Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 264, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1910 — CARROTS AS INSOMNIA CURE [ARTICLE]

CARROTS AS INSOMNIA CURE

London Physician Declares Vegetable Will Induce Sleep When Other Remedies Fall. London. — Eat carrots for insomnia. A large, properly cooked carrot for supper will induce sound and refreshing sleep. That was the opinion given by a well-known London doctor. "Carrots differ from other vegetables in that they contain a large amount of various sugars,” he said. "Properly cooked, they are sweet and pleasant to the taste; they are also carminative —that Is, they promote digestion. "In its sleep-producing qualities the carrot is closely allied to the onion, and as a supper dish for Insomnia patients it is to be strongly recommended. "It has also been averred that the carrot is excellent as A nerve tonic and a mental stimulant There can be no doubt as to its peculiar properties for inducing sleep, but they should not be eaten raw. They are very indigestible uncooked.” . A lady who is an vegetarian gave one of the best recipes for cooking this vegetable. “Carrots are best cooked ‘conservatively.”’ Bhe BRld ’ " By thl * 1 mean they should be cut in strips and allowed to simmer, with butter, In a double cooker. No water should be added. «By this method all the valuable lulces and properties of the carrot are retained Instead of being thrown away with the hot water, as is done ■when they are boiled. "For supper this dish Is most appe-'Hcinf-a poached egg Is a dainty addST « le * meal which I know from experience Induces slumber. -The many good qualities of car u are overlooked by the public. They not only induce sleep, but are " .nant for the complexion as a con'TC. of their tonic effect on the "ST