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Show Lettuce for Smallpox. Medical Talk for March contains tho following brief article, lu which it is clnimod that "lettuce is nu nbsoluto preventative of smallpox." Wo roproduco tho articio for what it is worth. Whothcr tho assertions inndo aro correct or not, It will not bo doubted that tho uro of lottuco ns piecsribod Is conducive to hcnlth. Hero Is tho artiolo referred to: "Lottuco Is an nbsoluto preventative preventa-tive of smnllpox. No ono is in tho least particlo of danger of catching smallpox wbo eats a lltto lottuco ovory day. 'Smallpox belongs to tho scorbutic class of diseases. Sailors at sea, deprived of fresh vegetables got scurvy. Scurvy is a typical scorbutic disease Smallpox is nu othor. Smallpox nlway ragess during dur-ing tbo winter season whoa tho poor pooplo aro doprlved of fresh vegotnblo foods. "Golory and onion are good for this purpose, but tbuels suoh a long Interval beivrn-CHpelhg gthor-ed gthor-ed and boiug eaton ' that thoy loso .most of thoir antiscrobutio properties. proper-ties. Lottuco is Mrved shortly after it is picked and henco contains tho valuable piopertics whloh will pro-vont pro-vont smallpox. "Wo say without tho least hesitation hesita-tion or resorvo that lettuco will pro-vent pro-vent smnllpox. It is a thousand times bottor than vnccinntiou. It has no liabilities llko vacolnation, to produoo othor diseases. Wo aro will ing to s tako our reputation on, tbo broad statement thai nnyoho -who cats lottuco daily will not catch smallpo;:, whothcr ho bo vnooiuutcd or not. "We hope that every rondor who lias confidence in our statement will pass this along. Wo wish every person per-son ot know that thoy havo within reach a safo and rolulble romody. Tho hot houses whero lettuoo 1b raisod iu tho wiutor timo aro bo numerous thnt lottuco is placod within tho reach of all. No ono need bo doprlved do-prlved of lottuco simply bocauso It is wintor. "Lottuco is an abosluto specific as a preventative of emallpox.. All fonr of smallpox may vanisli whon this simplo precaution is tnkon. Should tills remedy seem to fail in any caso wo would bo glad to bo notified. Thoro has novor boon a fniluro up ot dato and wo nro anxious to know if one should occur. We hnvo absolute confidence In lottuco ns a preventative or dlseaso aud do not hosltato to nsstiro, auyouo thnt thoro is no dnngcr of aoquiring smallpox so long nsthosystoiu is fortiflod against it by this natural and potent preventative." |