Fruit as Medicine.
Try ono of these fruit " cures " for your particular complaint. We arc suro they arc much to be preferred to doctors' drugs ; -— Grapes aro almost as good as quinine for malarial troubles, and pineapples arc a sure cure for a sore throat.
Tomatoes aro perfect liver regulators ; they contain a very small portion of mercury, while oranges act on the kidneys very beneficially. Lemons are efficacious in curing and preventing cancerous troubles, and watcrcrcsscs act on the lungs, and aro said to be a sure cure for incipient consumption. They certainly have marvellous tonic power, and refresh ono after great fatigue. Lettuce, if taken in time with lemon juico, will cure the jaundice.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7404, 7 March 1903, Page 4
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116Fruit as Medicine. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7404, 7 March 1903, Page 4
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