"Potatoes which Have been grown on or very near the surface of the ground, or are subsequently allowed to remain exposed to daylight for a long period, may develop poisonous qualities. A case is under investigation in which members of a family always felt ill after eating certain potatoes. These, on examination* were found to be green under the skin, but this was not evident until they had been peeled. It will be safer for housewives, therefore, to reject as unfit for culinary purposes potatoes showing this peculiarity. They would, of course, be excellent for seed purposes, other things being equal," writes Mr B. C. Aston, Government Chemist, in the "Journal of Agriculture." For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint «"■-■- NVvpr fells 1/fi, 2/8
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Northern Advocate, 28 August 1913, Page 5
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