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Show Health and Beauty jl By " Dlt sor,IIA DUUNSON H , I tutenlnfr a group of Indies M.Hni the writer is impressed J of the most absorbing '' mac of conversation Is cooking f es Most of the interest ccn-T ccn-T P L.md desserts and foods Vj?taw mixed and combined with SiSs to m.k. them taste good. Civilized races have gotten so fnr awav from the simple food provided" by nature that it is no inmrer palatable to them' lmle3S seasoned with condiments. Frob- ' hlv no race of people in the world "- Offers so much from constipation, colitis, and intestinal disorders as :' the Americans. In our country malnutrition Is evident among the rich as well as V the poor. There is no nation in which there is less excuse for this. Vegetables of every kind as well as many fruits will grow, if planted plant-ed and given reasonable care. Every Ev-ery little farm should provide Emilk and eggs in abundance for the needs of the family. Somehow our boards of health do not get very good results by sending out doctors and nurses to 'I rem0ve tonsils, and hold dental ' clinics. It is like pouring a little water on a burning building. Instruction In-struction in the care of the body, :-j preservation of the teeth, etc., .;, must begin in the schools and in '" the homes. ;S Prospective mothers should be instructed how to eat properly, in "B order to put the right material into the teeth of their unborn chil-dren. chil-dren. Calcium or lime enters into ": the formation of sound teeth, to a large extent. The expectant mo- ther should eat fresh leafy, vegetables, veget-ables, beans, fruits, milk etc. The diet should be rich in lime and phosphorus. Only in this way will the child form sound teeth. The baby should have milk; at first breast milk is best, fruit juices and cod liver oil with plenty of sunshine. If this regimen were carried out, the expensive ex-pensive dental clinics could probably proba-bly be dispensed with in a few years. When the Deutchland, a German Ger-man ship" captured during the World War, a well-provisioned vessel, they thought themselves in luck, for the prize was abundantly provisioned with flour, white sugar, sug-ar, polished rice, cheese, meat, coffee, etc. They remained out after af-ter capture for two or three months eating the above mentioned mention-ed food. The result was that all on board developed scurvy. The officers were not so ill as the men, for they had a little fruit. When the captain put in at an American port, all on board were j sick, and two or three died. The others were fed upon fruit juice dishes made from wheat and rice 3 polishings, and vegetable broths. Those lusty German seamen had learned the lesson that they could i . not live upon the deficiency diet that is consumed in so many American families. |