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tures it may be safely used at one pound to from fifty to two hun- 

 dred gallons. 



That the foliage is most injured when kept constantly wet by 

 light rains or foggy weather, but that heavy rains lessen the injury. 



That the least injury is done when the liquid dries off most rapidly. 



That the time of day when the application is made is unimportant. 



The conclusions of this paper I have arrived at after a careful 

 summary of the experiments made at the college and a careful study 

 of those of all of the other stations of the country and I feel confi- 

 dent that as soon as we master the details of the application of the 

 two great remedies, Paris green and copper solutions, so as to 

 understand the exact time and quantit}' to apply under varying con- 

 ditions, we shall be able to control the insects and fungi attacking our 

 fruits as well as we now control the potato bug. 



THE PLACE OF FRUIT IX THE DIETARY. 



A recent issue of the ' 'Medical Classics" contained an article on 

 the eating of fruit, by Dr. Ferdinand Seeger, that is most suggestive 

 of thought. He says: 'Tt is an observation not less important 

 than true, that by attending merely to a proper diet, a phlegmatic 

 habit may frequently be changed into a sanguine one, and the 

 hypochondriac may be so altered as to become a cheerful and con- 

 tented member of society. Experience and observation show that 

 a too frequent and excessive use of animal food disposes the fluids 

 to putrefaction, and, in sanguine temperaments especially, commu- 

 nicates to the mind a degree of ferocity. Nations subsisting chiefly 

 upon the flesh of animals, like the Tartars, are, in general, more 

 fierce than others ; and the same effect is manifest in carnivorous 

 animals ; they emit a very disagreeable smell, and both their flesh 

 and milk have an unpleasant and repelling taste. Even an infant 

 will refuse the breast when its nurse has eaten too much animal 

 food. Those who eat great quantities of meat and little bread and 

 vegetables must necessarily acquire an offensive breath. It appears, 

 therefore, to be most suitable and conducive to health to combine 

 animal with vegetable food in due proportions." 



The proportion of vegetables to meat eaten by each person. Dr. 

 Seeger says, should be two-thirds or three-fourths vegetables to 

 one-third or one-fourth meat. Dr. Seeger gives several authorities 



