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JANUARY-and Look What We're
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(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.
Accompanied by sheriff's
deputies, Miller went to his
house trailer In the Williams
area Tuesday and revealed he
had hidden the glasses In a
fruit Jar. The Jar had been
burled near a "big tree" about
100 yards from the trailer
house, according to reports,
A Grand Pass justice court
Judge suspended conditional
ly both the remainder of his
one-year jail sentence and the
fine. Miller, however, will be
on probation during 19(11,
and " . . .must not cause his
. . . wife, Mary Evella Mil
ter, of 928 SW H at., (Grants
Pass), any further trouble."
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