Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-25


have weak nerves and low vitality
generally. eat spring onions regularly
In small quantities and II you are un-
able to sleep. eat them before retiring
for the essential oil OF the onion Ia an
excellent soporifc. But II you are a
full blooded nerson. inclined to be
feverish or bilious. the onion Is not
for you. It will make you sneeze and
persnire and be uncomfortable gen.
orally.
The onion Is bv no means alone
among fresh vegetables in having
marked medicinal properties. Nearly
all OF them bave strong acids and es-
sential oils which produce various eff.
fects upon the body. Yet most ner-
sons eat them Unfortunately at this
time of the wear.
The STRAWBERRY with its heavy con.
tent OF cirric and ma,ic arid. Is = spe.
cif'c which bilious people will find
beneficial hut which should he ooter
sna-'ne'v bv Others. There is little
food value in the berry. Wood and
acid gre its chief constituents.
Asnaraeus contains two active med.
icinal princinles Its essentia1 suh.
stance ncnarao DIN stimulates tho kid.
news. while p~eep resin called man.
mite which T. r>-to'ns hos eeda+ive
effeot mon the heart and will relieve
ralnitatinn or nervous excitement OF
that organ.
Cnmr"nr rhnho~h Ia another vege
table wh'ch should he Nsed with care
esneciallv nv gontv persons. It cnr.
tairs a fa~oa amount Of oxa}ic acid
which combines with alkalies to in.
drce 2 r0"tv condition.
A naturally roiscrons rlent that has
been mado very edih'e nv cultiva ton
Ia the ce1orv. Wild CELERY prowIne
In the sunlight IL daadlv n1art: hr+
the cultivated variety when hurled
and hleachei hecomes not onlv a
dainty vegetable hut ve~v salutarv
one IT contains great deal % snI.
rhur and for this reason ia eood f"-
rheumatism. A famous British vege,
tartan writino in the London Times
asserts that On diet OF re1erv. rheu.
matism "a imncssih,a CELERY also
has sedative effect nror the nerves
There arc some verv sensitive person s
who can not eat It. Int for most 1t is
An excellent vegetable. either cooked
or raw
Proha hlr cra cf tho hest 81 Ameri.
can food habits is +he abundant eat.
ing Of lettuce in the summer time
This nlant contains lactrcerin which
hrs q penrine narcotic e~ect In the
wild lettuce this DrincinIe Is strons
that a narcotic NAV easily be EXPRESSED
from the stem Of the r'ant: hut in
the cultivated variety there Is Just
enough sof 1t left to make the vege.
table mildly sonorifc. IT IS also mid
" ane~ient and has q generally soofh
ine effect II should not however. h
eaten with vinegar as this acid will
ne,,trnl'7e It's best qualities. @
Water cress is vegetable which
has never been properly appreciated
in this country. There are few res
teurants where w" can order a water
cress salad and few bones where the
plant II Regularly served. Vet ores.
is rich In iodine. iron. phosphate and
potash and has genuine tonic value,
esneciallv In the spring. " IS anti.
scrofrlous and ia credited with being
bereAcial In pulmonary tuberculosis.
It will clear volr head In the morning
and aid digestion. In England 1t Is
ofte- eaten for breakfast with bread
and butter. while In France 1t is poD-
ular as a salad to he eaten with meats
and ia generally dipped in vinegar or