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Show P THE -pi lit KITCHEN to CABINET J As tiny str-arnlets. aJdir.g to the rier, Mirt-'ie their waters wendi; to the eLL. o the small tilings of time fill up tha ! measure ! That swells the chorus of eternity. i IMPORTANCE OF WATER IN OUR ; DIET. ! TliPre Is probably nothing so bene- ' firinl to the musses as a supply of ! good wholesome ! drinking water j and we are not forgetting the an I- m a 1 s with our j drinking fountains foun-tains arranged ; for their comfort In most towns ' ! and villages all over our country. n I funis, young children and animals ! frequently suffer, especially In warm weather, for want of water, not being able to make their want known, j Plenty of water taken Into the system sys-tem Is an absolute necessity for the : literal washing out of waste materials ! from the blood. Professor Etheridge in discussing the medical value of water wa-ter says : "Cold water drunk In quantities In the evening will dissolve and flush blood impurities which, producing cerebral irritation by their frlctional contact in their passage through the capillaries, thus, causing Insomnia and nervousness, now find their way out of the body through the kidneys." The loudly heralded diuretic properties proper-ties of various mineral springs are chiefly due to the fact that water Is taken there In such large quantities. It Is a popular belief that water Is fattening, and the reason Is easily understood, un-derstood, for It Is the medium for conveying con-veying material to all parts of the body and for removing waste products. prod-ucts. Hence those who drink water freely must have the nutritive material best distributed throughout their bodies and the waste products most quickly thrown off. The question of drinking water while taking food at meals Is often raised, many claiming that It dilutes the gastric Juice. However, experiments experi-ments show digestion has been Increased In-creased from a half hour to an hour when dry food has been eaten If It Is well moistened by a glass of water while eating. The dryness of the food must be a guide In this, as It will naturally, cause a sensation of thirst, and we may safely drink while eating antll the sensation Is overcome. |