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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1961)
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. BJIV'S AMrMERSARY SALE D Small Worlds Around Us JANUARY-and Look What We're I yw.r By (Reg liter & Tribune Syndicate, 1961) MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1961 Offering MOWll A Lot of Products Would Be In a Bad Way Without Mint Juleps, chewing gum, many kinds of toothpastes, mouth washes, even candy and vari , ous other confections would . be in a bad way, f lavorwise, if it were not for the flavor ing we secure from a simple family of aromatic plants we call the mints." There are many of them, spearmint, peppermint, hore- hound, apple mint, and penny. royal, all plants whose leaves contain considerable amounts of volatile oil contained in tiny oil-sacs in the leaves Most of these common herbs are characterized by having square stems. Most of them were an im portant part of old-fashioned gardens. They were used then , as now, for flavoring foods as well as beverages. Some play ed an important part in the treatment of minor diseases and afflictions. Fleas Flee Before the days of pack aged insecticides, the dog own er scattered a handful of pen nyroyal leaves in the kennel, and the aromatic odor would cause the fleas to flee. This same material, one of the , mints, is said to be particu larly distasteful to mosqui toes. These insects actually will avoid an Immediate area where the pennyroyal plant is growing. The pennyroyal of Europe, where the plant or iginated, is reported to be so strong in odor that it can be detected from a greater dis tance away than any other plant, An American species of pennyroyal, commonly called squawmlnt, whose purple blossoms form part of the flor al pultcrn of late summer, possesses most of the frag rance and potency of its Euro pean relatives. The mints belong to the family of plants known collec tively as labiate, meaning that parts of the flower are shaped or arranged like lips. Peppermint grown commer cially in Japan, Europe, and now in America, furnishes an important oil; a volatile oil that evaporates easily and quickly, giving off a soothing vapor, and therefore a stand ard treatment for colds and lung 'disorders. The oil, as well as the vapor from it. have always been a standard treatment in grandma's list of remedies. Raised As a Crop Today, in the middle west. peppermint is raised as a crop. Reclaimed peal bogs have proved to be the best growing medium. The plants are cut, raked Into piles, and treated as a hay crop. The essential oil is distilled from the succulent leaves; the dis tilling liberates the oil from the tiny sacs in the leaves. Somewhat milder and of a more pleasing taste is the well-known spearmint; a har dy herb used extensively in past generations for flavoring Jelly and vinegar. This plant produces no seeds but propa gates itself by means of sto lons. Spearmint In toothpaste, gum, and a long list of other things, imparts to them a re freshing taste, familiar to nearly everyone. Roast lamb is supposed to taste better If mint jelly Is served with it. Mint in beverages of various kinds enhances them with re freshing, thirst - quenching qualities. Flavorwise, we would be in a rather tasteless era if it were not for the essential oils and flavorful goodness of many members of the simple family of plants known as the mints. Man Leads Deputy To Wife's Glasses Grants Pass - A man who nearly made a "spectacle" of himself a week ago by refus ing to return his estranged wife's glasses In lieu of a Jail term and $500 fine has given up. Wilmcr F. Miller, 43, of Williams, pleaded guilty Jan. 13 lo the early December theft of his wife's bifocals, lalcr found to be trifocals, and was held on a petty larceny complaint. 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