Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-10

the street, Johnny saw billboard
displaying a poster of the Ameri-
can flag made up of apples, with
the caption, Fruit for Freedom
He could understand the signifi-
canoe of this phrase. His thoughts
again went back this time to an old
woman relaxing from her days
work and holding her grandchild on
her lap. She was scraping the juicy
apple from its firm red skin as the
child waited patiently for the next
spoonful. What she didn't know
Minis A and c, both necessary to
throw off colds and to resist poison
ings.
Yes, Johnny knew we were in
war, but he had never thought that
food would win a war. Then he re-
nembered that Napoleon had said
'tAn army travels on it's stomach. !"
| Maybe this was true, but on the
train he had seen a sign that said,
To-day our nation fights on it's
nerve. Eat plenty of fruits and
vitamins SO the nerve doesn' t
crack"
AS he walked on the cement side
walk, shaded by tall naples, he
thought of the orchards he had seen
/ for the B. & O. dining-car. He re-
membered that special beverage
listed on the menu: it was frozen
apple juice. When he inquired how
this drink came into being, Johnny
found out that an experiment had
been made with freezing, and it,,
like many other forms of preserva-
| ton, proved to be of value to apple
growers. Before that, the sweet
cider-makers had found it impos-
sible to keep cider for any length
Of time and keep it sweet.
Now they pressed the juice from
the apples in mid-winter and stor-
ed 1t in nearby city with adequate
freezing facilities with the result
that, in the late summer or early
autumn, sweet cider with that real
tantalizing aroma and palatable
taste was available. He could still
taste the delicious flavor of that
cider, and also that delicious apple
pie he had eaten ON the B. & O.
diner at noon.
Johnny bought a paper and read
that under the Lend-Lease provis-
ions the country is sending thou
sands of tons of dried apples to our
allies. He meditated a moment on
that old Devonshire adage, can ap-
pie day keeps the doctor away"
Could that be why the government
was sending so many apples to it's
men in the service and to it's allies?
This Winchester of 1912 seemed
odd to Johnny, with SO much of ev-
erything. Seeing this abundance,
he thought of the pioneers, whose
problems were the scarcity of foods
and other necessities, and the dis
eases that accompanied the diets Of
insufficient fresh fruits and veg
etables.
Now, everyone seemed to be in
such hurry; no one hurried about
in his time. He watched and won |
dered where they all were Cling. |
There were so many women, and |
some OF them mighty pretty, too.
He saw that they were going to
work; now, they allowed--and even
encouraged--women to work in the
city.
Eyes, this country has come q
ong way since my time," thought
Johnny Appleseed. Nov, it has
inc railroads and highways, excel
ent refrigerator cars to transport
hese apples and perishable fruits
Ind vegetables OF all kinds"
II Johnny could only have looked I
] bit further into the future, he IL
vould have been equally surprised.
The apple seeds he planted are es-
imated to produce, IN 1912, 124,-ic
10000 bushels in the United States I
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