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The New York Herald
THE NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1920.
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Source evidence: THE NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1920.
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In this brief health note published in The New York Herald on October 3, 1920, Mr. Billtops shares his personal habit of eating a chilled apple each evening before bed, offering a variation on the familiar proverb to celebrate the fruit's restful effects.
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"THEY tell us," said Mr. Billtops, "that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and I guess that is so; I am sure that an apple a night promotes sound and restful slumber.
"We keep our apples in the icebox. The last thing that Mrs. Billtops, ever thoughtful of my health and comfort, does at night before retiring for the night is to get an apple out of the icebox and place it, with a small knife, on the dining room table for me.
"Nearly the last thing I do before going to bed is to go out into the dining room, seat myself comfortably, and eat that apple; leisurely. I find it cool and refreshing; in every way agreeable; and having eaten it I turn in and sleep delightfully.
"So, say I, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. An apple at night makes you sleep right."
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