides for US seasonal fruits OF
! all kinds it seems she has ordained
t that the apple shall be friend to US il
! all seasons. And it seems, too, that
! nature has ordained that theatemperatC
zone of North America shall produce
, for mankind the bulk Of this inde
r spensable fruit, for the record shows
that American apples have superseded
/ native fruits in popular favor in mosl
of the civilized countries Of the world
- Twenty years ago American apples be
! gan to find their way to all parts O.
the world, but not until the scientific
e growers of apples in the northwestern
; part of this country began to produce
[ varieties such as those sold under thu
s brand name of Skookum, did the pOpu
{ larity of this American fruit become
= what it is today everywhere on th'
c globe.
n This is attributable to the fact tina
r there is no fruit IN the world so de
servedly popular as the Skookum ap
e pie. Skookum apples are picked whel
e ripe in their seasons. They contain
= abundant potassium and sodium salt
;. as we'll as those of lime and magne
Q stun also a trace of iron, all of whic
: are essential in the making Of health.
!. blood. The acid of the Skookum Will
o termed malc, is in reality a comblna
e tion of several vegetable acids, includ
s ing galic, and the mixture Of thes
: makes a mild and agreeable vegetabl
e acid the presence Of which adds niue
n to the flavor of the fruit.
Is of medicine in Cornell University Mec
Q ical College, in New York city, fet
t years ago issued a highly instructiv
Q work called practical Dietetics"
e which he spoke Of the value of apple
N to man as follows:
T. "They also contain salts such as ms
q lates, citrates and tartrates. They a
Ie so contain lime phosphates, plant albl
e. min, gum ard cblorophyIl. They al
& good anti-scorbutic remedies and al
is laxative especially when taken into a
le empty stomach. There are many dyi
peptcs who thrive upon apples even
eaten raw and who can regulate II
action of the bowels with them etfe
lively"
n From this the deduction is justitiC
that the cause of ailments from whiC
- very large percentage Of New YoI
suffers can be removed by the eatir
of Skookum apples We're this valuah
| information from the pen ot.so learnt
man and so competent an authorli
le as DR.. Thompson in the possession
Ie the millions whose lives are made mi
q =, cradle by constipation, what a demaI
VI there would be for Skookums What
e quick end there would be to docto
= and drug stores. But even if the po
le sibility of aboIishing doctors and DIT
9 stores seems at first glance ridiculo'
=, =, it is not absolutely SO. The people ca
~ be educated up to the full value of a
~ pies and may the day be FASTENED VIII
~ they will. "a SkOokum a day kee