Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1904 — A Vegetable Pepsin. [ARTICLE]

A Vegetable Pepsin.

The useful properties of the papnw plant have long been known to the various natives und have, been taken advantage of by them, as can be seen by reference to the works of travelers, who can themselves vouch for the accuracy of the accounts they narrate. Thus Drury in “The Useful Plants Of India” states that old hogs and poultry which are fed upon the leaves and fruit, however tough the meat they afford might otherwise be, art* thus rendered perfectly tender and good if eaten as soon as killed. Browne, too, in his “Natural History of Jamaica” says that meat becomes tender after being washed with water to which the Juice of the pupaw tree has been added, and if left in such water ten minutes it will fall from the spit while roasting or separate Into shreds while boiling.— Chambers’ Journal.