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parts to the face a rollicking, robust 

 appearance. 



Fruit contains lime in such a soluble 

 condition that the bones easily take it 

 up and are fed by it. Professor Pick- 

 erill shows how in this form it iiene- 

 trates and feeds the enamel of the 

 teeth, which is the hardest part of all our 

 bones. I live in a large fruit-growing 

 district, where the children eat much 

 fruit, and I have never seen any rick- 

 etts or other indication of soft bones 

 since I came here. 



If a horse is fed on, say, fine oatmeal 

 or fine flour alone it will soon die of 

 constipation, but if the straw on which 

 the grain grew is cut into chalf and fed 

 with the flour or meal its digestion and 

 bowels will act perfectly. Modern 

 habits of feeding us are wrong in this 

 way: the bowels of the horse need the 

 chaff to induce them to keep up their 

 action, and our bowels require some 

 such stinudant. Dr. Abramowski tells 

 us that when he lived on fruit he had 

 "two or three easy motions a day." 

 And I have every reason for gratitutle 

 to fruit, for I have not taken a dose of 

 aperient medicine for forty years, but 

 I get some trouble if I do not get two 

 or three pears or apples a day, or some 

 other fruit, but pears are the most lax- 

 ative. Professor Mc.\lpine has shown 

 that the best part of an apple or pear 

 is the skin, and if washed or carefully 

 wiped it certainly is better for consli- 

 Ijation to eat skin and all. The pulp 

 of roast apple is far better for an in- 

 fant than castor oil, and if the public 

 spent on fruit half what it now spends 

 on nauseous petroleum, many faces 

 would wear a more cheerful aspect. 



As a medical oihcer of health over a 

 large fruit-growing district in Tas- 

 mania, I have for years been able to 

 show a much lower mortality than in 

 districts where fruit is not grown; in- 

 deed, our mortality in Glenorchy of 

 four in 1011, five in 1912 and six in 

 101.3 in the thousand is, so far as I have 

 heard, the lowest recorded. 



Dried Fruits Reasonable 

 in Price 



Numerous studies made of nuti'itive 

 values by the Ollice of Experiment Sta- 

 tions have shown that diied fruits may 

 be termed an economical article of diet. 

 Fruit jjroducts in general contain little 

 protein, but as sources of energy, de- 

 rived almost entirely from their sugar, 

 dried fruits are decidedly cheaper than 

 meats and compare favorably with 

 dairy products. They are, however, 

 more expensive than cereals and the 

 starchy vegetables such as dried beans 

 and potatoes, rndei- no circumstances 

 should fresh and dried fruits be thought 

 a luxury, since Ihey supply the needed 

 nutritive material as an integral part of 

 the diet, besides adding to the attrac- 

 tiveness of the daily fare. If they are 

 to be eaten raw, brands made and nuu- 

 keted in a cleanly way should be ob- 

 tained. The amount of dried fruit ])ro- 

 duced in the I'nitcd States increased 

 •■)7,') per cent between 1800 and 10(10. 





Are NOW manufactured in California and with full knovvledg:e of con- 

 ditions necessary for best SUCCESS in Western Orchards. Distribut- 

 ing warehouses in principal fruit gfrowing sections of Northwest, for — 



Lime Sulphur Solution Arsenate of Lead, Paste 



Bordeaux Mixture, Paste Arsenate of Lead, Powder 

 B. T. S. Compound Atomic Sulphur 



"Universal" Oil Emulsions, Soluble Oil Soaps, Etc. 



Visit the ORCHARD BRAND Booth at National Apple Show 

 in Spokane and see these products. 



Uulietin No. i — DORMANT SPRAYING OF DECIDCOUS 

 FRCIT TREES, just published, sent free on application. 



General Chemical Company of California 



Royal Insurance'.Building SAN FRANCISCO 



The Pride of Oregon Apple Sizer 



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Is the most simple and economical sizer on the market today. Experience has demon- 

 strated that sizing to eight divisions is more practical than a greater or less number of 

 divisions and enables packers to pack the maximum quantity per day, thereby reducing 

 the cost. 



The sizing is done ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT BRUISING. 



The sizer is strongly and simply constructed, with no complicated machinery to get 

 out of order, and will last a lifetime. 



The machines will make two grades at the same time and divide each into eight 

 sizes. 



The construction is so simple that the machine can be operated with tto-horsepower 

 motor — either electricity, gasoline engine, or by hand. 



For particulars address 



The Pride of Oregon Apple Sizer 



J. R. MINAMAKER \ CO. HOOD RIVER, OREGON 



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