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also suggest that we may lose much of remedial 

 action from many plants by drying them? 



Now, to come to the practical application of 

 chlorophyll as a remedial agent, read the following: 



"One occasionally sees statements that certain 

 green plants, such as spinach, leeks, etc., have 

 special dietetic value because of an iron content, 

 but so far as we know the claim that chlorophyll, 

 wherever it is found, is a hematopoietic substance, 

 is of recent origin. Professor Burgi in the Corre- 

 spondenz-Blatt fur Schweizer Aertze, April 16, en- 

 deavors to show that the green coloring matter of 

 vegetation is not only the most powerful regenerator 

 of the blood, but a valuable stomachic and regulator 

 of assimilation. 



"In the same journal for June 3, Maillart of 

 Geneva attempts to demonstrate the same thesis 

 from an economic-historical viewpoint. True chlo- 

 rosis is notably rare in Geneva, and this may be 

 due to the fact that the town is surrounded by a 

 vast acreage of market gardens. These in turn 

 have been made possible by the great fertility of 

 the land, which has made the industry profitable 

 for centuries. Green herbs are produced in the 

 greatest variety. So much in use are legumes that 

 the Genevese have been termed 'legumivores,' 

 and legume soup, which also contains leeks, lettuce, 

 and carrots in the winter, and salad vegetables in 

 the summer, is a characteristic Genevese dish which 

 is famous as an appetizer. Aside from the soup, 

 great quantities of green vegetables are consumed: 

 green beans, green peas, watercress, chervil, dande- 

 lion greens, artichokes, asparagus, sorrel, spinach, 

 and other chlorophyll-containing vegetables. On 



