THE ANSWER IS A LEMON.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2694, 12 February 1924, Page 4

THE ANSWER IS A LEMON.

If yon were asked which was the best timber in the world, the most beautiful pern, or the most valuable vegetable, your answer would in each case be at least open to discussion. Yet come to fruit, and the ease Is entirely different. To the question which is the finest fruit there can only be one reply—the Lemon.

Of all fruits the lemon is man’s best friend. Ask the eook, Ihe confectioner, the doctor, the chemist, or even the bartender. From all yon will get the same reply. The lemon is a medicine chest in itself, and there is no other fruit which is valuable in so many different ailments. The juice is of great use in diphtheria and gout, is an antidote against diabetes, and is regularly prescribed in cases of rheumatoid arthritis. Lemon juice in cold water is good for biliousness, and in hot for chills or coughs. Lemon juice can also be used with advantage for cleaning the teeth or for rinsing the mouth and throat.

A. few drops in glass of ‘"old water are excellent for strengthening the eyesight, while the raw juice is almost a specific for chilblain's. If everyone took the jnice of a lemon in water first thing in the morning instead of early tea, the health of the nation would soon show a marked improvement. It should always be remembered that it was the lemon, not lime, which saved the lives of thousands of British seamen during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries from that awful scourge, scurvy. Lemon in one form or another is an ingredient in almost every cool ing and refreshing drink known to man, and combines to perfection with whisky, brandy, gin, and other alcoholic drinks. The rind of the lemon is almost as valuable as the juice, for from it we get the oil or essence of lemon so much used in cookery. The peel is used raw by all cooks, and is aiso candied for use in cakes. London alone receives over 700,000 boxes of lemons each year, these boxes each containing between 300 and 400 trait. The lemon tree lias the peculiarity of hearing almost all the year round, so that, you may see upon it at one and the same time flowers, miniature green fruit and fruit that is fully ripe.—Daily Mail.