FOOD REMEDIES HEALTHY LIFE BOOKLETS No. 2. * * * * * HEALTHY LIFE BOOKLETS NO. 1. THE LEAGUE AGAINST HEALTH. By ARNOLD EILOART, B. Sc. , Ph. D. NO. 2. FOOD REMEDIES. By FLORENCE DANIEL. _Ready in September, 1908. _ NO. 3. INSTEAD OF DRUGS. By ARNOLD EILOART, B. Sc. , Ph. D. NO. 4. HEALTHY LIFE COOK BOOK. By FLORENCE DANIEL. _Ready in December, 1908. _ NO. 5. MIND _VERSUS_ MEDICINE. By ARNOLD EILOART, B. Sc. , Ph. D. NO. 6. DISTILLED WATER. By FLORENCE DANIEL. * * * * * FOOD REMEDIES FACTS ABOUT FOODS AND THEIR MEDICINAL USES BY FLORENCE DANIEL LONDON C. W. DANIEL 11 CURSITOR STREET, E. C. 1908 _PREFACE_ There is a sentence in the Talmud to the effect that the Kingdom of Godis nigh when the teacher gives the name of the author of the informationthat he is passing on. With every desire to fulfil the rabbinicalprecept and acknowledge the sources of this booklet, I find myself in aquandary. If I make my acknowledgments duly I must begin with mygrandmother and Culpeper's Herbal. Following upon those come the resultsof my own and friends' practical experience. After this I should, perhaps, give a list of the periodicals from whose pages I have culledmuch helpful information. But as space and memory preclude individualmention I must content myself with this general acknowledgment. Lastly, I desire to record my thanks to Dr. Fernie, whose _Meals Medicinal_, alarge and exhaustive collection of facts about food, has afforded notthe least valuable assistance. F. D. _CONTENTS_ PART 1. --INTRODUCTORY PAGEWhile there is Fruit there is Hope 1Fruit and the Teeth 5Fruit is Food 6Objections to Fruit 8A Pioneer of Food Remedies 10The Simple Life 12Fruit or Fasting 13Acute Illness 14 PART II. --FOODS AND THEIRMEDICINAL USES Almond 15Apple 16Asparagus 20Banana 20Barley 23Blackberry 24Black Currant 26Brazil Nuts 26Beans, Peas, and Lentils 27Beet 28Cabbage 28Caraway Seed 29Carrot 30Celery 31Cresses 31Chestnut 32Cinnamon 32Cocoanut 33Coffee 33Date 34Elderberry 34Fig 38Grape 39Gooseberry 43Lavender 43Lemon 44Lettuce 46Nettle 47Nuts 47Oat 51Olive 52Onion 53Orange 56Parsley 57Pear 58Pea Nut 59Pine-Apple 60Pine Kernel 64Plum, Prune 64Potatoe 66Radish 67Raspberry 68Rice 68Rhubarb 69Sage 71Strawberry 72Spinach 72Tomato 73Turnip 74Thyme 75Walnut 75Wheat 76 PART III. --INDICES Index to Diseases and Remedies 79Index to Prescriptions and Recipes 86Index--Miscellaneous 87 FOOD REMEDIES PART I. --INTRODUCTORY _While there is Fruit there is hope. _ While there is life--and fruit--there is hope. When this truth isrealised by the laity nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousandprofessors of the healing art will be obliged to abandon theirprofession and take to fruit-growing for a living. Many people have heard vaguely of the "grape cure" for diseases arisingfrom over-feeding, and the lemon cure for rheumatism, but for the mostpart these "cures" remain mere names. Nevertheless it is almostincredible to the uninitiated what may be accomplished by theabandonment for a time of every kind of food in favour of fruit. Ofcourse, such a proceeding should not be entered upon in a careless orrandom fashion. Too sudden changes of habit are apt to be attended withdisturbances that discourage the patient, and cause him to lose patienceand abandon the treatment without giving it a fair trial. In countrieswhere the "grape cure" is practised the patient starts by taking onepound of grapes each day, which quantity is gradually increased until hecan consume six pounds. As the quantity of grapes is increased that ofthe ordinary food is decreased, until at last the patient lives onnothing but grapes. [1] I have not visited a "grape cure" centre inperson, but I have read that it is not only persons suffering from theeffects of over-feeding who find salvation in the "grape cure, " but thatconsumptive patients thrive and even put on weight under it. The _Herald of Health_ stated, some few years back, that in the South ofFrance where the "grape cure" is practised consumptive patients are fedon grapes alone, and become quite strong and well in a year or two. AndI have myself known wonderful cures to follow on the adoption of afruitarian dietary in cases of cancer, tumour, gout, eczema, all kindsof inflammatory complaints, and wounds that refused to heal. H. Benjafield, M. B. , writing in the _Herald of Health_, says: "Garrod, the great London authority on gout, advises his patients to takeoranges, lemons, strawberries, grapes, apples, pears, etc. Tardieu, thegreat French authority, maintains that the salts of potash found soplentifully in fruits are the chief agents in purifying the blood fromthese rheumatic and gouty poisons.... Dr. Buzzard advises the scorbuticto take fruit morning, noon, and night. Fresh lemon juice in the form oflemonade is to be his ordinary drink; the existence of diarrhoea shouldbe no reason for withholding it. " The writer goes on to show thatheadache, indigestion, constipation, and all other complaints thatresult from the sluggish action of bowels and liver can never be curedby the use of artificial fruit salts and drugs. Salts and acids as found in organised forms are quite different in theireffects to the products of the laboratory, notwithstanding that thechemical composition may be shown to be the same. The chemist may beable to manufacture a "fruit juice, " but he cannot, as yet, manufacturethe actual fruit. The mysterious life force always evades him. Fruit isa vital food, it supplies the body with something over and above themere elements that the chemist succeeds in isolating by analysis. Thevegetable kingdom possesses the power of directly utilising minerals, and it is only in this "live" form that they are fit for the consumptionof man. In the consumption of sodium chloride (common table salt), baking powders, and the whole army of mineral drugs and essences, weviolate that decree of Nature which ordains that the animal kingdomshall feed upon the vegetable and the vegetable upon the mineral. FOOTNOTE: [1] This was the original treatment; now other food is added, althoughexcellent results were obtained under the old _régime_. _Fruit and the Teeth. _ I mention the above because one of the objections that I have heardcited against the free use of fruit is that "the acids act injuriouslyupon the teeth. " Until I became a vegetarian I used to visit a dentistregularly every six months. I had done this for ten years, and nearlyevery tooth in my gums had its gold filling. The last time I visited thedentist I told him that I had become a vegetarian, and he replied thathe rather thought my teeth would decay quicker in future on account ofan increased consumption of vegetable acids. But from that day, nownearly six years ago, to the present time, I have never been near adentist. My teeth seem to have taken a new lease of life. It is a factthat the acids in fruit and vegetables so far from injuring the teethbenefit them. Many of these acids are strongly antiseptic and actuallydestroy the germs that cause the teeth to decay. On the other hand, theydo _not_ attack the enamel of the teeth, while inorganic acids do. Nothing cleanses the teeth so effectually as to thoroughly chew a largeand juicy apple. _Fruit is a Food. _ Until quite recently the majority of English-speaking people have beenaccustomed to look upon fruit not as a food, but rather as a sweetmeat, to be eaten merely for pleasure, and therefore very sparingly. It hasconsequently been banished from its rightful place at the beginning ofmeals. But fruit is not a "goody, " it is a food, and, moreover, acomplete food. All vegetable foods (in their natural state) contain allthe elements necessary to form a complete food. At a pinch human lifemight be supported on any one of them. I say "at a pinch" because ifthe nuts cereals and pulses were ruled out of the dietary it would, formost people, be deficient in fat and proteid (the flesh andmuscle-forming element). Nevertheless, fruit alone _will_ sustain lifeif taken in large quantities with small output of energy on the part ofthe person living upon it, as witness the "grape cure. "[2] Thepercentage of proteid in grapes is particularly high for fruit. Those people who desire to make a fruitarian dietary their daily_régime_ cannot do better than take the advice of O. Hashnu Hara, anAmerican writer. He says: "Every adult requires from twelve to sixteenounces of dry food, _free from water_, daily. To supply this a quarterof a pound of _shelled_ nuts and three-quarters of a pound of any driedfruit must be used. In addition to this, from two to three pounds ofany _fresh fruit_ in season goes to complete the day's allowance. Thesequantities should be weighed out ... And will sustain a full-grown manin perfect health and vitality. The quantity of ripe fresh fruit may beslightly increased in summer, with a corresponding decrease in the driedfruit. " FOOTNOTE: [2] Recent years have witnessed a modification of the original cure. Other food is now included, but I have not heard that the results arebetter. _Objections to Fruit. _ Some vegetarians object that it is possible to eat too much fruit, andrecommend caution in the use of it to people of nervous temperament, orthose who seem predisposed to skin ailments. It is true that theconsumption of large quantities of fruit may appear to render thenervous person more irritable, and to increase the externalmanifestations of a skin disease. But in the latter event the fruit ismerely assisting Nature to throw the disease out and off more quickly, while in the former case the real cause lies not in the fruit but insome nerve irritant, tea, for example, the effects of which are moreacutely felt under the new _régime_. The nervous system tends to becomemuch more sensitive upon a vegetarian, especially fruitarian, diet, andpeople often attribute their increased nervousness and irritability tothe diet when it is simply that they now react more quickly to poisons. This is not a bad thing, on the contrary, it shows that the system hasbecome more alert. Under the old _régime_ we tend to store up poisonsand impurities in the body, but the effect of a vegetable diet, especially when united with the use of distilled water, is to cause allour diseases and impurities to be expelled outwards and downwards. Teais a slow poison, and so is coffee except under exceptional conditionswhen it is used as a medicine, and then it should always bepale-roasted. Fruit should always be eaten at the beginning of a meal. Again, when thediet consists of a mixture of cooked and uncooked foods, the uncookedshould always be eaten first. Also when the meal consists of twocourses, a sweet and a savoury dish, sufferers from indigestion shouldtry taking the sweet course first. I have known several cases where thissimple expedient has resulted in a complete cessation of the discomfortof which the patient complained. _A Pioneer of Food Remedies. _ The pioneer, in England, of the treatment of all sorts and conditions ofdisease by means of a vegetable (chiefly fruit) dietary was Dr. Lambe, acontemporary of the poet Shelley. His last book appeared in 1815, and init and the one preceding are recorded some wonderful cures, especiallyin cases of cancer. It is only fair to add here that in Dr. Lambe'sopinion no system of cure is completely efficacious so long as thepatient is allowed to drink the ordinary tap or well water. Distilledwater was the only drink he advised. But he held it better still not todrink at all if the necessary liquid could be supplied to the body bymeans of fresh, juicy fruits. He contended that man is not naturally adrinking animal; that his thirst is a morbid symptom, the outcome of acarnivorous diet and other unwholesome habits. And I think that anyonemay prove the truth of this for him or herself if he or she will adopt afruitarian dietary and abstain from the use of salt and othercondiments. I have cited so out-of-date a personage as Dr. Lambe for two reasons. The first is that I know many of the so-called new and unorthodox ideasare more likely to appeal to some readers, if it can be shown that theyoriginated with a duly qualified medical practitioner who recorded theresults of his observations and experiments in black and white. Thesecond is that the principles and practices of Dr. Lambe areincorporated with those of the Physical Regeneration Society, a largeand ever-increasing body of enthusiasts having its head-quarters inLondon, to whose annals I must refer those readers who desire up-to-dateinstances of the efficacy of the use of fruit in disease. Lack of spacewill not allow me to quote them here. _The Simple Life. _ We hear a great deal about the "Simple Life" and "Returning to Nature"nowadays, but most of us are so situated that the proposed simplicitysimply spells increased complexity. The "vegetarian chop" costs thehousewife more than double the time and labour involved in preparing itsfleshly namesake. And when it comes to illness some of the systems ofbathing and exercising prescribed by the "naturopath" are infinitelymore troublesome to the patient and his friends than the simpleexpedient of sending for the doctor and taking the prescribed doses. Ido not want to be misunderstood here. I am not condemning treatmentwith water and exercises. On the contrary, I hope to pass on what I havelearnt about these methods of treatment. But so many people lack thetime, help, and conveniences necessary to carry them out successfully. It is to these that I would say that the patient's cure may be effectedjust as surely, if more slowly, by means of fruit alone. _Fruit or Fasting. _ Treatment of disease by fasting has come into fashion of late, and thereis really no lack of proof as to the benefits to be obtained fromabstaining entirely from food for a short period. I know of an elderlyman who fasts for a fortnight every spring, and gains, not loses, weightduring the process! He accounts for this by explaining that certainstored up, undigested food particles come out and are digested while hefasts. Whether this is the correct explanation I do not know, but thefact remains, and it is not by any means a solitary case. Of course, themajority of people lose weight when fasting, but this is very quicklyrecovered. Now I do not think fasting should be undertaken recklessly, but only under competent direction. But an excellent and safe substitutefor a fast is an exclusive fruit diet. _Acute Illness. _ The simplest and quickest method of recovering from attacks of acuteillness, fevers, inflammatory diseases, etc. , is to rest quietly in bedin a warm but well-ventilated room, and to take three meals a day offresh ripe fruit, grapes by preference. If the grapes are grown out ofdoors and ripened in the sun so much the better. I have found from twoto three pounds of grapes per day sufficient. If there is thirst, barleywater flavoured with lemon juice should be taken between the meals. PART II. --FOODS AND THEIR MEDICINAL USES _Almond. _ Almond soup is an excellent substitute for beef-tea for convalescents. It is made by simply blanching and pounding a quarter of a pound ofsweet almonds with half a pint of milk, or vegetable stock. Another pintof milk or stock is then to be added and the whole warmed. After thisadd another pint and a half of stock if the soup is to be a vegetableone, or rice water if milk has been used. An emulsion of almonds is useful in chest affections. It is made by wellmacerating the nuts in a nut butter machine, and mixing with orange orlemon juice. Almonds should always be blanched, that is, skinned by pouring boilingwater on the nuts and allowing them to soak for one minute, after whichthe skins are easily removed. The latter possess irritating properties. Bitter almonds should not be used as a food. They contain a poisonidentical with prussic acid. _Apple. _ It is hardly possible to take up any newspaper or magazine now a dayswithout happening on advertisements of patent medicines whose chiefrecommendation is that they "contain phosphorus. " They are generallyvery expensive, but the reader is assured that they are worth ten timesthe price asked on account of their wonderful properties as nerve andbrain foods. The proprietors of these concoctions seemingly flourishlike green bay trees and spend many thousands of pounds per annum inadvertising. From which it may be deduced that sufferers from nervousexhaustion and brain fag number millions. And surely only a suffererfrom brain fag would suffer himself to be led blindly into wasting hismoney, and still further injuring his health, by buying and swallowingdrugs about whose properties and effects he knows absolutely nothing. How much simpler, cheaper, and more enjoyable to eat apples! The apple contains a larger percentage of phosphorus than any otherfruit or vegetable. For this reason it is an invaluable nerve and brainfood. Sufferers from nerve and brain exhaustion should eat at least twoapples _at the beginning of each meal_. At the same time they shouldavoid tea and coffee, and supply their place with barley water or brantea flavoured with lemon juice, or even apple tea. Apples are also invaluable to sufferers from the stone or calculus. Ithas been observed that in cider countries where the natural unsweetenedcider is the common beverage, cases of stone are practically unknown. Food-reformers do not deduce from this that the drinking of cider is tobe recommended, but that even better results may be obtained from eatingthe fresh, ripe fruit. Apples periodically appear upon the tables of carnivorous feeders in theform of apple sauce. This accompanies bilious dishes like roast pork androast goose. The cook who set this fashion was evidently acquainted withthe action of the fruit upon the liver. All sufferers from sluggishlivers should eat apples. Apples will afford much relief to sufferers from gout. The malic acidcontained in them neutralises the chalky matter which causes the goutypatient's sufferings. Apples, when eaten ripe and without the addition of sugar, diminishacidity in the stomach. Certain vegetable salts are converted intoalkaline carbonates, and thus correct the acidity. An old remedy for weak or inflamed eyes is an apple poultice. I am toldthat in Lancashire they use rotten apples for this purpose, butpersonally I should prefer them sound. A good remedy for a sore or relaxed throat is to take a raw ripe appleand scrape it to a fine pulp with a silver teaspoon. Eat this pulp bythe spoonful, very slowly, holding it against the back of the throat aslong as possible before swallowing. A diet consisting chiefly of apples has been found an excellent cure forinebriety. Health and strength may be fully maintained upon finewholemeal unleavened bread, pure dairy or nut butter, and apples. Apple water or apple tea is an excellent drink for fever patients. Apples possess tonic properties and provoke appetite for food. Hence theold-fashioned custom of eating an apple before dinner. _Apple Tea. _ The following are two good recipes for apple tea:-- (1) Take 2 soundapples, wash, but do not peel, and cut into thin slices. Add some stripsof lemon rind. Pour on 1 pint of boiling water (distilled). Strain whencold. (2) Bake 2 apples. Pour over them 1 pint boiling water. Strainwhen cold. _Asparagus. _ Asparagus is said to strengthen and develop the artistic faculties. Italso calms palpitation of the heart. It is very helpful to rheumaticpatients on account of its salts of potash. It should be steamed, notboiled, otherwise part of the valuable salts are lost. _Banana. _ The banana is invaluable in inflammation of all kinds. For this reasonit is very useful in cases of typhoid fever, gastritis, peritonitis, etc. , and may constitute the only food allowed for a time. Not only does it actually subdue the inflammation of the intestines, but, in the opinion of at least one authority, as it consists of 95 percent. Nutriment, it does not possess sufficient waste matter to irritatethe inflamed spots. But great care should be taken in its administration. The banana shouldbe _thoroughly sound and ripe_, and all the stringy portion carefullyremoved. It should then be mashed and beaten to a cream. In severe casesI think it is better to give this neat, but if not liked by the patienta little lemon juice, well mixed in, may render it more acceptable. Itmay also be taken with fresh cream. A friend who has had a very wide experience in illness told me that shewas once hurriedly sent for at night to a girl suffering fromperitonitis. Not knowing what she might, or might not, find in the wayof remedies when she arrived at her destination, my friend took with hersome strong barley water, bananas, and an enema syringe. She found thegirl lying across the bed screaming, obviously in agony. First of all myfriend administered a warm water enema. A pint of plain warm water wasinjected first, and after this had come away as much warm water as couldbe got in was injected and then allowed to come away. The object of thiswas to thoroughly wash out the bowels. Then the barley water was warmed, the bananas mashed, beaten to cream, and mixed in with the barley water. A soothing nutrient lotion was thus prepared, and as much as the patientcould bear comfortably was injected in the bowel and retained as long aspossible. The effect was magical. The pain subsided, and the patientultimately recovered. In the absence of _perfectly_ ripe bananas, baked bananas may be used. But, although better than no fruit at all, cooked fruit is never sovaluable as the fresh fruit, if only the latter be perfectly ripe. Bananas should be baked in their skins, and the stringy pieces carefullyremoved before eating. From twenty minutes to half an hour's slowcooking is required. Bananas are excellent food for anæmic persons on account of the ironthey contain. A very palatable way of taking them is with fresh orangejuice. A comparatively old-fashioned remedy, for sprained or bruised placesthat show a tendency to become inflamed is to apply a plaster of bananaskin. _Barley. _ Barley is excellent food for the anæmic and nervous on account of itsrichness in iron and phosphoric acid. It is also useful in fevers andall inflammatory diseases, on account of its soothing properties. Fromthe earliest times barley water has been the recognised drink of thesick. _Barley Water. _ When using pearl barley for making barley water it must be well washed. The fine white dust that adheres to it is most unwholesome. For thisreason the cook is generally directed to first boil the barley for fiveminutes, and throw this water away. But in this way some of the valuableproperties are thrown away with the dirt. The best results are obtainedby well washing it in cold water, but this must be done over and overagain. Half-a-dozen waters will not be too many. After the last washingthe water should be perfectly clear. When barley water is being used for curative purposes it should bestrong. The following recipe is an excellent one. A ½ pint of barleyto 2½ pints water (distilled if possible). Boil for three hours, oruntil reduced to 2 pints. Strain and add 4 teaspoonfuls fresh lemonjuice. Sweeten to taste with pure cane sugar. Fine Scotch barley is to be preferred to the pearl barley if it can beobtained. _Blackberry. _ Fresh blackberries are one of the most effectual cures for diarrhoeaknown. Mr. Broadbent records the case of a child who was cured by eatingan abundance of blackberries after five doctors had tried all the knownremedies in vain. _Blackberry Tea. _ In the absence of the fresh fruit a tea made of blackberry jelly and hotwater (a large tablespoonful of jelly to half a pint water) will befound very useful. A teacupful should be taken at short intervals. _Blackberry Jelly. _ To make blackberry jelly get the first fruit of the season if possible, and see that it is ripe or it will yield very little juice. Put it intothe preserving pan, crush it, and allow it to simmer slowly until thejuice is well drawn out. This will take from three-quarters to one hour. Strain through a jelly bag, or fine clean muslin doubled will do. Thenmeasure the juice, and to every pint allow ¾ lb. Best cane sugar. Return to the pan and boil briskly for from twenty minutes to half anhour. Stir with a wooden spoon and keep well skimmed. To test, put alittle of the jelly on a cold plate, and if it sets when cold it isdone. While still at boiling point pour into clean, dry, and _hot_jars, and tie down with parchment covers immediately. _Black Currant. _ Black currant tea is one of the oldest of old-fashioned remedies forsore throats and colds. It is made by pouring half a pint of boilingwater on to a large tablespoonful of the jelly or jam. To make the jellyuse the same recipe as for blackberry jelly. The fresh juice pressed from the fruit is, of course, better than teamade from the jelly, but as winter is the season of coughs and colds thefruit is least obtainable when most needed. _Brazil Nut. _ Brazil nuts are excellent for constipation. They are also a goodsubstitute for suet in puddings. Use 5 oz. Nuts to 1 lb. Flour. Theyshould be grated in a nut mill or finely chopped. _Beans, Peas, and Lentils. _ Beans, peas, and lentils are tabooed by the followers of Dr. Haig, thegout specialist, on account of the belief that they tend to increase thesecretion of uric acid. But this evil propensity is stoutly denied byother food-reformers. For myself I am inclined to believe that theirsupposed indigestibility, etc. , arises from the fact that they aregenerally cooked in hard water. They should be cooked in distilled orboiled and filtered rain water. The addition of lemon juice whilecooking renders them much more digestible. According to Sir Henry Thomson haricot beans are more easily digestedthan meat by most stomachs. "Consuming weight for weight, the eaterfeels lighter and less oppressed, as a rule, after the leguminous dish;while the comparative cost is greatly in favour of the latter. " Lentils are the most easily digested of all the pulse foods, andtherefore the most suitable for weakly persons. A soup made ofdistilled water and red lentils may be taken twice a week withadvantage. Lentils contain a good percentage of iron, and alsophosphates. _Beet. _ The red beet is useful in some diseases of the womb, while the whitebeet is good for the liver. It is laxative and diuretic. The juice mixedwith olive oil is also recommended to be applied externally for burnsand all kinds of running sores. _Cabbage. _ All the varieties of the colewort tribe, including cabbage, cauliflower, brussels-sprouts, broccoli, and curly greens, have been celebrated fromvery ancient times for their curative virtues in pulmonary complaints. And Athenian doctors prescribed cabbage for nursing mothers. On accountof the sulphur contained in them cabbages are good for rheumaticpatients. They may be eaten steamed, or, better still, boiled in softwater and the broth only taken. The ordinary boiled cabbage is anindigestible "windy" vegetable, and should never be eaten. _Caraway Seed. _ Caraway seeds sharpen the vision, promote the secretion of milk, and aregood against hysterical affections. They are also useful in cases ofcolic. When used to flavour cakes the seeds should be pounded in amortar, especially if children are to partake thereof. When used medicinally 20 grains of the powdered seeds may be taken in awineglassful of hot water. But for children half an ounce of the bruisedseeds are to be infused in cold water for six hours, and from 1 to 3teaspoonfuls of this water given. A poultice of crushed caraway seeds moistened with hot water is good forsprains. Caraway seeds are narcotic, and should therefore be used with caution. _Carrot. _ Carrots are strongly antiseptic. They are said to be mentallyinvigorating and nerve restoring. They have the reputation of being veryindigestible on account of the fact that they are generally boiled, notsteamed. When used medicinally it is best to take the fresh, raw juice. This is easily obtained by grating the carrot finely on a common pennybread grater, and straining and pressing the pulp thus obtained. Raw carrot juice, or a raw carrot eaten fasting, will expel worms. Thecooked carrot is useless for this purpose. A poultice of fresh carrot pulp will heal ulcers. Fresh carrot juice is also good for consumptives on account of the largeamount of sugar it contains. Carrots are very good for gouty subjects and for derangements of theliver. _Celery. _ Celery is almost a specific for rheumatism, gout, and nervousindigestion. The most useful plants for this purpose are small, not toorapidly grown nor very highly manured. It may be eaten raw, or steamed, or in soup. Strong celery brothflavoured with parsley is excellent. _Cresses. _ All the cresses are anti-scorbutic, that is, useful against the scurvy. The ancient Greeks also believed them to be good for the brain. The ordinary "mustard and cress" of our salads is good for rheumaticpatients, while the water-cress is valuable in cases of tuberculardisease. Anæmic patients may also eat freely of it on account of theiron it contains. Care should be taken, however, from whence it isprocured, as a disease peculiar to sheep but communicable to man may becarried by it. It should not be gathered from streams running throughmeadows inhabited by sheep. _Chestnut. _ Chestnuts, when cooked, are valuable food for persons with weakdigestive powers. They should be put on the fire in a saucepan of coldwater and cooked for twenty minutes from the time the water first boils. John Evelyn, F. R. S. , a seventeenth century writer, says of them: "Theyare a lusty and masculine food for rustics at all times, and of betternourishment for husbandmen than cole and rusty bacon, yea, or beans toboot. " _Cinnamon. _ Cinnamon is a very old-fashioned remedy for soothing the pain ofinternal or unbroken cancer. One prescription is the following: Take1 lb. Of Ceylon sticks. Simmer in a closed vessel with 1 quart of wateruntil the liquid is reduced to 1 pint. Pour off without straining, andshake or stir well before taking. Take half a pint every twenty-fourhours. Divide into small doses and take regularly. Cinnamon has a powerful influence over disease germs, but care must betaken to obtain it pure. It is often adulterated with cassia. Cinnamon tea may be taken with advantage in cases of consumption, influenza, and pneumonia. _Cocoanut. _ Cocoanut is an old and very efficacious remedy for intestinal worms ofall kinds. A tablespoonful of freshly-ground cocoanut should be taken atbreakfast until the cure is complete. The dessicated cocoanut is uselessfor curative purposes. _Coffee. _ Coffee is a most powerful antiseptic, and therefore very useful as adisinfectant. It has been used as a specific against cholera withmarvellous results, and is useful in all cases of intestinalderangement. But only the pale-roasted varieties should be taken, as theroasting develops the poisonous, irritating properties. There is_always_ danger in the roasting of grains or berries on account of thenew substances that may be developed. I do not recommend coffee as a beverage, but as a medicine. _Date. _ The nourishing properties of dates are well known. They are easilydigested, and for this reason are often recommended to consumptivepatients. According to Dr. Fernie half a pound of dates and half a pint of newmilk will make a satisfying repast for a person engaged in sedentarywork. _Elderberry. _ The elderberry has fallen into neglect of late years, owing to the lazyand disastrous modern habit of substituting the mineral drugs of thechemist for the home-made vegetable remedies of our grandmothers. Nevertheless, the elderberry is one of the most ancient and tried ofmedicines, held in such great esteem in Germany that, according to theGerman folk-lore, men should take off their hats in the presence of anelder-tree. In Denmark there is a legend to the effect that the treesare under the protection of a being known as the Elder-Mother, who hasbeen immortalised in one of the fairy tales of Hans Andersen. The berries of the elder-tree are not palatable enough to be used as acommon article of food, but in the days when nearly every garden boastedits elder-tree few housewives omitted to make elderberry wine in dueseason. It is not permitted to "food-reformers" to make "wine, " but thosereaders who are fortunate enough to possess an elder-tree might wellpreserve the juice of the berries against winter coughs and colds. _Preserved Fruit Juice. _ The following is E. And B. May's recipe for preserving fruit juice. Putthe fruit into a preserving-pan, crush it and allow it to simmer slowlyuntil the juice is well drawn out. This will take about an hour. Pressout the juice and strain through a jelly-bag until quite clear. Put thejuice back into the pan, and to every quart add a quarter of a pound ofbest cane sugar. Stir until dissolved. Put the juice into clean, drybottles. Stand the bottles in a pan of hot water, and when the latterhas come to the boil allow the bottles to remain in the boiling waterfor fifteen minutes. The idea is to bring the juice inside the bottlesto boiling point just before sealing up, but not to boil it. See thatthe bottles are _full_. Cork _immediately_ on taking out of the pan, and then seal up. To seal mix a little plaster of Paris with water andspread it well over the cork. Let it come a little below the cork so asto exclude all air. The juice of the elderberry is famous for promoting perspiration, henceits efficacy in the cure of colds. Two tablespoonfuls should be taken atbed-time in a tumbler of hot water. The juice of the elderberry is excellent in fevers, and is also said topromote longevity. _Elderberry Poultice. _ "The leaves of the elder, boiled until they are soft, with a littlelinseed oil added thereto, " laid upon a scarlet cloth and applied, ashot as it can be borne, to piles, has been said to be an infallibleremedy. Each time this poultice gets cold it must be renewed for "thespace of an hour. " At the end of this time the final dressing is to be"bound on, " and the patient "put warm to bed. " If necessary the wholeoperation is to be repeated; but the writer assures us that "this hathnot yet failed at the first dressing to cure the disease. " If any readerdesires to try the experiment I would suggest that the leaves be steamedrather than boiled, and pure olive oil used in the place of linseed oil. It must also be remembered that no outward application can be expectedto effect a permanent cure, since the presence of piles indicates aneffort of Nature to clear out some poison from the system. But if thisexpulsion is assisted by appropriate means the pain may well bealleviated by external applications. (Pepper should be avoided bysufferers from piles. ) _Fig. _ A "lump of figs" laid on the boil of King Hezekiah, as recorded in 2Kings xx. 7, brought about that monarch's recovery. The figs used weredoubtless ripe figs, not the dried figs of our grocers. "This fruit, " says Dr. Fernie, "is soft, easily digested, and correctiveof strumous disease. " The large blue fig may be grown in England, in themilder parts and under a warm wall. The fresh figs were rarely seen atone time outside of the large "high-class" fruit shops, but for the lastyear or two I have seen them peddled in the streets of London likeapples and oranges in due season. Green figs (not unripe) were commonly eaten by Roman gladiators, whichis surely a sufficient tribute to the fruit's strength-giving qualities. The best way of preparing dried figs for eating is to wash them veryquickly in warm water, and steam for twenty minutes or until tender. _Grape. _ The special value of the grape lies in the fact that it is a very quickrepairer of bodily waste, the grape sugar being taken immediately intothe circulation without previous digestion. For this reason is grapejuice the best possible food for fever patients, consumptives, and allwho are in a weak and debilitated condition. The grapes should be wellchewed, the juice and pulp swallowed, and the skin and stones rejected. In countries where the grape cure is practised, consumptive patients arefed on the sweeter varieties of grape, while those troubled with livercomplaints, acid gout, or other effects of over-feeding, take the lesssweet kinds. Dr. Fernie deprecates the use of grapes for the ordinary gouty orrheumatic patient, but with all due deference to that learned authority, I do not believe the fruit exists that is not beneficial to the goutyperson. One of the most gouty and rheumatic people I know, a vegetarianwho certainly never over-feeds himself, derives great benefit from a fewdays' almost exclusive diet of grapes. Cream of tartar, a potash salt obtained from the crust formed uponbottles and casks by grape juice when it is undergoing fermentation inthe process of becoming wine, is often used as a medicine. It has beencited as an infallible specific in cases of smallpox, but I do notrecommend its use, as it probably gets contaminated with othersubstances during the process of manufacture. In any case its valuecannot be compared with the fresh, ripe fruit. I have little doubt butthat an exclusive diet of grapes, combined with warmth, proper bathing, and the absence of drugs, would suffice to cure the most malignant caseof smallpox. Sufferers from malaria may use grapes with great benefit. For thispurpose the grapes, with the skins and stones, should be well pounded ina mortar and allowed to stand for three hours. The juice should then bestrained off and taken. Or persons with good teeth may eat the grapes, including the skins and stones, if they thoroughly macerate the latter. In the absence of fresh grapes raisin-tea is a restoring and nourishingdrink. Dr. Fernie notes that it is of the same proteid value as milk, ifmade in the proportions given below. It is much more easily digestedthan milk, and therefore of great use in gastric complaints. Sufferersfrom chronic gastritis could not do better than make raisin-tea theirsole drink, and bananas their only food for a time. _Raisin Tea. _ To make raisin-tea, take half a pound of good raisins and wash well, butquickly, in lukewarm water. Cut up roughly and put into theold-fashioned beef-tea jar with a quart of _distilled_ or boiled andfiltered _rain_ water. Cook for four hours, or until the liquid isreduced to 1 pint. Scald a fine hair sieve and press through it allexcept the skins and stones. If desired a little lemon juice may beadded. _Gooseberry. _ The juice of green gooseberries "cureth all inflammations, " while thered gooseberry is good for bilious subjects. But it has been said thatgooseberries are not good for melancholy persons. Gooseberries are an excellent "spring medicine. " _Lavender. _ It is very much to be regretted that the nerve-soothing vegetableperfumes of our grandmothers have been superseded, for the most part, bythe cheap mineral products of the laboratory. Scents really preparedfrom the flowers that give them their names are expensive to make, andconsequently high-priced. The cheap scents are all mineral concoctions, and their use is more or less injurious. A penny-worth of dried lavenderflowers in a muslin bag is even cheaper to buy, inoffensive tosmell--which is more than can be said of cheap manufactured scents--andpossesses medicinal properties. Lavender flowers were formerly used for their curative virtues in alldisorders of the head and nerves. An oil, prepared by infusing the crushed lavender flowers in olive oil, is recommended for anointing palsied limbs, and at one time a spirit wasprepared from lavender flowers which was known as "palsy drops. " A tea made with hot water and lavender tops will relieve the headachethat comes from fatigue. Dr. Fernie advises 1 dessertspoonful per day of pure lavender water foreczema. The scent of lavender will keep away flies, fleas, and moths. _Lemon. _ Lemons are invaluable in cases of gout, malaria, rheumatism, and scurvy. They are also useful in fevers and liver complaints. I have found the juice of one lemon taken in a little hot water removedizzy feelings in the head, accompanied by specks and lights dancingbefore the eyes, consequent upon the liver being out of order, in halfan hour. The juice of a lemon in hot water may be taken night and morning withadvantage by sufferers from rheumatism. In the "lemon cure" for gout andrheumatism, the patients begin with one lemon per day and increase thequantity until they arrive at a dozen or more. But I think this iscarrying it to excess. Dr. Fernie recommends the juice of one lemonmixed with an equal proportion of hot water, to be taken prettyfrequently, in cases of rheumatic fever. A prescription for malaria, given in the _Lancet_, is the following:"Take a full-sized lemon, cut it in thin transverse slices, rind andall, boil these down in an earthenware jar containing a pint and a halfof water, until the decoction is reduced to half a pint. Let this coolon the window-sill overnight, and drink it off in the morning. " A Florentine doctor discovered that fresh lemon juice will alleviatethe pain of cancerous ulceration of the tongue. His patient suckedslices of lemon. A German doctor found that fresh lemon juice kills the diptheriabacillus, and advises a gargle of diluted lemon juice to dipthericpatients. Such a gargle is excellent for sore throat. Dr. Fernie recommends lemon juice for nervous palpitation of the heart. Lemon juice rubbed on to corns will eventually do away with them, and ifapplied to unbroken chilblains will effect a cure. Lemon juice is also an old remedy for the removal of freckles andblackheads from the face. It should be rubbed in at bedtime, afterwashing with warm water. _Lettuce. _ Lettuce is noted for its sedative properties, although these are notgreat in the large, highly-manured, commercial specimens. It is veryeasily digested, and may, therefore, be eaten by those with whom saladsdisagree in the ordinary way. _Nettle. _ The tender tops of young nettles picked in the spring make a deliciousvegetable, somewhat resembling spinach. They are excellent for sufferersfrom gout and skin eruptions. Fresh nettle juice is prescribed in doses of from 1 to 2 tablespoonfulsfor loss of blood from the lungs, nose, or internal organs. _Nuts. _ Nuts are the true substitute for flesh meat. They contain everything inthe way of nourishment that meat contains, minus the poisonousconstituents of the latter. They are very rich in proteid (flesh andmuscle former) and fat. In addition they possess all the constituentsthat go to make up a perfect food. Nuts and water form a completedietary, although I do not suggest that any reader should try it. If hedid so he would probably eat too many nuts, not realising how great anamount of nourishment is contained in a concentrated form. No one shouldeat more than a quarter of a pound of nuts per day, in addition to otherfood. A pound per day would be more than sufficient if no other foodwere taken. I have little doubt but that the diet of the future willconsist solely of nuts and fresh fruit. After all it is the food mostfavoured by monkeys, and our teeth and digestive apparatus more nearlyresemble those of the monkey than the carnivorous and herbivorousanimals so many of us seemingly prefer to imitate. The chief objection to nuts is supposed to be on account of theirindigestibility. But this has its foundation, not in the nut, but in themanner of eating it. I recommend all those people who find nutsindigestible to pay a visit to the Zoo and see how the monkey eats hisnuts. He chews and chews and chews. And after that he chews! I know, alas! that the majority of people do not possess teeth like themonkey, and to these I can only suggest that they macerate their nuts ina nut butter machine. There are several of these machines on the market, and they are stocked by all large "Food-Reform" provision dealers. Theycost anything from six or seven shillings. The daily allowance of nutsmay be thoroughly macerated and eaten with fruit in the place of cream. Ordinary people may use a nut-mill, which flakes, not macerates, thenuts. But people with bad teeth and a weak digestion will do better toinvest in a nut butter machine. I may add that the nuts will notmacerate properly unless they are crisp, and to this end they must beput in a warm oven for a short time, just before grinding. I have foundnew, English-grown walnuts crisp enough without this preparation. But ifthe nuts are _not_ crisp enough they will simply clog the machine. Now to our nuts! Almonds are the most nourishing. Next in order comewalnuts, hazel or cob nuts, and Brazil nuts. The proteid value of thesethree does not differ much. After these come the chestnut and cocoanut, and lastly we have the pine kernel. Speaking very roughly, we may likenwalnuts, hazel nuts, and Brazil nuts to beef for flesh andmuscle-forming value, while pine kernels correspond more nearly to fish. Almonds are nearly double the value of beef. _Nut Cream. _ Doctor Fernie recommends the following nut-cream for brain-workers. Pound in a mortar, or mince finely, 3 blanched almonds, 2 walnuts, 2ounces of pine kernels. Steep overnight in orange or lemon juice. It should be made fresh daily, and may be used in place of butter. _Oat. _ The oat is generally cited as the most nourishing of all the cereals, and a good nerve food. The fine oatmeal gruel of our grandmothers hasgone almost entirely out of fashion, but its use might be revived withadvantage. Like wheat, it is a complete food. A good preparation ofgroats (ground oats from which the husk has been entirely removed) maybe taken by those who find other preparations indigestible. Some persons seem unable to take oatmeal, its use being followed by askin eruption. This is supposed to be due to a special constituentcalled "avenin, " the existence of which, however, is denied by someauthorities. There is little doubt but that persons of weak digestive powers andsedentary habits cannot digest porridge comfortably. In any casequickly-cooked porridge is an abomination. _Olive. _ The chief use of the olive, at least in this country, consists in theoil expressed from it. Unfortunately our so-called olive oil isgenerally cotton-seed oil. Captain Diamond of San Francisco, aged 111, and the oldest living athlete in the world, attributes much of hishealth to the use of olive oil. But he lays great stress upon theimportance of obtaining it pure. Cotton-seed oil consists partly of anindigestible gum, and its continued ingestion tends to produce kidneytrouble and heart failure. A simple test for purity is to use, the suspected sample for oilingfloors or furniture. If pure, it will leave a beautiful polish minusgrease. But if it contains cotton-seed oil, part of it will evaporate, leaving the gummy portion behind. When pure olive oil is shaken in a half-filled bottle, the bubblesformed thereby rapidly disappear, but if the sample is adulterated thebubbles continue some time before they burst. Pure olive oil is pale and a greenish yellow. If equal volumes of strong nitric acid (this may be obtained from anychemist) and olive oil are mixed together and shaken in a flask theresulting product has a greenish or orange tinge which remains unchangedafter standing for ten minutes. But if cotton-seed oil is present, themixture is reddish in colour, and becomes brown or black on standing. Olive oil is slightly laxative, and therefore useful to sufferers fromconstipation. It is also an excellent vermifuge. Olive oil has been used with great success in the treatment of gallstones. A Dr. Rosenberg reported that of twenty-one cases treated by"the ingestion of a considerable quantity of olive oil, only two failedof complete recovery. " _Onion. _ The uses of the onion are many and varied. Fresh onion juice promotesperspiration, relieves constipation and bronchitis, induces sleep, isgood for cases of scurvy and sufferers from lead colic. It is alsoexcellent for bee and wasp stings. Onions are noted for their nerve-soothing properties. They are alsobeautifiers of the complexion. But moderation must be observed in theiruse or they are apt to disagree. Not everyone can digest onions, although I believe them to be more easily digested raw than cooked. A raw onion may be rubbed on unbroken chilblains with good results. Ifbroken, the onion should be roasted. The heart of a roasted onion placedin the ear is an old-fashioned remedy for earache. Raw onions are a powerful antiseptic. They also attract disease germs tothemselves, and for this reason may be placed in a sickroom withadvantage. Needless to say, they should afterwards be burnt or buried. Culpeper, the ancient herbalist, says that they "draw corruption untothem. " It is possibly for this reason that the Vedanta forbids them todevout Hindoos. Garlic possesses the same properties as the onion, but in a very muchstronger degree. Leeks are very much milder than the onion. _Onion Juice. _ The following prescription is excellent for sufferers from bronchitis orcoughs: Slice a Spanish onion; lay the slices in a basin and sprinklewell with pure cane sugar. Cover the basin tightly and leave for twelvehours. After this time the basin should contain a quantity of juice. Give a teaspoonful every now and then until relief is afforded. If toomuch be taken it may induce headache and vomiting. _Onion Poultice. _ An excellent poultice for the chest may be made by placing one or twoEnglish onions in a muslin bag and pounding them to a pulp. This shouldbe renewed every three or four hours, and the chest washed. I have beentold that, at the age of six weeks old, I was saved from dying ofbronchitis by such an onion poultice applied to the soles of my feet. _Orange. _ The orange possesses most of the virtues of the lemon, but in a modifiedform. But it has the advantage of being more palatable. The juice of oranges has been observed to exert such a beneficialinfluence on the blood as to prevent and cure influenza. Taken freelywhile the attack is on they seemingly prevent the pneumonia that sooften follows. By far the quickest way to overcome influenza is tosubsist solely on oranges for three or four days. Hot distilled watermay be taken in addition. The peel of the bitter Seville orange is an excellent tonic and remedyin cases of malaria and ague. A drink may be prepared from it accordingto the prescription under the heading "Lemon. " The "orange cure" is used with great success for consumptive patients, for chest affections of all kinds, for asthma, and some stomachcomplaints. Oranges are taken freely at every meal. The "navel" kind aregenerally used. Herbalists sell dried orange pips to be crushed to a powder and taken inthe proportion of 1 teaspoonful to a cup of hot water. This is aharmless sedative, and useful in hysterical affections. _Marmalade Tonic. _ A drink made with half a pint of hot water poured over a tablespoonfulof good, home-made marmalade will often give relief in cases ofneuralgia and pains in the head. _Parsley. _ Parsley is useful in cases of menstrual obstruction and diseases of thekidneys. The bruised leaves applied to the breasts of nursing mothersare said to cure painful lumps and threatened abscess. It may also betaken with advantage by cancerous patients. In all these cases parsleymay be taken in the form of a soup, in common use among members of thePhysical Regeneration Society, which consists of onions, tomatoes, celery, and parsley, stewed together in distilled water. Dr. Fernie remarks that when uncooked parsley has been eaten to excessit has been observed to produce epilepsy in certain bodily systems. Theoil of parsley has also been found useful in cases of epilepsy. Thiswould naturally follow on the homeopathic principle of similars. _Pear. _ The pear possesses most of the virtues of the apple. But, unlike thelatter, it is credited with producing a constipating effect if eatenwithout its skin. In an old recipe book I found the following tribute toBergamot pears. The writer says: "I had for some years been afflictedwith the usual symptoms of the stone in the bladder, when meeting withDr. Lobb's "Treatise of Dissolvents for the Stone and Gravel, " I wasinduced on his recommendation to try Bergamot pears, a dozen or moreevery day with the rind, when in less than a week I observed a large redflake in my urine, which, on a slight touch, crumbled into the finestpowder, and this was the same for several succeeding days. It is tenyears since I made the experiment, and I have been quite free from anycomplaints of that nature ever since. The pears were of the small sortand full of knots. " _Pea Nut. _ The pea nut--or monkey nut--is especially recommended as a cure forindigestion. I have not been able to find out why. As a matter of factit is such a highly-concentrated food that, unless taken in very smallquantities, it is liable to upset weak digestions. I suspect the secretto lie in the chewing. Almost any kind of nut will cure the habitualindigestion induced by "bolting" the food, if only it be chewed until itis liquid. Hard biscuits will do instead of nuts, although an uncookedfood like the nut is the better. But whatever is taken must be"Fletcherised, " that is, chewed and chewed and chewed until it is allreduced to liquid. Pea nuts contain a good deal of oil, and for this reason are recommendedfor consumptives. They are the cheapest nuts to buy, for the reason thatthey are not really nuts but beans. _Pine-apple. _ Pine-apple juice is the specific for diphtheria. This seems to havebeen first brought to the notice of Europeans by the fact that negroesliving round about the swamps of Louisiana were observed to use it withgreat success. A writer who records this says: "The patient should beforced to swallow the juice. This fluid is of so pungent and corrosive anature that it cuts out the diphtheria mucous and causes it todisappear. " The above direction looks satisfactory enough on paper, and it iseminently cheering to read of how the pine-apple juice causes thediphtheria mucous to disappear, but anyone who knows anything aboutdiphtheria knows that to "force" a diphtheria patient to swallow is moreeasily written about than accomplished. Fortunately I have been able toobtain the following explicit directions from an experienced nurse andmother: The pine-apple should be cut up and well pounded in a mortar. The juicemust then be pressed out and strained through well-scalded muslin. Thepatient's mouth must be washed out with warm water. The juice may now begiven with a silver teaspoon. It is possible that the patient may bequite unable to swallow any of it. If this be so, the juice will serveas a mouth and throat wash. It will gradually dissolve the membrane, andenable it to be scraped gently away with the spoon. The juice should begiven, and the throat scraped as far down as the nurse can reach, asoften as the patient can bear it. The time will come, sooner or later, when the juice is swallowed. No other food should be given. The nursemay have to work away for some hours before any juice is swallowed, butmy friend assures me that if the scraping be done gently and skilfully, even children will bear it patiently. Only a silver or bone spoon shouldbe used, and, needless to say, it must be well scalded in boiling waterin the intervals of using. It is a remarkable fact that while pine-apple juice exercises thisremarkable corrosive power upon diseased mucous, its effect upon themost delicate, healthy membrane is absolutely harmless. I have seensweet pine-apple juice given to six-months-old babies as a supplement tothe mother's milk, with excellent results. Dr. Hillier, writing in the _Herald of Health_ in 1897, says "Slicedpine-apples, laid in pure honey for a day or two, when used inmoderation, will relieve the human being from chronic impaction of thebowels, reestablish peristaltic motion, and induce perfect digestion. " "A slice of fresh pine-apple, " writes Dr. Fernie, "is about as wise athing as one can take by way of dessert after a substantial meal. " Thisis because fresh pine-apple juice has been found to act upon animal foodin very much the same way that the gastric juice acts within thestomach. But vegetarians should eat fresh fruit at the beginning ofmeals rather than at the end. The pine-apple is useful in all ordinary cases of sore-throat. One pine-apple of average size should yield half a pint of juice. Tinned or cooked pine-apple is useless for curative purposes. _Pine Kernel. _ Pine kernels are recommended to those who find other nuts difficult todigest. They are the most easily digested of all the nuts. They areoften used for cooking in the place of suet, being very oily. _Plum, Prune. _ The disfavour with which "stone fruits, " especially plums, are generallyregarded owes its being to the fact that they are too often eaten whenunripe. When ripe, they are as wholesome as any other fruit. Unripe theyprovoke choleraic diarrhoea. The prune, a variety of dried plum, has been recommended as a remedyagainst viciousness and irritability. An American doctor declares thatthere is a certain medicinal property in the prune which acts directlyupon the nervous system, and that is where the evil passions have theirseat. He reports that he tried the experiment of including prunes in themeals of the vicious, intractable youths of a reformatory, and that bythe end of a week they were peaceable as lambs. Most writers who commenton this seem to suggest that any fruit which is mildly aperient wouldproduce the same effect. But the mother of a large family tells me thatshe has observed that prunes seem to possess a soothing property that isall their own. _Prune Tea. _ Prune tea is an excellent drink for irritable persons. It is made asfollows: To every pint of washed prunes allow 1 quart of distilledwater. Soak the prunes all night, and afterwards simmer to rags in thesame water. Strain, and flavour with lemon juice if desired. _Potato. _ The potato is a cheap and homely remedy against gout, scurvy, andrickets. Dr. Lambe tells how he cured a case of scurvy solely with rawpotatoes. One of the favourite dishes of that good old doctor was asalad composed of sliced raw potatoes and olive oil. In order to preserve the medicinal properties of potatoes when cooked, they must always be steamed in their jackets. The skin may be removedbefore eating, but care should be taken not to allow a particle of thepotato to adhere to it. The valuable potash salts chiefly lie just underthe skin. A raw potato scraped or powdered to a pulp is an excellent remedy forburns and scalds. Dr. Fernie recommends the following decoction with which to bathe theswollen and inflamed joints of rheumatic sufferers. Take 1 lb. Potatoes, cut each into four, but do not peel them. Boil in 2 pints ofwater until stewed down to 1 pint. Strain, and use the liquid. Eaten to excess potatoes are apt to cause dullness and laziness. _Radish. _ The radish is commonly cited as indigestible, but for all that it iscommended by old writers as a potent remedy for stone. If not too old, well masticated, and eaten at the beginning of a meal, I do not think itis more indigestible than the majority of vegetables. A syrup made with the juice expressed from pounded radishes and canesugar is recommended for rheumatism, bronchial troubles, whooping-cough, and pustular eruptions. Dr. Fernie notes that the black radish is especially useful againstwhooping-cough, probably by reason of its volatile, sulphureted oil. "It is employed in Germany for this purpose by cutting off the top, andthen making a hole within the root, which hole is filled with treacle, or honey, and allowed to stand thus for two or three days; afterwards ateaspoonful of the medicated liquid is to be given two or three times inthe day, with a dessertspoonful of water, when required. " I am not acquainted with the "black radish, " but mothers might do worse, in cases of whooping-cough, than give their children the juice ofpounded radishes mixed with pure honey. _Raspberry. _ Raspberries are excellent against the scurvy, and, like the blackberry, good for relaxed bowels. They are a very wholesome fruit, and should begiven to those who have "weak and queasy stomachs. " _Rice. _ The chief medicinal value of rice lies in the quickness with which itis digested. One authority says that "it can be taken four times a dayand the patient still get twenty hours' rest. " It is consequently ofgreat value in digestive and intestinal troubles. But it should be_unpolished_, otherwise it is an ill-balanced, deficient food. It shouldlikewise be boiled in only just enough soft water to be absorbed duringthe cooking. One cup of rice should be put on in a double saucepan withthree cups of cold water and tightly covered. When the water is allabsorbed the rice will be cooked. The large-grained, unpolished rice sold at "Food-Reform" stores at 3d. Per lb. Absorbs the water and cooks much more easily than a smallervariety sold at 2d. I have found the latter most unsatisfactory. _Rhubarb. _ Rhubarb is a wholesome and cooling spring vegetable, and may well takethe place of cooked fruit when the latter is scarce. But it isgenerally forbidden to rheumatic and gouty patients on account of itsoxalic acid. This oxalic acid is supposed to combine with the lime inthe blood of the gouty person, and to form crystals of oxalate of lime, which are eliminated by the kidneys. At the same time the general healthsuffers. "Dr. Prout, " writes Dr. Fernie, "says he has seen well-markedinstances in which an oxalate of lime kidney attack has followed the useof garden rhubarb in a tart or pudding, likewise of sorrel in a salad, particularly when at the same time the patient has been drinking hardwater. But chemists explain that oxalates may be excreted in the urinewithout having necessarily been a constituent, as such, of vegetable orother foods taken at table, seeing that citric, malic, and other organicacids which are found distributed throughout the vegetable world areliable to chemical conversion into oxalic acid through a fermentation orperverted digestion. " I think the moral of the above is: "Do not drink hard water. "Especially do not cook fruit and vegetables in hard water. They arenearly always rendered indigestible by such a process, and"vegetarianism, " not the hard water, is often blamed for the sufferingsof the consumers. Rhubarb is apt to be over-valued as a "spring medicine" on account ofits association with the Turkey rhubarb of _materia medica_. It shouldbe thoroughly ripe before eating. I am _not_ recommending Turkey rhubarb. _Sage. _ Sage is said to promote longevity, to quicken the senses and memory, andto strengthen the nerves. Sage tea is recommended for pulmonary consumption and for excessiveperspiration of the feet. A teaspoonful of dried sage, or rather more ifthe fresh leaves be used, is steeped in half a pint of water fortwenty-four hours. A teacupful is to be taken night and morning. Sage, like so many of the fragrant herbs, is antiseptic. _Strawberry. _ The strawberry is exceptionally wholesome on account of its being soeasily digested. It is recommended for gout, rheumatism, and the stone. Also for anæmic patients on account of the iron it contains. H. Benjafield, M. B. , advises anæmic girls to take 1 quart ofstrawberries per day, and when these are not obtainable several ripebananas. _Spinach. _ Professor Bunge declared that iron should never be taken in its mineralform, but that those who are in need of an iron tonic should take it asit exists in vegetables and fruit. To this end he especially commendsspinach. Dr. Luff puts spinach first on a list of vegetables recommended tothose who suffer from gouty tendencies. Spinach is very easily digested, and so juicy that no added water isneeded in which to cook it. _Tomato. _ The tomato, according to an American physician, is one of the mostpowerful _deobstruents_ (remover of disease particles, and opener of thenatural channels of the body) of the _materia medica_. It should be usedin all affections of the liver, etc. , where calomel is indicated. The superstition that tomatoes are a cause of cancer is absolutelywithout foundation. Vegetarian cancer patients who have recovered afterbeing given up as "hopeless" by the orthodox faculty eat tomatoesfreely. Another belief, strongly supported by some otherwise "advanced"scientific men, is that tomatoes are bad for those who suffer from atendency to gout, or uric acid disease. But this has been contradictedby others. The evil agency in the tomato is supposed to be the oxalicsalt which it undoubtedly contains. But it has been shown by experimenthow certain chemical compounds as obtained from plants act quitedifferently to the same compounds artificially prepared in thelaboratory. So that the contention of those who assert that the tomatois not only harmless, but even beneficial to gouty subjects, is notunreasonable. Speaking from experience, I can only say that one of thegoutiest subjects I know eats tomatoes nearly every day of his life, andcontinues to progress rapidly towards health. A tomato poultice is said to cleanse foul ulcers, and promote theirhealing. It should be renewed frequently, and applied hot. _Turnip. _ Turnips are anti-scorbutic. An old remedy for chronic coughs was turnip juice boiled with sugar. The turnips were grated, the juice pressed out, and 2½ ozs. Candiedsugar were allowed to 1 pint of juice. This was boiled until it slightlythickened. A teaspoonful to be taken several times a day. The green turnip tops, steamed until tender, are a good "springmedicine. " _Thyme. _ The common garden thyme, used for flavouring, is credited with manyvirtues. It is said to inspire courage and enliven the spirits, and forthis reason should be taken by melancholy persons. It is good againstnervous headache, flatulence, and hysterical affections. It isantiseptic. _Walnuts. _ The walnut has been called vegetable arsenic because of its curativevalue in eczema. An oil obtained from the kernel has been found of greatservice when applied externally in cases of skin diseases. The leavesof the walnut tree are also used for the same purpose, both externallyand internally. One ounce of the leaves to 12 tablespoonfuls of boilingwater make a tea, half a tea-cup of which may be taken several times aday. The affected parts should also be washed with it. Walnuts, to be well masticated, have been given to gouty and rheumaticpatients with great success. About one dozen per day is the quantityprescribed. It is possible that herein lies the secret of the fact thatour ancestors invariably took walnuts with their wine. The green, unripe walnut is useful for expelling worms. _Wheat. _ Whole wheat is a perfect food. In the form of white flour, however, itis an imperfect, unbalanced food, on account of its deprivation of thevaluable phosphates which exist in the bran. Rickets and malnutritiongenerally are the outcome of the habitual use of white flour, unless theloss of mineral matter is counter balanced by other foods. Only the very finest wholemeal, such as "Artox, " for example, should beused for making bread, etc. The ordinary coarse wholemeals are apt toproduce intestinal irritation. _Cracked wheat_, soaked overnight in water and boiled for a couple ofhours, is a favourite prescription of American writers for habitualconstipation. It may be obtained at most large "Food-Reform" stores. _Bran Tea. _ Nervous or anæmic persons will derive great benefit from a course ofbran tea. It is made as follows:--To every cup of bran allow 2 cupsdistilled water. Well wash the bran in cold water; it is generally fullof dust. Put in a saucepan with the cold distilled water, cover tightly, and boil for thirty minutes. Strain, and flavour with sugar and lemonjuice to taste. Take a teacupful night and morning. PART III. --INDICES INDEX TO DISEASES AND REMEDIES ABSCESS-- PAGE Parsley 58 ACID DYSPEPSIA-- Apple 18 ANÆMIA-- Banana 22 Barley 23 Bran 77 Lentil 27 Spinach 72 Strawberry 72 Water-cress 31 ASTHMA-- Orange 57 BLACKHEADS-- Lemon 46 BOILS-- Green Figs 38 BOWEL IMPACTION-- Pine-apple 63 BRAIN FAG-- Apple 16 BRONCHITIS-- Onion 54 Radish 67 BRUISES-- Banana 23 BURNS-- Beet 28 Potato 66 CANCER-- Cinnamon 32 Lemon 46 Parsley 58 CHEST AFFECTIONS-- Almond 15 Orange 57 CHILBLAINS-- Lemon 46 Onion 54 CHOLERA-- Coffee 34 COLDS-- Black Currant 26 Elderberry 36 COLIC-- Caraway Seed 29 Onion 54 CONSTIPATION-- Brazil Nut 26 Cracked Wheat 77 Olive Oil 53 Onion 54 CONSUMPTION-- Cabbage, etc. 28 Carrot 30 Cinnamon 33 Cresses 31 Date 34 Grape 2, 40 Orange 57 Pea Nut 60 CORNS-- Lemon 46 COUGHS-- Black Currant 26 Elderberry 36 Turnip 75 DIARRHOEA-- Blackberry 24 Raspberry 68 DIPHTHERIA-- Lemon 46 Pine-apple 60 DYSPEPSIA-- Apple 18 Celery 31 Pea Nut 60 ECZEMA-- Lavender 44 Walnut 75 EPILEPSY-- Parsley 58 EYE, INFLAMMATION OF-- Apple 18 FEVER-- Apple 19 Barley 23 Elderberry 37 Grape 40 Lemon 44 FLATULENCE-- Thyme 75 FRECKLES-- Lemon 46 GALL STONE-- Olive Oil 53 GASTRITIS-- Banana 20 Barley 23 GOUT-- Apple 18 Carrot 30 Celery 31 Grape 40 Lemon 44 Potato 66 Spinach 73 Strawberry 72 Walnut 76 HÆMORRHAGE-- Nettle 47 HEADACHE-- Lavender 44 Orange 57 Thyme 75 HEART, PALPITATION OF-- Asparagus 20 Lemon 46 HYSTERIA-- Caraway Seed 29 Orange Pips 57 Thyme 75 INDIGESTION-- Apple 18 Celery 31 Pea Nut 60 INEBRIETY-- Apple 19 INFLAMMATION-- Apple 18 Banana 20 Barley 23 Green Gooseberry 43 INFLUENZA-- Cinnamon 33 Orange 56 IRRITABILITY-- Prune 65 KIDNEY DISEASE-- Parsley 58 LIVER COMPLAINTS-- Apple 18 Carrot 31 Grape 40 Lemon 44 Red Gooseberry 43 Tomato 73 White Beet 28 MALARIA-- Grape 41 Lemon 44 Orange 56 MELANCHOLY-- Thyme 75 MENSTRUAL OBSTRUCTION-- Parsley 57 NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA-- Celery 31 NERVOUS EXCITEMENT-- Onion 54 Sage 71 NERVOUS EXHAUSTION-- Apple 17 NEURALGIA-- Seville Orange 57 PALPITATION OF HEART-- Asparagus 20 Lemon 46 PARALYSIS-- Lavender 44 PERITONITIS-- Banana 20 PILES-- Elderberry 37 PNEUMONIA-- Cinnamon 33 Orange 56 PULMONARY COMPLAINTS-- Cabbage, etc. 28 Carrot 30 Grape 1 _et seq_ Sage 71 RHEUMATISM-- Asparagus 20 Cabbage, etc. 29 Celery 31 Cress 31 Lemon 44 Radish 67 Strawberry 72 Walnut 76 RICKETS-- Potato 66 SCURVY-- Cress 31 Lemon 44 Potato 66 Raspberry 68 Turnip 74 SKIN ERUPTIONS-- Nettle 47 Radish 67 SLEEPLESSNESS-- Lettuce 46 Onion 54 SMALLPOX-- Grapes 41 SORES-- Beet 28 SORE THROAT-- Apple 18 Black Currant 26 Pine-apple 64 SPRAINS-- Banana 23 Caraway Seed 29 STINGS-- Onion 54 STONE-- Apple 17 Pear 59 Radish 67 Strawberry 72 TYPHOID FEVER-- Banana 20 UTERINE DISEASE-- Red Beet 28 ULCERS-- Carrot 30 Tomato 74 VICIOUSNESS-- Prune 65 WEAK DIGESTION-- Chestnut 32 Grape 40 Lettuce 46 Pine Kernal 64 Rice 69 Strawberry 72 WHOOPING COUGH-- Radish 67 WORMS-- Carrot 30 Cocoanut 33 Olive Oil 53 Walnut 76 INDEX TO PRESCRIPTIONS AND RECIPES Almond Soup 15Apple Tea 19Banana and Barley Injection 21Barley Water 23Blackberry Tea 25Blackberry Jelly 25Black Currant Tea 26Bran Tea 77Cinnamon Tea 33Chestnuts, Boiled 32Elderberry Leaf Poultice 37Figs, Steamed 39Fruit Juice, Preserved 36Lemon Prescription for Malaria 45Marmalade Tonic 57Nut Cream 50Onion Juice 55Onion Poultice 55Orange Pips, Dried 57Pine-apple Juice 60Potato Lotion 67Prune Tea 65Radish Juice 68Raisin Tea 42Rice, Boiled 69Sage Tea 71Turnip Juice 75Walnut Leaf Tea 76 INDEX--MISCELLANEOUS Artistic Faculties, to Strengthen 20Cabbage, for Nursing Mothers 28Caraway Seeds, promote Secretion of Milk 29Cresses, good for Brain 31Lavender, prevents Flies, Fleas, and Moths 44Nuts, true Substitute for Flesh Meat 47Nut Butter Machine 49Olive Oil, Tests for Purity of 52Pulse, not Indigestible 27Tomato, not bad for Cancer or Gout 73 * * * * * ADVERTISEMENTS +A WORD ABOUT THE ADVERTISEMENTS. + Readers of the Healthy Life Booklets will doubtless be glad to know thatonly those advertisements of foods that can be conscientiouslyrecommended are accepted. This necessarily limits the number ofadvertisements, but has the advantage of making them really serviceable. The publisher has no pecuniary interest in any of the firms mentioned, and therefore feels quite free to give his testimony to the worth oftheir goods. +"Artox" Flour. + This is so finely ground that, although wholemeal, it may be used in themanufacture even of sponge cake, while for bread it is unsurpassable. +Digestive Tea. + Tea-drinking is considered to be very injurious, but the habit isdifficult, apparently impossible, for some people to overcome, andtherefore the Universal Digestive Tea supplies a real need. A tea minustannin is a boon to everyone, but especially to the sufferers fromdyspepsia and nervous complaints. +Fry's Cocoa. + This cocoa has stood the test of time and chemists for so long now ashardly to need further testimony as to its genuineness. +International Health Association. + They supply thoroughly pure foods, and readers will do well to takeadvantage of their offer to send samples to test for themselves. +Mapleton's Nut Foods. + Their Nutter is quite the best vegetable cooking fat on the market, andmakes excellent pastry. A pie-crust made of Nutter and "Artox" Flour isa revelation to the uninitiated. The Nut Butters are also very good, especially the uncoloured varieties labelled "Wallaceite. " +Shearns. + Mr. Shearn is the acknowledged "Fruit King" of the Food Reform movement. The grand fruit shop in Tottenham Court Road, to which is now added avegetarian restaurant, is familiar to most Food Reformers who live in ornear London. Others will be glad to know of Shearn's Stores where allthe latest "Food Reform" specialities are stocked. A catalogue can beobtained on application. +Wallace Bakery. + This is the only bakery in existence which supplies bread, cakes, etc. , made with very fine wholemeal flour, and entirely free from yeast andchemicals. The Wallace Bakery is a boon and a blessing to PhysicalRegenerationists. * * * * * +A HEALTHY LIFE BOOKLET FREE+ It has many valuable recipes for Food Reformers and Invalids, and tellsall about +"ARTOX" WHOLE MEAL, + which is made from the finest whole wheat, and is so finely ground byold-fashioned stone mills that it can be digested by the most delicate. It makes the most delicious Bread, Cakes, Biscuits, and Pastry, and isan entire safeguard against Constipation when used regularly in place ofwhite flour. It is strongly recommended by _The Lancet_ and by Mrs. Leigh Hunt Wallace (_Herald of Health_) and is used exclusively in theWallace Bakery. Sold by Health Stores and Grocers everywhere in 7 lb. Sealed linen bags, or 28 lbs. Sent direct for 4s. 6d. Carriage paid. _Important. _--"Artox" Wholemeal is only retailed in our sealed bags, andis _not_ sold loose. +APPLEYARDS, LTD. + (Dept. M. ) Millers, ROTHERHAM. _Mention Healthy Life Booklets. _ [Illustration: Grains of Common Sense for Housewife and Epicure. ] * * * * * +WILL YOU TRY A CUP OF TEA+ that, instead of injuring your nerves and toughening your food, is +Absolutely Safe and Delightful?+ 2s. 2d. ; 2s. 10d. ; and 3s. 6d. Per lb. +THE UNIVERSAL DIGESTIVE TEA+ is ordinary Tea treated with oxygen, whichneutralises the injurious tannin. Every pound of ordinary tea containsabout two ounces of tannin. Tannin is a powerful astringent subject totan skins into leather. The tannin in ordinary tea tans, or hardens, thelining of the digestive organs, also the food eaten. This prevents thehealthful nourishment of the body, and undoubtedly eventuates in nervousdisorders. On receipt of a post card the UNIVERSAL DIGESTIVE TEA CO. , Ltd. , Colonial Warehouse, Kendal, will send a sample of this Tea and name ofnearest Agent, also a Descriptive Pamphlet compiled by Albert Broadbent, Author of "Science in the Daily Meal, " &c. Where no agent, 1 lb. Andupwards will be sent post free. _AGENTS WANTED. _ * * * * * +Ideal Foods for Every Day. + The I. H. A. Health Foods are called Health Foods because they do actuallybuild up the body, and make directly for better health all round. They are Ideal Foods because they are made only from such products aswheat, nuts, etc. ; because they are thoroughly cooked and easilydigested; because they are absolutely pure; because they aremanufactured with scrupulous care and cleanliness in an ideal factory inthe open country. They are ideal foods for every day because they furnish a wide varietyof dishes at a low cost, and because they are all pleasant to the taste. The I. H. A. 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