As water was not intended for man, but for beast and
for the creations of the earth, Nature has most wisely ar-
ranged its processes in the vegetable kingdom to distill
the mineral waters thru the growth of higher organized
vegetables and fruits to assist man in his labors in beauti-
fying the earth thru the reclaiming of her deserts and to re-
lieve him of redeeming the waters so as to make them whole-
some and nutritious.
Of all the products in the vegetable kingdom fruits are
Nature's highest achievement in the efifort of creating dis-
tilled water, and as a water of life not only to tone up the
action of the organs, but also to assist assimilation as well
as elimination. Fruits are Nature's panacea for human ills.
They contain all the medicinal properties needed to keep
man in a state of health, and judiciously compounded or
used with discretion as well as guided by proper selection
in time and season corresponding to man's temperament,
basic principles and natural inclinations, prove the safest
and surest means unto prevention of disease, assuring per-
fect health of body and promoting unfoldment of mental
propensities as well as psychic talents, assisted by spiritual
endowments, revealing to man what in all his academic
studies and lifelong bitter experiences he failed to discover
or to learn.
The judicious use of fruits in accordance to climatic
conditions will "cool the fevered brow and stay the tottering
footsteps to the grave." As there is such a great variety
of fruits it is scarcely possible to speak separately of every
one in a publication with limited space, but mention will
be made of the most important ones and those commonly
known or those indigenous to the United States and her
diverse possessions. Then, too, every person differs from
every other person as to temperament, and consequently
as to tastes, ai>d no iron-clad rule can be given which
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v/ould govern all cases. Every person must learn thru
hunger and self-imposed fasts, thru right thinking and
simple living how to determine the proper selection of fruits
most congenial and effective to their particular nature. The
principal proportion of each fruit mentioned will be given
and deductions must be drawn accordingly.
All fruits, whether for eating or cooking purposes,
must, of course, be sound, and eaten slowly. They should
be scraped, grated, thinly sliced or eaten in very small bites
at a time, so as to mix with saliva to make the fruit for
what it is intended, an eliminator, an assimilator, a tonic,
a medicine. Most fruits are best in their suncooked state,
when cool and highly flavored. They should be eaten
fresh and in season.
When a certain fruit, otherwise to one's liking, seems
too tart, do not use sugar, but mix with another, a sweet
fruit. In that case the tart fruit will become palatable and
will not lose its virtue.
Small fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, black-
berries, blueberries, gooseberries and currants, are excellent
eliminators, providing they are ripe and sweet. If tart,
they should be soaked in orange or grape juice or in sweet
cream. Never use sugar with fresh fruits of any kind.
Apples and pears may be grated, thinned with orange
or grapefruit juice, and served with whipped cream.
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Presented as published in 1909. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
As water was not intended for man, but for beast and for the creations of the earth, Nature has most wisely arranged its processes in the vegetable kingdom to distill the mineral waters thru the growth of higher organized vegetables and fruits to assist man in his labors in beautifying the earth thru the reclaiming of her deserts and to relieve him of redeeming the waters so as to make them wholesome and nutritious.
Of all the products in the vegetable kingdom fruits are Nature's highest achievement in the efifort of creating distilled water, and as a water of life not only to tone up the action of the organs, but also to assist assimilation as well as elimination. Fruits are Nature's panacea for human ills. They contain all the medicinal properties needed to keep man in a state of health, and judiciously compounded or used with discretion as well as guided by proper selection in time and season corresponding to man's temperament, basic principles and natural inclinations, prove the safest and surest means unto prevention of disease, assuring perfect health of body and promoting unfoldment of mental propensities as well as psychic talents, assisted by spiritual endowments, revealing to man what in all his academic studies and lifelong bitter experiences he failed to discover or to learn.
The judicious use of fruits in accordance to climatic conditions will "cool the fevered brow and stay the tottering footsteps to the grave." As there is such a great variety of fruits it is scarcely possible to speak separately of every one in a publication with limited space, but mention will be made of the most important ones and those commonly known or those indigenous to the United States and her diverse possessions. Then, too, every person differs from every other person as to temperament, and consequently as to tastes, and no iron-clad rule can be given which
would govern all cases. Every person must learn thru hunger and self-imposed fasts, thru right thinking and simple living how to determine the proper selection of fruits most congenial and effective to their particular nature. The principal proportion of each fruit mentioned will be given and deductions must be drawn accordingly.
All fruits, whether for eating or cooking purposes, must, of course, be sound, and eaten slowly. They should be scraped, grated, thinly sliced or eaten in very small bites at a time, so as to mix with saliva to make the fruit for what it is intended, an eliminator, an assimilator, a tonic, a medicine. Most fruits are best in their suncooked state, when cool and highly flavored. They should be eaten fresh and in season.
When a certain fruit, otherwise to one's liking, seems too tart, do not use sugar, but mix with another, a sweet fruit. In that case the tart fruit will become palatable and will not lose its virtue.
Small fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries and currants, are excellent eliminators, providing they are ripe and sweet. If tart, they should be soaked in orange or grape juice or in sweet cream. Never use sugar with fresh fruits of any kind.
Apples and pears may be grated, thinned with orange or grapefruit juice, and served with whipped cream.