666 MEALS MEDICINAL. 
right-hand rotary direction under similar conditions ; such Sugar 
being found especially in grapes. Fruit Sugar (levulose) forms a 
thick syrup, which will dry under heat to a gummy, deliquescent 
mass. It is prepared in both powder, and a honeyed form, this 
latter being known as “ Satrap ” levulose. If the same becomes 
firm by a cold temperature, its consistence like honey may be 
restored by placing its vessel in warm water. Then as such it 
can be spread on bread, and taken with tea, or coffee. Professor 
Worm-Muller, even after allowing large quantities of levulose 
to diabetic patients, could find no trace of it in their urine. This 
kind of sugar, as fattening and highly nutrient, is further indicated 
for pulmonary consumption. It is, moreover, an excellent medium 
for promoting strength in the weakly and convalescent ; also for 
giving physical energy to young persons of athletic pursuits. 
A levulose Chocolate is made for the last-named purpose. 
The uses of Sugar generally for medicinal purposes are of 
modern date ; they have been proved in two directions. Sugar 
has considerable influence on the separation of the gastric 
juices: Dextrose (Grape Sugar) reduces the secretion of the 
gastric juice to one-tenth part within the first three hours, and 
binds the acids; Fruit Sugar (leavulose), on the other hand, 
reduces the gastric juice only to one-half, and correspondingly 
affects the acids in only a minor degree. From the different 
actions of these two Sugars it becomes clear that in certain forms 
of disease of the stomach, in which it is important to reduce. the 
acidity, as in ulcers of the stomach, then Grape Sugar (dextrose) 
is of great remedial value ; while, on the other hand, in normal 
digestive conditions, or even in states when the gastric juices 
are insufficiently generated, and produced, the partaking of such 
Sugar should be very moderate, or digestion will be retarded. 
It has been also proved that by too free a use of Cane Sugar 
the digestive fluids are clogged, and find a difficulty in reaching 
the intestines. For these reasons Fruit Sugar is of more value 
when saccharine carbohydrates are needed for maintaining the 
bodily energies, and for building up the bodily structures ; and 
inasmuch as it would seldom be possible to consume the quantity 
of fruit needed to supply the requisite quantity of Fruit Sugar 
for a cure, it may be taken as “‘levulose,” to be had from the 
manufacturing chemist (Schering’s Factory). Fruit jams may 
be made therewith instead of with Cane Sugar; which faculty 
would. be quite an acquisition for persons with weak digestive - 
