Show WHAT WH A T TO T EAT and WHY VIP r V tall describes the precious MINERAL SALTS SA that you must have in in order to build strong bones sound teeth healthy nerves rich red ked blood lly by C HOUSTON GOUDISS a 6 east 13 street treet new york afar phe HE human body Is often compared to a machine but it is far more wonderful far more complex than the most intricate machine ever designed to run without stopping d day a Y 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 bits and analyze 0 the pieces ho he would end at least 18 chemical elements and possibly traces of several others in addition to oxygen carbon hydrogen and nitrogen tho the body contains a wide variety of mineral materials which are arc necessary to its proper functioning tind and even to life itself the list includes calcium phosphorus potassium sulphur sodium chlorine magnesium iron manganese iodine and copper all these substances must be furnished to the growing child through food tind and drink and generous amounts must also bo be supplied dally daily in the diet of adults to replace tho the minerals that are arc constantly being used up minerals necessary Noco to lifo life it Is vitally important that the homemaker should understand the she function of these various salts and where they can be found for if certain minerals m are lacking in tho the body tho the heart will ovill stop beating without others olien alio fie bon bones es cannot form property properly still others are responsible for the tha rich red blood that makes the difference between a healthy person and a sickly one laboratory experiments have proved that if you leave out the tha smallest trace race of 11 tho mineral knolin as manganese you destroy the love ol of a mother for her child and nutritionists but unfortunately not mothers are arc ivel aware that less les than a thousandth ni nf an ounce of lodino makes all the between a normal man and an imbecile A calcium captain Cap fain of minerals calcium deserves its ranking posit position ion as the captain of tile the min i brals because it brills builds the bones or body framework and the bony skeleton Is to the human being what steel Is to a building cal clum is also tho chief lef constituent of the teeth and upon healthy teeth rests the health of the digestive system and in turn the entire body for food that Is improperly masticated is imperfectly digested and falls fails to nourish properly about 09 99 per cent of the calcium in the body is found in tile the teeth I 1 and bones it tho the body does docs not receive an adequate supply of this mineral in prenatal pre natal life and during the growing bear years S the bones will be porous distorted and easily broken and the teeth will develop cavities and eventually may fall out in addition to being the principal material for making and maintaining the banes and teeth calcium increases the strength and pulsations of the hoart heart and helps the blood coagulate in case of injury thus keeping you and your loved ones from blee bleeding dink to death that Is ia why an extra supply of calcium is ia fed to patients just before an operation calcium builds will power there is a close relationship between e calcium and sound healthy nerves and this precious substance likewise helps us to concentrate ce cen mentally it strengthens our will power and assists us in acquiring that do or dlo die attitude toward life elfei which is essential in an age when we must all struggle or go under yet despite Us its importance it Is estimated by that outstanding authority tho rity henry 0 sherman pro fessor of nutrition at teachers college columbia that one half of the Ami american rican people even those with plenty of money are literally starving for calcium because they do not know the food sources of this vitally important ini mineral where to wain obtain calcium the foremost sources of calcium are milk and cheese which is milk in concentrated form it is chiefly to provide adequate cal clum that homemakers must foli fol low the ule rule i of a quart of milk d dally a I 1 y f for or every ch child 11 d and a pint for each adult vegetables such as spinach lettuce celery cele ry asparagus string beans cabbage carrots and cauliflower are also a good supplementary men source of calcium and ahl some fruits such as oranges oranges strawberries berries and bananas balloting likewise auprly significant amounts iv ic indispensable phosphorus like calcium phosphorus is required by tile tho body in relatively largo large amounts ond and like calcium it Is especially important in the diet of children because it is deposited in tho the bones bonco along with calcium as calcium phosphate phosphorus is indispensable for all tho the active tissues in tho the body tind and ploys plays tin nn important part in regulating tho the neutrality of the blood it can bo be obtained from whole groin grain cereals eggs dried beans bean cheese lean meats and root and leafy vegetables iron king pin of them all hut but measured in terms of load essentials iron is king pin of them all it Is is the supreme element lit in nutrition it is necessary for tho the formation of the hemoglobin or red pigment in the blood and it is tho the hemoglobin which carries purifying oxygen to 80 very cell its in the body recently it Is has beets been discovered that copper is required for the tha proper utilization ol of iron red blooded is a term understood der stood by everyone to denote health and strength ond and it is iron that makes us red blooded when your children grow pale and listless lose their pep and lock lack appetite it Is likely that they are starving for iron it if you become short of breath and pant when going up hill or upstairs oven even though there is nothing wrong with your heart or lungs the chances arc that thai there is insufficient red pigment in the blood n not ot enough to take up an adequate supply of oxygen and carry it to the millions of cells throughout the body is no excuse for cheating yourself or your children of a full measure of iron for this mineral can easily bo be obtained from liver egg yolk whole grain be cereals reals molasses dried fruits dried peas and beans nuts lean meats and green vegetables A iodine molder of mon men almost everyone eve has heard that lodino iodine is tho the mineral which helps to prevent that disfiguring enlargement lar gement of the neck known a as s simple goiter but few people realize that it is the principal constituent astl duent of thyroxin thy roxin secretion of tho the thyroid gland and that the thyroid functions normally only when sufficient iodine is available A wide variety of physiological disorders have been laid to iodine hunger obesity is frequently the result of thyroid dist disturbance specialists cia lists contend that stubborn skin diseases are associated with disorders of this gland many people are accused of lazin laziness ess who are really suffering from thyroid deficiency fi fici ency and competent authorities claim that the thyroid like wise influences me mental cital rital makeup make malke up and emot emotional lonal tendencies iod iodine ine is found chiefly in seafood tind and in fruits emits arid and vegetables grown near tho the soa sea in inland regions where soil and water oro are poor in iodine health authorities frequently add it to tho the drinking water and the ilia uso use of iodized ionized salt la Is also recommended by these simple measures thousands thou sanda of 0 growing children can bo be saved from tho the disastrous results of lodine deficiency in general it can bo be said that if tile tho minerals calcium phosphorus iron and iodine bodino are supplied in adequate amounts the other minerals will bo be automatically furnished hut every homemaker should make it Is her solemn responsibility to provide these four in abundance for only in that way can you insure optimal growth in children develop vigorous health in adults and maintain the tha highest pas sible tone tona of every organ in the body 0 houston goudima 1638 1938 |