Show WHAT HAT TO EAT EAT and WHY e. e 0 I Ia V a i i ton V L V Vs c s Describes the Precious Y V MINERAL SALTS That You Must Have in Order to Build Strong Bones Sound Teeth Healthy Nerves Rich Red Blood By C. C HOUSTON GOUDISS 0 e East Cast Street New York THE HE human body is often compared to a machine but but it is far more wonderful far more complex than the most in in- intricate intricate intricate 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 I bits and analyze the pieces nieces he s would find at aleast least 18 chemical IS-chemical 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 functioning and and even evento evento evento to life lile itself itsell The list includes calcium phosphorus potassium sulphur sodium chlorine magne magne- magnesium magnesium magnesium iron manganese iodine and copper All AU these substances must be furnished to the growing child through food and drink drink and and generous amounts must also be supplied daily in inthe the diet of adults to replace the minerals that are constantly being used up Minerals Necessary to Life It is u vitally important that tal the home home- homemaker homemaker maker should understand the function of these various salts and where they can be found For if certain minerals are lacking in the body the heart will top stop beating bearing Without others the bones cannot form properly Still others oters are responsible for the rich rieT red blood that makes the difference between a healthy person and a sickly one Laboratory experiments have ave proved that if you leave leale out the smallest trace of the thc mineral known as manganese you de de- destroy detroy destroy stroy troy the love of a mother for lor her child And nutritionists nutritionists but but unfortunately unfortunately not mothers are mothers are well aware that less than a thousandth of 01 an ounce of oJ o f iodine makes all the difference be be- between between between tween a normal man and an imbecile Calcium Captain Calcium Captain of Minerals Calcium deserves its ranking position as the captain of the min min- minerals minerals because it builds the bones or body framework And the bony skeleton is to the human being what steel is to a building Cal Cal- Calcium Calcium Calcium is also the chief constituent of the teeth and upon healthy teeth rests the health of the diges diges- digestive digestive digestive tive system and in turn the en en- entire entire entire tire body For food that is improperly improperly improperly erly masticated is imperfectly di di- digested digested digested and fails to nourish prop prop- erly About 99 per cent of the calcium In the body is found in the teeth and bones If the body does not notI I receive an adequate supply of this mineral in pre-natal pre life and dur dur- during during during ing the growing years the bones will be porous distorted and easily easily easily ily broken and the teeth will de de- develop develop de- de develop cavities and eventually may fall out In addition to being the principal principal principal 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- sup supply suPply ply of calcium is fed to patients just before an operation Calcium Builds Will Power There is a close relationship be be- between between between tween calcium and sound healthy nerves And this precious sub sub- substance substance substance stance likewise helps us to con con- concentrate concentrate concentrate mentally mentally-it it strengthens our will power power and and assists us in acquiring that do udo or die attitude toward life which is essential in an anage anage anage age when we must all struggle or go under Yet despite its importance it f Is estimated by that outstanding authority au au- authority Henry Beury C. C Sherman Pro Pro- Professor Professor Professor fessor of Nutrition at Teachers College Columbia University that one half of the American people people- even those with plenty of money money- are literally starving for calcium because they do not know the food sources of this vitally important mineral mineraI Where to Obtain Calcium The foremost sources of ot calcium are milk and cheese which is milk in concentrated form It is chiefly to provide adequate cal cal- calcium calcium calcium that homemakers must fol fol- follow follow fol- fol follow low the rule of a quart of milk daily for every child and a pint for tor each adult Vegetables such as spinach let let- lettuce lettuce tuce celery asparagus string beans cabbage carrots and cauli cauli- cauliflower cauliflower cauliflower flower are also a good supple supplementary source of calcium And some fruits such as oranges figs i t j strawberries and bananas like like- likewise likewise likewise wise supply significant amounts Indispensable Phosphorus Like calcium phosphorus is re re- required required re- re required by the body in relatively large amounts and like calcium it is especially important in the diet of children because it is de de- deposited deposited de- de deposited 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 Iron King Pin of Them All AllBut AllBut But Dut measured in terms lerms of food a food essen essen- essentials essentials iron is king kin pin of 0 them all It II Itis Itis is iJ the supreme clement element in nutrition because it is U necessary for the forma forma- formation formation tion of the hemoglobin or red pigment in the blood And it is the hemoglobin which carries purifying puri oxygen to every cell in the body Recently it has been discovered that tat copper copped is required for Jar forthe forthe the proper utilization of 01 iron Red blooded is a term un un- understood understood un- un understood by everyone to denote health and strength and it is iron that makes us red blooded When your children grow pale and list list- listless listless less lose their pep and lack ap ap- appetite appetite ap- ap appetite petite it is likely that they t ey 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 insufficient insufficient red pigment in the blood 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 ful measure of iron for this mineral can easily be obtained from liver egg yolk whole grain cereals mo mo- molasses molasses molasses lasses dried fruits dried peas and beans nuts lean meats and green vegetables lodino Molder Iodine Molder of Men Almost everyone has heard that iodine is the mineral which helps to prevent that disfiguring en en- enlargement enlargement enlargement of the neck known as simple goiter But few people re realize re- re realize alize that it is the principal con con- constituent constituent constituent of thyroxin secretion of the thyroid gland and that the thyroid functions normally only when sufficient iodine is available av A wide variety of physiological disorders have been laid to iodine hunger Obesity is frequently the result of thyroid disturbance Specialists Specia Specialists cia lists contend that stubborn skin diseases are associated with dis dis- disorders disI dis- dis disorders I orders of this gland Many 1 people are are accused of laziness who are really suffering from thyroid de de- And competent authorities authorities authorities ties claim that the thyroid like like- likewise likewise likewise wise influences mental make up and emotional tendencies Iodine is found chiefly in sea sea- seafood seafood food and in fruits and vegetables 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 I simple measures thousands of growing children can be saved from the disastrous results of io io- iodine iodine iodine dine deficiency In general gen ral it can be said that if H the minerals calcium phosphorus iron and iodine are supplied in inadequate inadequate inadequate adequate amounts the other min rain minerals minerals will be automatically fur fur- furnished But every elery homemaker should make it her solemn responsibility to 10 provide these four in abundance nce For only in that at way can you insure optimal growth grouth in children develop vigorous health in adults and maintain the highest pos po possible sible tone lone of 0 every elery organ in the body e C C. c. C. C Houston Goudiss 1933 1933 |