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a chance bacterium, which may cause the trouble, though 

 this possibility must present itself to the mind. 



In any event, cooking of the green fruit removes all 

 dangers, and the green apple safely tucked between two 

 tender crusts of pastry becomes the friend, not enemy, of 

 the small boy, and his father. 



It has been the common thought that fruit (and I am 

 speaking particularly of that king of fruits, the apple) was 

 of no value save for its pleasant flavor. 



But in the face of the evidence presented, I ask you de- 

 liberately to change your minds if such be your thought, for 

 apples do really furnish an increasingly valuable source of 

 food material. 



Statistics, which I acknowledge are dry things, show 

 that fruit, and of this 83 per cent, must be reckoned apples, 

 in 1900 furnished the average American with 3.7 per cent, of 

 his total supply of starch and sugar. And my authority for 

 this statement is Uncle Sam himself 



Moreover, at the California Experiment Station a series 

 of experiments was conducted, which proved beyond a 

 doubt that a man could do work and gain one-half pound 

 in four days on a ration of apples, bananas and walnuts. 

 This series of tests does not seek to prove that this is an 

 ideal diet — far from it — it merely points out that fruit 

 should no longer be neglected as an actual food source. 



No — apples may fairly be ranked with green vegetables 

 .and root crops. They are real sources of energy. 



Aside, however, from their food value, they are of 

 definite and hygienic service. Apples are laxative. This 

 is due to the large amount of water present, to the mineral 

 salts and finally and most important to the crude fibre 

 which cannot be digested and therefore acts as a stimulant 

 to the intestinal walls. 



Finally and to sum up — apples are a dilute but actual 

 food. They contain mineral matter Avhich is of value to 

 blood and bone. They are bulky and therefore stimulate 

 what might be a sluggish intestine. They are an economical 

 source of energy and they are good to eat. 



Eat apples then for food, eat apples for hygiene and 

 finally and oftenest eat that king of fruits for — pleasure. 



