Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1913 — Medicinal Vegetables. [ARTICLE]

Medicinal Vegetables.

Lettuce has a soothing effect on the nerves and is excellent for sufferers from insomnia. Tomatoes are good for a torpid liver, but should be avoided by gouty people. Celery and onions are nerve tonic. Spinach has great asperient qualities and is better than medicine for constipation. Beets are fattening and are good for people wbo want to put on flesh. So are potatoes. •< Parsnips possess the same virtues as sarsaparilla. Asparagus stimulates the kidneys. - Bananas are benefieial to sufferers from chest complaints.