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scientific importance, for similar results have been obtained in thousands 

 of other cases, and the improvement made is founded upon a natural and 

 rational basis. 



The vast majority of people would be greatly benefited by making 

 one of their meals largely of fruit without cream or milk and with sugar 

 in moderation. If such were the case, there would be but little call for 

 "blood purifiers" and spring tonics, and most women would be relieved 

 of the anxiety incident to a bad complexion. 



A fruit diet is especially adapted to hot weather. If on a warm 

 morning, instead of eating freely of ham and fried eggs, hot biscuits, 

 pancakes or fried potatoes, with one or more cups of hot coffee, fruits and 

 dextrinized cereals constituted the breakfast, a much more comfortable 

 day would be spent. 



A piece of lemon in the mouth or a little lemon juice will often check 

 the nausea in pregnancy and seasickness, and quite surprising results may 

 be obtained in treating a felon by putting the finger into a fresh lemon 

 and covering with a cold compress. 



I have seen the most gratifying results follow the administration of 

 fruit juice in rickets and tetany, as well as in constipated children. 



In malarial fever, lemons, grapefruit and apple juice are the most 

 valuable. In dysentery and enteritis, fresh or unsweetened blackberry 

 juice is the best. — Northwest Horticulturist. 



