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Show WHAT TO EAT and WHY Describes the Precious MINERAL SALTS That You Must Have in Order to Build Strong Bones, Sound Teeth, Healthy Nerves, Rich Red Blood By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 Eatt 30th Street. New York. THE human body is often compared to a machine, but it is far more wonderful, far more complex, than the most intricate in-tricate machine ever designed to run without stopping, day in and day out.for upwards of 70 years, is also a fully equipped chemical laboratory. For if a chemist should grind a man to grown near the sea. In inland regions, where soil and water are poor in iodine, health authorities frequently add it to the drinking water. And the use of iodized salt Is also recommended. By these simple measures, thousands of growing children can be saved from the disastrous results of iodine io-dine deficiency. In general, it can be said that if the minerals calcium, phosphorus, iron and iodine are supplied in adequate amounts, the other minerals min-erals will be automatically furnished. fur-nished. But every homemaker should make it her solemn responsibility to provide these four in abundance. For only in that way can you insure optimal growth in children, develop vigorous health in adults, and maintain the highest possible pos-sible tone of every organ in the body, C WNUC. Houston Goudls-183a. strawberries and bananas likewise like-wise supply significant amounts. Indispensable Phosphorui Like calcium, phosphorus is required re-quired by the body in relatively large amounts, and like calcium, it is especially important in the diet of children, because it is deposited de-posited in the bones, along with calcium, as calcium phosphate. Phosphorus is indispensable for all the active tissues in the body and plays an important part in regulating the neutrality of the blood. It can be obtained from whole grain cereals, eggs, dried beans, cheese, lean meats, and root and leafy vegetables. Iron King Pin of Them All But measured in terms of food essen-tials, essen-tials, iron is king pin of them all. It is the supreme element in nutrition because it is necessury for tlie formation forma-tion of the hemoglobin or red pigment in the blood. And it is the hemoglobin which carries purifying oxygen to every cell in the body. Recently, it has been discovered that copper is required for the proper utilization of iron. "Red blooded" is a term understood un-derstood by everyone to denote health and strength, and it is iron that makes us red blooded. When your children grow pale and list- t bits and analyze the pieces, he . would find at least 18 chemical : elements, and possibly traces : of several others. In addition to oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, the body ; contains a wide variety of mineral materials, which are necessary to ; its proper functioning and even to life itself. The list includes calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, magne-sium, iron, manganese, iodine and copper. All these substances must be furnished to the growing child through food and drink and generous amounts must also be supplied daily in the diet of adults, to replace the minerals that are constantly being used up. Minerals Necessary to Life It is vitally important that the home-maker home-maker should understand the function of these various sails and where they can be found. For if certain minerals are lacking in the body, the heart will stop beating. Without others, the bones cannot form properly. Still others are responsible for the rich red blood that makes the difference between a healthy person and a sickly one. laboratory experiments have proved that if you leave out the smallest trace of the mineral known as manganese, you destroy de-stroy the love of a mother for her child. And nutritionists but unfortunately unfortu-nately not mothers are well aware that less than a thousandth of an ounce of iodine makes all the difference between be-tween a normal man and an imbecile. " Calcium Captain of Minerals Calcium deserves its ranking position as the captain of the minerals, min-erals, because it builds the bones, or body framework. And the bony skeleton is to the human being what steel is to a building. Calcium Cal-cium is also the chief constituent of the teeth and upon healthy teeth rests the health of the digestive diges-tive system and, in turn, the entire en-tire body. For food that is improperly improp-erly masticated is imperfectly digested di-gested and fails to nourish properly. prop-erly. About 99 per cent of the calcium in the body is found in the teeth and bones. If the body does not receive an adequate supply of this mineral in pre-natal life and during dur-ing the growing years, the bones will be porous, distorted and easily eas-ily broken, and the teeth will develop de-velop cavities and eventually may fall out. In addition to being the principal princi-pal material for making and maintaining the bones and teeth, calcium increases the strength and pulsations of the heart and helps the blood coagulate in case of injury, thus keeping you and your loved ones from bleeding to death. That is why an extra supply sup-ply of calcium is fed to patients just before an operation. less, lose their pep and lack appetite, ap-petite, it is likely that they are starving for iron. If you become short of breath and "pant" when going up hill, or upstairs, even though there is nothing wrong with your heart or lungs, the chances are that there is insufficient insuffi-cient red pigment in the blood-not blood-not enough to take up an adequate supply of oxygen and carry it to the millions of cells throughout the body. There is no excuse for cheating yourself or your children of a full measure of iron, for this mineral can easily be obtained from liver, egg yolk, whole grain cereals, molasses, mo-lasses, dried fruits, dried peas and beans, nuts, lean meats and green vegetables. Iodine Molder of Men Almost everyone has heard that iodine is the mineral which helps to prevent that disfiguring enlargement en-largement of the neck, known as simple goiter. But few people realize re-alize that it is the principal constituent con-stituent of thyroxin, secretion of the thyroid gland, and that the thyroid functions normally only when sufficient iodine is available. A wide variety of physiological disorders have been laid to iodine hunger. Obesity is frequently the result of thyroid disturbance. Specialists Spe-cialists contend that stubborn skin diseases are associated with disorders dis-orders of this gland. Many people are accused of laziness who are really suffering from thyroid deficiency. de-ficiency. And competent authorities authori-ties claim that the thyroid likewise like-wise influences mental make-up and emotional tendencies. Iodine is found chiefly in seafood sea-food and in fruits and vegetables Calcium Builds Will Power There is a close relationship between be-tween calcium and sound, healthy nerves. And this precious substance sub-stance likewise helps us to concentrate con-centrate mentally it strengthens our will power and assists us in acquiring that "do or die" attitude toward life, which is essential in an age when we must all struggle or go under. . Yet despite its importance, it Is estimated by that outstanding authority, au-thority, Henry C. Sherman, Pro-I Pro-I fessor of Nutrition at Teachers College, Columbia University, that one-half of the American people-even people-even those with plenty of money-are money-are literally starving for calcium, because they do not know the food sources of this vitally important mineral. Where to Obtain Calcium The foremost sources of calcium are milk and cheese, which is milk in concentrated form. It is chiefly to provide adequate calcium cal-cium that homemakers must follow fol-low the rule of a quart of milk daily for every child, and a pint for each adult. Vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce, let-tuce, celery, asparagus, string beans, cabbage, carrots and cauji-flower cauji-flower are also a good supplementary supple-mentary source of calcium. And som fruits, sueh crages, figs. |