Show wh innest VV eat B to ff alv s rot y at s afkind IB wh WV jaily y ow v laj WATER the elixir of life dy by C HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 east st now new york ALL the elements r required to support life and maintain OF health and eMcie ncy water takes precedence without it the protein carbohydrates fats minerals and vitamins which build and repair tissues brov provide ide motive power for the body engine and regulate the complex processes necessary to existence would be utterly useless water is the manic magic stream through which nil all nutritive elements are carried if into to and through the body rind and there held in suspension it is the ever ready messenger which distributes heat moisture and bodybuilding material where and as it is needed man Is a sponge our bodies are arc like waterlogged water logged sponges for wo we carry water to the limit of our capacity A human being Is more than two thirds water and this proportion must mu s t b be a main talked it if health and strength are to be preserved there la Is enough water in 0 person w a 0 19 1 g h I 1 n fi pounds to nil fill a 15 gallon barrel muscles liver and kidneys are about 80 per cent water tho the brain 85 per cent even bone is made up of more than one third water so you can see that the old adage dry as a 0 bone la Is not strictly accurate no cell can function unless it is const constantly antly bathed in fluid furthermore ther more the cells depend d upon water to transport their heir t foods through the blood this alone requires ten pounds pound s of water in constant circulation we may term these functions an incoming service but it is equally important as an outgoing stream the cells need water to flush away their waste products and if the surface of the lungs is not kept moist there can bo be no intake of oxygen no output of carbon without water no waste would be carried out of the body poisonous substances would remain to wreck the system within wi thina a short time water flushes tho the countless channels of physical existence even while we ve sleep for it constantly passes from the body through the lungs and skin as well as through the bowels and kidneys water starvation where do we get all this water when we are thirsty we take a drink and there the interest of most cople people ends few individuals give pro proper per consideration to supplying the body with nil 11 tile the water it needs yet when tile the water content of the body diminishes henith and life tire ore in danger A loss of 10 per cent of body water Is a 0 serious matter and a 0 loss of 20 per cent Is usually fatal it Is only in rare instances such as 03 when lost in a desert tilot that man actually dies of thirst for even when no fluids tire are drunk water is consumed with food but all about us its we see sec men and women woman suffering from tile the effects of water starvation somo some indica eions of this are dryness of tile the skin and lips mucous membranes and scalp there Is also danger tit ot damaging the kidneys which require water to flush away the add acid products of metabolism and very often constipation can he be traced to a deficiency clency of water which Is necessary to soften the contents of the intestinal canal none of these ill effects moy may bo be feared it if you take enough water how much Is enough A healthy normal individual ro rc quires about four quarts of water very every 24 hours that requirement varies somewhat with the season in hot weather there Is 0 greater elimination of water through per and that loss must be replaced however it is not necessary to drink tour four quarts of water a day for part of our needs are supplied by food the body draws upon three sources for its water first water taken CIS as a 0 drink or in other liquids second water supplied by foods especially fruits and vegetables for although solid foods appear dry most of them are in fact from 75 to 05 95 per cent water third water formed in the tissues in the combustion of fuel foods fat gives tile the most water when burned in fact it produces moro more water than the weight of the original fat sugar gives the least k iv if foods rich in water A half pound potato contains nearly a full glass class ot of water some other foods that are more than 70 per cent water are asparagus berries string beans cabbage cauliflower celery cucumber eggs citrus fruits cherries grapes melons apples raw and cooked greens m milk I 1 I 1 k onions cooked green peas boiled potatoes sauerkraut shell shelf fish meat stews tomatoes and squash foods containing less than 30 per cent water include butter cakes candles candies ready to eat cereals also crackers dried fruits nuts potato chips sausage bacon syr ups and zwieback back avoid the dry habit in addition to the water consumed with food every normal individual should drink about sl six 9 glasses lasses of liquid dally daily as walterc water coffee tea or other beverages most people drink far too little water women often have the mis taken notion that water will make them fat to demonstrate the fallacy of this idea a world famous physician once remarked that if that were true poor people would long ago have adopted the practice it is possible to drink too much water and those who ore are suffering from disease should be guided by their physician in determining the amount required but most normal people could increase both mental rind and physical efficiency by taking more of this magic fluid drink water with meals the question is often naked Is IB it wise to drink water with meals the answer is yes there Is evidence that the drinking of a reason reasonable tible amount of water with meals by normal individuals stimulates tile tho secretion of gastric juice thereby improving digestion it has ins also been demonstrated that it aids in tho the absorption of food by the body and regards retards the growth of intestinal bacteria tho the homemaker should bo be just as conscientious in providing her family with sufficient clent water as with adequate amounts of tho the other food substances for water must be included in the list of essential food constituents it Is in truth tho the ELIXIR of LIFE |