Show eisaw oysters one of the most eminent of french physicians tho late dujardin beaumetz urged for years before his death that persons of light or feeble digestion should not eat raw oysters because they contain a chemical which fermentation as soon as it comes in contact with tho gastric jnice being an easy carrier of germs too the oyster communicates muni cates very readily auy pathogenic microbe which it may contain to the intestinal tes canal and trouble begins at once investigations corroborate tho opinion of the french scientist and may lead to the banishment of the hitherto esteemed raw oyster from tho list of convalescent dainties it is already an established fact that its nutritive qualities have been much overrated new post |