SOME USES OF THE LEMON. 



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When the car was opened and examined by Mr. 

 Hanrahan, Aid. Bayly, a Journal reporter and 

 several others, everything was in prime condition. 

 Berries that were reported soft when loaded were 

 absolutely dry, the moisture had been all absorbed 

 by Mr. Hanrahan's automatic system. After the 

 car was partly unloaded Mr. Hanrahan took the 

 party into the car with a lamp. The doors were 

 closed and Mr. Hanrahan demonstrated the differ- 

 ent currents of air which he employed to eliminate 

 odors, moisture and gases from the fruits. 



Mr. Hunt, who has had a large e.xperience in 

 handling berries in refrigerator cars, said it was 

 the first car of berries that he ever opened without 

 finding a very marked cdor of dtcayed berries. 

 As soon as the car do jr was opened yesterday, the 

 car, to use Mr. Hunt's own expression, was "as 

 sweet as a nut." He also stated the amount of 

 money saved to the growers b}- using this oar for 

 the transportation of perishable fruit from the 



Niagara district would amount to about forty to 

 fifty thousand dollars annually ; and to his mind 

 this was the only refrigerator car today in exis- 

 tance in which perishable fruits could be held any 

 length of time for market without moulding, This 

 is due to the fact that the moisture is all absorbed 

 from the fruit and carried off out of the car. 



The ice chamber is in the centre of the car, and 

 the fruit is so placed on the car that the air freely 

 circulates, and the warm currents enter the top of 

 the ice chamber, while the cool air goes from the 

 bottom of the ice chamber through the car. Not 

 only were the berries dry and in good condition, 

 but every part of the car was perfectly dry. 



Before this car was loaded at Grimsby some 

 of the shippers protested against its use, but the 

 reports about the condition of the fruit have con- 

 vinced the majority of the shippers that the Han- 

 rahan car is a success. 



SOME USES OF THE LEMON. 



^,_TgpOMh-N, particularly, would find a 

 liji more general use of lemons as 

 ^*i] simple remedies where ordinarily 

 doctors' medicines are employed, efficacious 

 and economical. 



One of the most pleasing" baths is made 

 by slicing three or four lemons into the 

 water, which should be drawn half an hour 

 before using- so that the juice of the fruit 

 may have a chance to permeate it. The 

 sense of freshness it gives, and the supple- 

 ness and smoothness it imparts to the skin 

 are very luxurious. In the West Indies 

 often the lemon is used instead of soap, and 

 when the natives wash their hands they 

 squeeze the juice over them and rub them 

 briskly in water until they are clean. 



The lemon is invaluable in its effect on the 



complexion. A few drops in the water in 

 which the face is washed removes all 

 greasiness and leaves the skin fresh and 

 velvety. A little lemon iuice rubbed on the 

 cheeks before going to bed and allowed to 

 dry there will remove freckles and whiten 

 the skin, besides giving a delightful smooth- 

 ness, and if the treatment is persisted in, 

 eventually it will carry off all unsightly 

 blemishes that are not caused by internal 

 trouble. 



Lemons are very useful in the care of the 

 teeth. A few drops squeezed into a glass of 

 water for rinsing the mouth make a tonic 

 for the gums and render them firm. 



In washing the hair, if a lemon is used, it 

 will cleanse the scalp and give a soft fluffi- 

 ness to the hair that women like. 



Flower Gardens of the Sea. — The sea 

 has its flower gardens, but the blooms are 

 not on plants as they are on the land. It is 

 the animals of the sea that make the gardens, 

 the corals of the tropical waters, particularly, 

 making a display of floral beauty that fairly 

 rivals the gorgeous coloring and delicate 

 grace presented by land flowers. So closely 



do they resemble plant blooms that it is hard 

 to believe that they are wholly animal in 

 organization. Dr. Blackford says that 

 among the coral gardens there are fishes of 

 curious forms and flashing colors darting 

 about, just as the birds and butterflies dart 

 about plant gardens on land. — Chicago 

 Chronicle. 



