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Show Pineapple for Dyspepsia. Another possible triumph of medical science over disease is suggested by a paper pa-per read liofore the Detroit Medical association asso-ciation recently on "Alimentation in Therapeutics," in wJiich was announced an important disoovery by Signor Vincent. Vin-cent. Marcano, of Venezuela, in regard to the pineapple. According to Signor Marcano there is in the common pineapple pine-apple a ferment or principle similar to pepsin, of such remarkable strength tint the juice of u single pineapple will digest di-gest ten pounds of beef. If this proves true a new and important agent in the treatment of dyspepsia has been discovered. discov-ered. As nearly all other diseases are directly influenced by the degree in which food can be assimilated, and aa millions of people have imperfect digestion, diges-tion, the possibilities of this discovery are almost limitless, if it proves to bo an represented. Cleveland Leader. |