Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1896 — REMEDIAL FOODS. [ARTICLE]

REMEDIAL FOODS.

Standard Articles of Diet Which Are Said to Have Medicinal Value. Celery is Invaluable as a food for thos»> suffering from any form of rheumatism, for diseases of the nerves, and nervous dyspepsia. Lettuce for those suffering from insomnia. Watercress Is n remedy for scurvy. Peanuts for Indigestion. They nre especially recommended for corpulent diabetes. Peanuts are made into a wholesome and nutritious soup, nre browned and used ns coffee, are eaten as 11 relish simply baked, or lire prepared and served us salted alumnds. Onions nre almost the best uervino known. No medicine Is so useful In eases of nervous prostration, nnd there Is nothing else tlrnt will so quickly relievo aud tone up a worn-out system. Onions nre useful in all cases of coughs, colds and Influenza; In consumption, Insomnia, hydrophobia, scurvy, gravel, and kindred liver complaints. Eaton every other day they soon have n clearing and whitening effect on the complexion. Spinach Is useful to those with gravel. A spurngiis Is used to Induce perspiration. Carrots for sufferers from asthma. Turnips for nervouß disorders and for scurvy. Haw beef proves of great benefit to persons of frail constitution, and to those suffering from consumption. It Is chopped fine, seasoned with salt, and heated by placing It in a dlsli of hot water. It assimilates rapidly and affords the best nourishment. Eggs contain a large nmount of nutriment In a compact, quickly available form. Beaten up ruw with sugar they are used to clear and strengthen the voice. With sugar and lemon Juice the beaten white of egg Is suld to relieve hoarseness. Honey is wholesome, strengthening, cleaning, healing and nourishing. Frcali ripe fruits are excellent for purifying the blood and toning up tlie system. As specific remedies, oranges are aperient. Hour oranges are highly recommended for rheumatism. Cranberries for erysipelas are used externally us well as Internally. launons for feverish thirst In sickness, for biliousness, low fevers, rheumatism, coughs, colds, liver complaint, etc. Blackberries as a tonic. Useful In all forms of diarrhoea. Tomatoes are a powerful aperient for the liver, a sovereign remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion. Tomatoes are Invuluable in all conditions of the system In which the use of calomel Is Indicated. Figs are aperient and wholesome. They are salil to be valuable as food for those suffering from cancer; they are used externally ns well as internally. Apples are useful in nervous dyspepsia; they are nutritious, medicinal, and vitalizing; they aid digestion, clear the voice, correct the acidity of the stomach, and are valuable In rheumatism, insomnia and liver troubles. An apple contains as much nutriment as a potato in a pleasanter and more wholesome form. Grapes dissolve and dislodge gravel and calculi, and bring the stomach and bowels to a healthy condition. Pie plant Is wholesome and aperient; is excellent for rheumatic sufferers and useful for purifying the blood.