Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-07
IAN apple q day
Keeps the doctor away"

Keeps the doctor away"
and apples. holding in solution iron
sodium, and other valuable constituents
rank among the most healthful OF fruits
They are effective In correcting chronic
constipation, and are credited with being
an ideal nerve food.
Peaches are rich In iron, and 1t is said
that anaemic people would do well u
eat Of them freely.
The pineapple, because of its natural
ferment, 10 considered especially good
for the digestion. It may be noted that
In the booklets put out by manufacturer
cd to soald fresh pineapple before using
It With their products, as otherwise the
acid ferment of the fruit will digest the
gelatins 90 that It will not harden.
Cherries Of the cultivated kind, like
al acid fruits, stimulate the gastric
juices and are laxative In effect, but
beyond that are not credited with any
curative powers. The wild cherry, how
ever, In country districts where Il
abounds, 10 held In high esteem for II,
tonic properties, old-fashioned house
wives making 1t into . cordial, known
- "cherry bounce" held to be wonder
fully effective In cases Of general debility
Plums have q laxative effect wher
fresh from the tree, but from the thera
peutic viewpoint are really at their bes,
when they have attained the prune de-
gree. Aud the csnny boarding. house
keeper Who buys prunes for their cheap
ness 10 really offering her guests one oil
the best things they could eat for gen
eral health. It 10 food rich In calorit
value, gently cleansing to the system
while 1t 10 said to DO particularly good
for the nerves. Eaten dry, without any
cooking, pTunes, like dates, are . pleas
ant remedy for chronic constipation.
Figs have Q high nutritive value, while
their seeds 90 encourage peristaltit
action that the fruit, both fresh and
dried, 10 commonly regarded - ono Of
natures best laxatives.
Where cranberries grow they ara hello
to be good medicine for malaria and also
for erysipelas. To get their best tonic
value they should DO eaten raw, either
~ . salad, or tho berries should b.
crushed and the juice extracted.
Blackberries, made into cordial
have long been accepted % one OF the
most effective remedies for allaying In
fammati0n Of the bowels and ourinl
disrrhoea.
Perhaps the most valuable Of ell fruits
both % to food and therapeutic values
10 the olive. The ripe, picked olive Il
not only an agreeable relish, but . rea
fto al q, unh vv.n.n ~A~Al1~
assimilated than In the extracted form
No other fat, either animal or vegetable
10 90 easily digssted - pure olive oil
for which reason Il 10 commonly pre-
scribed for rundown snd anaemicl PEG
pie. At the same time It 10 one Of thu
most effective Of the mild laxatives
Taken In tablespoonful doses before
meals, II aids digestion and builds uI
the system. In cases where the taste Il
Questionable, little orange or lemon
juice taken with It renders IL wholly
palatable.
Practitioners Of vegetarian schools oil
healing have great faith In tomatoes q
medicine for biliousness and oil forms oil
liver trouble, this because Of tho large
percentage Of vegetable calomsl the
fruit 10 credited with. In their diet lists
II 10 commonly advised that the tomatoes
be eaten raw, TO get their best thera-
peutic effects.
Potatoes contain al Of the inorganic
elements Of tho body except Huorine,
while their potassium salts are good for
nerve and muscle. Doctors advise rheu.
matic patients TO make point of eating
the jackets Of their baked potatoes, to
miss none Of the potassium salts, which,
being alkaline, serve In . measure to
counteraot uric acid conditions. To eat
generously Of potatoes ID also said to
have benefOial effect upon the growth
Of the hair; and, though Why this
should Do 90 may not appear altogether
clear, the beautiful hair 90 common
among Irish girls may. perhaps, DO taken
% confirmation OF the theory.
Bsets are recommended for. making
new blood and also - . nerve tonic,
while the spoisnt Greeks held them TO
b On ideal food for brain workers.
Cauliflowsr contains the highest per-
centage Of phosphorus Of any Of the
vegetables and % might b. considered
especially good for growing Children and
literary people. ~ q
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