HEALTH AND LEMONS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 564, 3 May 1913, Page 3

HEALTH AND LEMONS.

No other fruit can approach the lemon in general utility or in the number and variety of its usee. It may be eaten freelv with tbe most beneficial results, exceptf- v in caies where a superfluity of acids iB prohibited. As the most positive of sour fruits, physicians endorse the lemon as a valuable tonic and blood purifier. It is especially valued on account of itß ability to cool tbe blood, and its remedial power in the long list of ailments which have their origin in disorders of the liver. Since the days of the ancient Romans the lemon has been used to prevent malaria, and many physicians believe that typhoid can be prevented or driven out by the timely use of both the rind and juice of this useful fruit. So valuable is the lemon in the prevention of scurvy that the English shipping laws require every ship in the foreign trade to include amongst its supplies a sufficient number of lemons so that every sailor may have a daily allowance of one ounce of lemon juice after being ten days at sea. The lemon cure is a favourite with women who wish to cultivate slender figures. Copious draughts of hot lemonade, without sugar or sweetened with a little saccharine, taken in the early morning, in place of afternoon tea and just before going to bed, serve not only as a splendid tonic, but also help materially in reducing one's weight. One of the best ways of preparing lemonß to drink is that in use in the malarial districts of Italy. One lemon, rind and all, is sliced thin and boiled with one and one-half pintß of water until reduced to one-half pint. The liquid is then strained through coarse muslin so that part of the tender pulp and rind are excluded. After being cooled it is to be taken while fasting regularly for several days as a cure or prevention for malaria. Baked lemons and flaxseed lemonade are old reliable remedies for colds. The juice of a lemon beaten together with the white of an egg and a little sugar or honey is a favourite remedy for singers and public speakers. And for certain varieties of headache physicians often recommend the juice of a whole lemon squeezed into a cup of strong, black coffee, whil« every one knows, or should know, that for the "bad taste" in the mouth in the morning, nothing is so satisfactory as a lemon, cut in half and sucked as one would suck an orange.