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Show "Observer" Gives a Good Article Showing Medical Foods ii), "oiisi:itvi:n." You mny not believe It, but n short time after my article on "Roots and Herbs" was printed, several weeks ago, I heard from It from a man In a stnte more than a thousand tulles away. How the paper reached him 1 do not know, but your publisher knows thnt It is true. I told you then that at some future time I would gjve you pome Information on the. medicinal med-icinal values of some of our common com-mon foods. The man in the far away state was very anxious that It be printed nt once. Here It Is: Mother nature Is a wise provider for her somewhat ungrateful children, child-ren, She furnishes us many remedies thnt wo overlook. The value of green food as a health preservative cannot be over-estimated Dyspeptics can use lemon Juice In salads where vinegar disagrees with them. Lemon Juice Is also good for those suffering from coughs, rheumatism, rheuma-tism, grippe, biliousness, hendaches, vomiting, etc. Lettuce, cress, celery, dandelion anil other "grecno" nro nerve soothing. sooth-ing. Lettuce Induces sleep. Celery Is especially valuable for thoso of nervous ner-vous tempcrment, Onlouo, as Is well known, nre good for colde and son thront.s . They also relieve dropsical swolllngs, croup, bronchitis, etc. Cooked onions relievo constipation; mi onion poultlco Is good for a burn or scald. Turnips arc good for nervous disorders. dis-orders. Ilhubarb is a blood purifier and Is excellent for rheumatics. The white navy bean has been declared :i cure for erysipelas. Asparagus Is good for the liver and kidneys. Tomatoes To-matoes nre said to be a euro for cholera Infinitum. They me nlso a liver stimulant, and emulsify fat. Carrots are recommended for nsth ma sufferers, nnd are also good for tho kidneys. Pumpkin seed arc used to remove tape worm nnd nro u rec. ogulzed lemedy for the retention of urine. They are likewise good for liillamatlou of the bowels and bladder. blad-der. llndlshes are, decared good for colds, Bore throat and Ilrlght's disease Fleets are a remedy for gravel. Cranberry Cran-berry poultices me excellent for erysipelas. Cooked mid eaten they are said to be n relief for pllei. Pineapple Pine-apple aids digestion, relieves throat troubles, diphtheria, and Is especially good for croup. Amost every plant that groB has Its mcdlclnu qualities, and if wo ate more of them nnd less meats thtro would bo fewer doctors nnd drug stores In our laud. |