The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
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(Edited by pr. David H. .Reeder, Chi


 (Edited by pr. David H. Reeder, Chi
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 Food and Medicine: I have fre- quent1y stated that with properly se- Iected food, properly eaten all of the demands of the human body could be supplied and that the food itself constitutes the best possible medicine. AS a matter of fact it is difficult to tell where food and true medicine tain elements it droops and is not well. If food containing those ele- rnents is properly prepared and eaten the elements are supplied and health follows as naturally as the day fol. lows the night
 During recent years the medical profession has made wonderful dis coveries in regard to the functions of the ductless glands and the part they play in maintaining health. This line of study and investigation got a. bad start, to my way of thinking. as the first attempts to arouse new life and activity in these glands was made by taking extracts from sfnlilar glands in animals and administering these to sick humans am inclined to think that if the glands of the ani- unaI are healthy and doing Faithful service in keeping the animal we'll there is a good reason for that healthy condition and that it may be easily found.
 The food and medicine of the ani- nal are taken first hand from na- ture in the form of grass and their seeds, {cereaIs1 fruits, roots, leaves, .barks and berries, and they are eaten slowly As a rule the healthy animal is found hunting for and gathering his food as he requires 1t Several hours are required to satisfy his needs and then he lies quietly down while it digests.
 It has been found that the extracts of Gerums from the ductless glands of such animals have a profound ef- feet upon similar glands in the hu- man being and in many eases the effect is not only favorable, but ap-9 parentIy permanent. My investiga- tions, however, have proven that much more certain effect and more dependable in lasting benefit Is to be found through a. really scientific use of certain herbs, fruits, nuts, roots. seeds and berries and the effect upon the ductless glands are very surprise tng indeed to one who does not know by personal experience what can be case as hopeless until all of the forces of nature are exhausted and Is can frankly say that no man has as yet exhausted the remedies that may be supplied as palatable food. the medicines that are to be found grow J
 Just as mere suggestion to those of you who are very thin and nervous and who would like to round out your bodies to sleek and fat condition, so you will t'sleep os nights 2 Procure. If you can, a finely plilverized or powdered supply Of what the. medical books would call Medicago Sativa, say pounds of it. This can be done bY sending about 2 pounds of clean alfalfa to a drug mill and have it ground. The drug mill wont charge you much. but after you get 1t nicely ground, mix with 1t whole wheat -four or corn meal and make it into cakes or biscuit Eat all you want to- Yes know I did not tell you lust how much Of each thing to use. nor just how to make the oak kes, bit happened to remember that you know that alfalfa or Medicagp Sativa Is used quite freely by farmers, so are corn and wheat and they are all found to be most excellent food for rundown OF poor animals, so you just
 make those biscuits up to suit wour self and eat them: Then get from your grocer afew pounds of@ good almond nuts Remove the shells aIid also the skin from the nut meats. This can be easi ly done by pouring boiling water over the nuts. Dry them thoroughly in the oven and eat about an ounce of these for dessert. 4Tf you dip them in melted Nch oco1ate they will be still better and more fat tenfng. Now weigh yourself and watch it grow.