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Show THE WONDER OF CEREALS Has it ever occurred to you that if it weren't for cereals, civilization, as we know it, wouldn't exist? In early Egypt and Babylonia, for example, we know that the cultivation of cereals put an end to the nomadic life. Man stopped moving about because it became apparent he could grow his food ..cording to some kind of plan 'ore it for future use, The Graces Of Life . also learned that by so there was also time left at least for some men, for evelopment of the so-called es of life," What it all came n to was that man at last didn't have to scramble every minute, or hunt every minute simply to meet the barest necessities neces-sities of life, The days of the ! berry picker and the continual hunter were over, at least in these early civilizations. Proof of the influence of cereals may be found in Australia where the Aborigines never learned the "culture of cereals" and therefore there-fore have remained nomadic. In passing on this interesting information, infor-mation, I am indebted to a booklet book-let prepared some time ago by t-rs. Thomas R. A. Davis and William H. Sebrell, Jr., for The real Institute. The booklet also explains quite logically why certain cultures seem to prefer certain cereals over others. It is, we learn, simply sim-ply t matter of climate and soil. Says the booklet: "Some oereals draw under conditions of drought, heat, iid poverty of noij bat. pro hibit cultivation of other cereals. Although nee is troublesome to cultivate, it flourishes under conditions con-ditions of moisture that would not suit any other cereal. Except by the help of costly draining schemes, it would be impossible to convert paddy fields into wheat fields. Barley and oats will flourish flour-ish at latitudes too far north for wheat. Corn will grow in a wide range of climatic conditions and requires little effort for its cultivation. culti-vation. Because of the importance of cereal grains, their cultivation forms the backbone of the agricultural agri-cultural economy of a civilization." civiliza-tion." Nutritional Aspects What then do our breads and cereals do for us nutritionally? First, they are the basis of our animal agriculture. It is our domestic animals that convert grains into meat, milk and other products. For our own meals breads and cereals directly bring us carbohydrate in the form of starches and sugars. These supply energy. But cereals also give us protein, and significant amounts of the B-vitamins and iron. We are talking, of course, about enriched, en-riched, whole grain or restored cereals, breads or flour. Combining Combin-ing bread with butter adds vitamin vita-min A and more energy to your diet as well as flavor. Cereal with milk and other animal food products prod-ucts insures total protein intake of the highest value. So don't sell cereal and h-r-Js short in your diet. They arc i -a of the basic four food groups uu need. |