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Ncvlork NcvlorkF e v lork lorkOF ork orkOF OF ( \F F \ ALL the elements required to support life hfe and maIn maintain maintainhealth maintainv- maintainv maintainvhealth tam tamhealth - ' health and efficiency , water takes precedence WIthout Withoutit It the protein protem carbohydrates fats minerals and vItamInS vItamInSwhIch vitaminswhich vitaminswhich whIch build and repair tissues proVIdemotIve provide proVIde- - motive power for the thebody thebody thebody body engine and regulate legulate the complex comple processes necessary necessaryto to e existence Istence would be utterly useless n Water . . is the . . magic stream streamthrough . < < through which all nutntIve nutritive nutntIveelements nutritiveelements nutritiveelements elements are carried carned into mto and andthrough andthrough andthrough through the body and there thereheld thereheld thereheld held in m suspension It is the theever theever theever ever ready messenger whIch whIchdIstnbutes whichdistributes whichdistributes dIstnbutes distributes heat moisture and andbody andbody andbody body building material matenal where whereand whereand whereand and as it is needed neededMan * * * - * * --Man Man - * - Man Is a Sponge SpongeOur SpongeOur SpongeOur Our bodies are like water logged loggedsponges loggedsponges loggedsponges sponges for we carry water tothe to the limit of our capaclty ca capacity ? pacity paclty A human humanbeIng human\ human humanr humanbeing ' r ' \ being is more thanI than thanH I two - thIrds water , H and this proportion proportionm proportionmust 55 , I mainI . . m must u s t b be e mam main mamtamed mainv maintamed v i itamed tamed if 1f health healthand healthand healthand and strength are tobe tobe to ' ] be pres preservedr preserved en ed edThere w enoughw r -I I - preservedI There is enough enoughwater enoughwater enough7 water in m a person personw personweighing w weighingperson e 1 g h I n g 150 150pounds 150pounds 150pounds pounds to fill a 15 15gallon 15gallon 15gallon gallon barrel Muscles liver l1ver and andkIdneys andkidneys andkidneys kIdneys are about 80 per cent wa water water water ter the brain bram 85 per cent E\ E Een E\en E en Eenbone E\enbone E enbone \ en enbone bone is made up ofmore of more than thanone thanone thanone one third water so you can see seethat seethat seethat that the old adage dryas dry as a abone abone abone bone is not strictly accurateNo accurateNo accurate accurateNo No cell can function unless it IS ISconstantly isconstantly isconstantly constantly bathed in m fluid flwd Fur Furthermore Furthermore Furthermore thermore the cells depend upon uponwater uponwater uponwater water to transport their foodsthrough foods foodsthrough foodsthrough through the blood This alone re reqUIres requires requires qUIres ten pounds of water m in mconstant inconstant inconstant constant cIrculatIonWe circulationWe circulation circulationWe We may term these functIons functionsan an incoming mcommg service But it 1S is 1Sequally isequally isequally equally important 1mportant as an outgomg outgoing outgomgstream outgoingstream outgoingstream stream The cells need water to toflush toflush toflush flush away their waste products productsAnd productsAnd productsAnd And if the surface of the lungs IS ISnot isnot isnot not kept moist mmst there can be no m in mtake intake intake take of oxygen o'Cygen oCygen ' no output olItput of car carbon carbon carbon bon dioxideI dlo'GdeI dioxide dlo'Gde dloGde ' I I n Without Ithout \ vater water \ ater no waste would wouldbe wouldbe wouldbe be carried out of the body POI Pot POIsonous Potsonous Poisonous sonous substances would remam remain remamto remainto remainto to wreck the system within wlthIn a short shorttime shorttime shorttime time Vater nater later flushes the countless countlesschannels countlesschannels countlesschannels channels of physical existence eaistence- eaistence e eaistenceeten existencee lstence- lstence lstencee - - e\ e een eten e \ en while uhIle we sleep for it con constantly constantly constantly stantly passes from the bOdy bOdythrough bodythrough bodythrough through the lungs and skin skm as aswell aswell aswell well as through the bo\\ bo bowels boels \ \ els and andkldne andkidney andkidneys kldne kidney ) s * A- A AWater - * * Water Starvation StarvationWhere StarvationWhere StaivalionWhere Where do we get all this water water7When ? ' When we are thirsty we take a , drink dnnk dnnkand drinkand and there the interest mterest of ofmost ofmost most people endsrew endsrew ends endsFew Few rew individuals mdlvlduals give proper properconsideratIOn properconsideration properconsideration consideratIOn to supplying supplymg the thebody thebody thebody body with wlth all the water it 1t needs needsYet needsYet needsYet Yet when the water content of ofthe ofthe ofthe the body diminishes dlmlmshes health and andlIfe andlife andlife lIfe are in m danger A loss of 10 10per 10per 10per per cent of body water is 1S a serIOUS serIOUSmatter seriousmatter seriousmatter matter and a loss oss of 20 per centis cent cent1S centis 1S is usually fatalIt fatalIt fatal fatalIt It is only in m rare instances mstances- mstances instances- mstancessuch instancessuch instancessuch - such as when lost in m a desert- desert desertthat desertthat desert desertthat - that man actually dies of thIrst thIrstfor thirstfor thirstfor for even when no fluids are drunk drunkwater drunkwater drunkwater water is consumed with w1th food But Butall Butall Butall all about us we see men and wom worn women wornen wornen en suffering sufferlDg from the effects of ofwater ofwater ofwater water starvation Some IndICa IndICatlOns indications mdications tlOns tions of this are dryness of the theskID theskin theskin skID skin and lips mucous membranes membranesand membranesand membranesand and scalp There is also danger dangerof of damaging damagmg the ( he kidneys which re reqUIre require require qUIre water to flush flusb away the aCId aCIdproducts acidproducts acidproducts products of metabolism And very veryoften veryoften veryoften often constipation can be traced tracedto tracedto tracedto to a deficiency of water which wluch IS ISnecessary isnecessary isnecessary necessary to soften the contentsol contentsof contents of the intestinal mtestInal canalNone canalNone canal canalNone None of these ill III effects may be befeared befeared befeared feared if you take enough water * * * * How Much Is Enough ? A healthy normal individual md1Vlduai re reqUIres requires requires qUIres about four quarts of water waterever waterevery waterever ever every ) 24 hours That reqwrement requirement reqwrementvarIes requirementvaries requirementvaries varIes somewhat some\\hat some hat \ with wlth the season seasonIn seasonIn seasonIn In hot weather there is a greater greaterelImmatIon greaterelimination greaterelimination elImmatIon elimination of water through per persplratIon perspiration perspiration splratIon spiration and that loss must be bereplaced bereplaced bereplaced bereplacedHow replaced replacedHov.eve replacedHoweve Hov.eve Hoveve Howeve How . eve " it is 1S not necessary to todrmk todrink todrink drmk drink four quarts ofater of water \\ater ater \ \ a day dayFor dayFor dayFor For part of our needs are sup supplIed supplied supplied plIed by food The body draws drawsupon drawsupon drawsupon upon three sources for its 1tS water waterFIrst waterFirst waterFirst FIrst water taken as a drink drmk or orIn orin orin In other liquids second water watersupplIed watersupplied watersupplied supplIed by foods especially fruits fruitsand fruitsand fruitsand and vegetables for although solId solIdfoods solidfoods solidfoods foods appear dry most of them themare themare themare are in m fact from 75 to 95 per cent centwater centwater centwater water third water formed in m the thetIssues thetissues thetissues tIssues in m the combustion of fuel fuelfoods fuelfoods fuelfoods foods Fat gives the most water waterwhen waterwhen waterwhen when burned In fact it produces producesmore producesmore producesmore more w \ water \ ater than the w \ weight \ eIght of ofthe ofthe ofthe the original orIgmal fat Sugar gives the theleast theleast theleast least * * * * - * Foods R1chm Richin Rich R1ch in m Worter Water WorterA WaterA A half pound potato contaIns contaInsnearly containsnearly containsnearly nearly a full glass of water Some Someother Someother Someother other foods that are more than than70 70 per cent water are asparagus asparagusberries asparagusberries asparagusberries berries string strmg beans cabbage cabbagecaulIflower cabbagecauliflower cabbagecauliflower caulIflower celery , cucumbereggs cucumber cucumbereggs cucumbereggs eggs citrus fruits frwts , cherries cherriesgrapes cherriesgrapes cherriesgrapes grapes melons apples raw and andcooked andcooked andcooked cooked greens , m milk 11 it k omons onions omonscooked onionscooked onionscooked cooked green peas boiled pota potatoes potatoes potatoes toes sauerkraut , shell fish meat meatstews meatstews meatstews stews tomatoes and squashFoods squashFoods squash squashFoods Foods containing contaInmg less than 30 30per 30per 30per per cent water include mclude butter buttercakes buttercakes buttercakes cakes candies candles ready to eat cere cereals cereals cereals als crackers dried dned fruits nuts nutspotato nutspotato nutspotato potato chips chaps sausage bacon syr syrups syrups syrups ups and zwieback zW1eback * * * * * * * A Avoid v01d the Dry HabItIn HabitIn Habit HabitIn In addition to theater the \ water \\ater ater con eon consumed eonsumed consumcd sumed with food every normal normalrndlvldual normalindividual normalindividual rndlvldual individual should drmk drInk about sn six sixglasses sixglasses : glasses of liquid dally-as dally as daily-as daily daily - as uater water uatermIlk watermilk watermilk mIlk coffee tea or other bever beverages beverages beverages beveragesMost ages agesMost Most people drink drmk far too lIttle lIttlewater littlewater littlewater water Women often have the mlS mis mlStaken mistaken mistaken taken notion nohon that water will make makethem makethem makethem them fat To demonstrate the fal fallacy fallacy fallacy lacy of this idea a world famous famousphys1clan famousphysician famousphysician phys1clan physician once remarked that if ifthat ifthat that were true poor people would wouldlong wouldlong wouldlong long ago have adopted the practice practiceIt prac prat practIce prattice tIce tIceIt It is 1S possible to drink drmk too much muchwater muchwater muchwater water and thoseho those \ who \\ho ho are suffermg suffering suffermgfrom sufferingfrom sufferingfrom from disease should be guided by bytheIr bytheir bytheir theIr physician physlc1an in m determining determmmg the theamount theamount theamount amount required But most nor normal normal normal mal people could increase mcrease both bothmental bothmental bothmental mental and physical efficiency by bytakmg bytaking bytaking takmg taking more of this magic fluid * * * * , Drmk Drink Water with Wlth Meals Mealsi MealsThe MealsThe i The question is 1S often asked- asked askedIs asked - Is Islilt Isit Isit it wise to drink drmk water WIth WIthmeals withmeals withmeals7 lilt meals ' The answer is Yes . There is evidence that the drInk drInkmg drinkmg drmking mg of a reasonable amount ofva of wa \va va water \ water vater ter terIth with \\Ith Ith \ \ meals by normal mdlvld individ mdlvlduals individuals individuals uals stimulates the secretion of ofgastnc ofgastric ofgastric gastnc gastric juice thereby Improvmg improving Improvmgdlgeshon improvingdigestion improvingdigestion dlgeshon digestion It has also been dem demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated onstrated that it aids m In the ab absorptIon absorption absorption sorptIon of food by the body and andretards andretards andretards retards the growth of intestinalbacteria intestinalbacteriaThe mtestmal intestinal mtestmalbacterIa intestinalbacteria bacterIa bacterIaThe The homemaker should be Just Justas justas justas as conscientious m In providing provldmg her herfamily herfamily herfamily family with wlth sufficient water as asWIth aswith aswith WIth adequate amounts of the oth other other other er food substances For water watermust watermust watermust must be included mcluded in m the list of es essentIal essential essential sentIal food constituents It is ill in illtruth intruth intruth truth the ELIXIR of LIFE |