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0]iple, ])eeaiise of the laxative action of the acids contained 

 in the fruit. 



Last but not least, frnit contains in large quantities, 

 Arater. Water is the liquid of all the fluids of the body car- 

 rying food from the intestinal tract to the tissues of the 

 body and carrying waste from the tissues to the organs of 

 excretion. The very presence of water in fruit is refreshing 

 and because of it fruit is one of the best foods to carry or 

 b'liy when travelling, for then it is often difficult or even 

 impossible to obtain pure water, and in the skin-sealed fruit 

 is the delicious beverage supplied by Nature, flavored and 

 sweetened and laden with real nourishment. 



Not only for the traveller does fruit hold nutriment but 

 also for the invalid who, not ready for the more concentrated 

 foods, welcomes the glass of chilled grape juice or the deli- 

 cate yet nourishing baked apple, or the home canned Bart- 

 lett pear. 



Children instinctively love fruit of all kinds. It is so 

 simple yet full of goodness. It is satisfying and nourishing 

 at meals, or between meals if a forenoon or afternoon lunch 

 is necessary. 



I have talked about the traveller, the invalid, babies, 

 and children enjoying fruit. We the men and women of 

 jMassachusetts doing our ordinary work, may daily partake 

 of that delicious food called fruit and most of us appreciate 

 it. Apples, pears, peaches, plums, quinces, grapes, cherries, 

 currants, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, 

 gooseberries, cranberries, and muskmelons are all JMassachu- 

 setts fruits. We need not look to the North, South, East, 

 nor West, for here, in our own state, we find variety, and 

 completeness in color, flavor, and texture. Let us co-operate 

 with our neighbors and buy their harvest and for all that 

 we spend we shall receive full measure and running over. 



Fruit may be served in a variety of forms for break- 

 fast, luncheon, dinner, supper, afternoon teas, and parties. 



Good fruit is just ripe, sound, and clean, and in buying 

 fruit, it is economv to select the best, for the flavor and 



