Show I Daily Health I Service By nY ll DR MORRIS Since the beginning o mans man's l life e eon on this earth he has waged a constant constant con con- stant slant battle against germs for his own life me and a against Insects and fungi for the life liCe of plants and food lood materials on which he lives Every new de development of modern science brings bringe with it hazards as well as 31 benefits The motor car is a great advance for transportation but has hac brought a tremendous number of or deaths and Injuries Modern living In apartment houses has Its conveniences con but it is associated with wilh difficulties in securing good air and sunlight The use of chemical Insecticides for destro destroying insect life e on plants takes care of the insects but occasionally occa gees atonally produces poisoning In human human hu man beings who eat cat plants or vc vege vegetables e- e tables containing enough of a. a poisonous poi pol Insecticide to have an effect cUed on art on the human humm being it e w t Sprays s 's of or nicotine tobacco dust p parts paris green and lead as ns well as arsenic ar ar- sonic are often used on growing rowing runs fruits and vegetables Most such poisons poisons poi poi- sons may be removed from fruits by thoroughly washing particularly with agents which act to oppose the particular poison involved In the case cage of vegetables such as lettuce and cabbage It ft is ls possible to remove the outer la layer er an and then by means of ot washing to get rid of practically practically prat all nIl of or the insecticide It is not possible however to do very much with asparagus In the way of getting rid of ot the poison polson short of thoroughly washing with suitable solutions The subject ha has been studied recently recently re re- b by chemists with a view to establishing some safe amounts of lead and md arsenic remaining on fruits that have ha been sprayed or to develop develop develop de de- other methods of control which will wm absolutely prevent any my possible poisoning of human beings beins New chemicals arc Ire being a view to replacing the dangerous ones However the consumer need not fear tear acute poisoning the next time he cats an apple an orange lettuce c cabbage or celery He should know however that t there are occasional hazards from cill eating ng fruits and vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables that have hilve been sprayed with poisons Therefore it is well ell to wash thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- and to clean all aU fruits and vegetables before putting them on the table in either the raw or the I cooked form It is b advisable to strip and md destroy the outer layers of ot lettuce let let- tuce cabbage and similar ve vegetables that lend themselves to such lotion lation It seems likely that In the near future the agricultural chemists willbe will willbe willbe be able to to develop insecticides and methods for the removal of or poisons which will guarantee safety in the use of all nil such food products product |