Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1901 — Exploded Beliefs. [ARTICLE]

Exploded Beliefs.

Many things now used for food were once regarded as poisonous. Lemons were so considered by the Romans, and were used to keep away the moths. It was a bold man who first dared to eat a tomato or an egg plant. Now the former Is as common as apples, but too few know the goodness in the egg plant.