Show WHAT tu TO EAT AND AIN L a a E U wr WHY 1 food provides the key to mental and physical power you can bo be afron strong beautiful wise rear healthy children only if you know how to combine the ahe right food materials in f tho he diot by C HOUSTON USTON GOUDISS 6 eat east street new york vork INCE the world began food has been mans first con S 3 for it he has fought and died to find it he has traveled over great continents and braved unknown dangers his quest for food has changed the map of the world and colored the history of nations but in all of these historic struggles he has been motivated solely by the desire to get enough food to sati satisfy fy hunger today actual hunger is rare hut but hundreds of thousands of people starve in the midst of plenty because they do not realize the tremendous power of food for good or for evil they do not realize that as a man cats so he is and that his choice of food materials gives or takes away the power to live vigorously to think clearly to feel warmly to be and wise it can be truly said that your food is your fate it has ha the power to shape your body bod to make it strong and beautiful or weak and ugly it has ha the power to influence your you language your gait your tone ton of voice in short your life with the right food life be comes a glorious adventure for it increases your leader ship intensifies your mag qualities strengthens your you norale morale and increases your physical defenses and resistance without it one drags through miserable days never realizing even eve half of his potential mental and an physical powers food the Fu fuel eliof of life I 1 the human body la is a machine far more complex than any mi chino chine devised by the mind of mat mai food is the fuel which runs runa thi th I 1 amazing machine food Is als the ahe material used to repair worp won out parts and to keep the inari cato mechanism in good order the body machine cannot b run efficiently without proper f too fuel any more than a car coul couk be run without gas or a hous could be heated without oil all coo coi or wood food fond also jim ha the ilia power to co speed ui u or slow down the ilia workings of the ilia nun it likewise influences the he state slate a of ou nerves the lite warmth of our a elections th J type of characters we camit finally the power lo 10 to hav strong healthy children Is basee base on proper food and nutrition ai scientists have discovered that thi ue the wrong food can oven even take tal away from us the greatest bles blesa ing that nature 11 as our earthly immortality for tt it con can deprive us of the ability to bear children who will carry on after we are gone six groups of food substances what nhat food substances are nece sary to build and maintain top lop health to develop the greatest greate st phy physical sicil and mental power there are six groups of food substances stances es which must be included in the balanced diet which promises increased health happiness and longevity 1 1 PROTEINS which build and repair body tissues these are found in such foods as milk eggs meats osh fish cheese and nuts 2 FATS which yield heat and energy the lots fats are represented by butter cream oils and the fat of meats 34 3 carbohydrates starches and sugars these also supply heat and energy and ore are found chiefly in such foods os as bread potatoes cereals and sweets 4 MINERALS which build repair protect and regulate among the minerals which are absolutely necessary to health and vigor are arc calcium phosphorus iron copper iodine sulphur manganese magnesium sodium and potassium these are found in varying amounts in milk eggs fruits vegetables whole grain cereals and meats meals 6 5 VITAMINS which are necessary for body regulation and a os s a protection against again st dread cefic deficiency I 1 ency diseases six have been discovered to date A B C D E and G 6 WATER which is a part of 0 oil nil body tissue and must musi be present in order to have the other food elements function properly the me ideal dietary Is one that in eludes a correct proportion of the th different food elements required to supply bodily needs without any an of them being supplied in excess or in insufficient amo amounts danger in omitting one essential to illustrate how important itis it as that not one of the necessary food substances be omitted lot jet me tell you how an eminent blo bio chemist proved in his experimental laboratory in one of our leading universities versi ties that the difference between stupidity and genius depended upon the presence or absence of one vitamin ile he placed a pregnant an animal imal upon upon a diet adequate in every respect except that it locked lacked one ot of the six vitamins As soon as her young were born bom and weaned they were fed a completely ade t st up ally of unbelievable some of them never learned to thread the maze and reach their goal even after as many as trials they were being give govenat gi nat n at the time ilme everything i that was necessary to their diet but they had entered life with minds totally unequipped to cope with the world beca because use their mother had not been properly fed before they were born food can make or mar afar this Is a striking example of the power of food to make or mar existence I 1 could cite hundreds of 0 other laboratory experiments ninny many of which hova have been con firmed by clinical experience nor is this power of food to affect at mental activity confined to prenatal life even if a child enters this world with a strong body and a clear mind the wrong food during childhood has power to wreck health investigation after investigation by leading specialists throughout the country has proven that a surprising percentage of retarded children those who cannot keep up with their school grades do not really have inferior minds they only seem stupid because the action of their minds is clogged and slowed down by sluggish underfed under fed bodies physical fitness Is a 1 l for far greater asset than material possen possessions ions for in times 1 af I stress and trouble those who can stand up under the physical strain win the battle for those who collapse all al i is lost every wife and mother is therefore faced with the tremendous responsibility of keeping her family mentally and physically fat it her husband must have the right kind of food in order to earn a living her own diet must be adequate and well balanced if she is to have the energy wisdom and patience required of a 4 C 0 houston goudiss outstanding ln food authority author and radl lecturer author of what to eat ea ind and why he H knows food from soil oil to serving from table to its tl sue uc watch for his bis articles each bac week mother nt at all hours of the day ifer her baby will not grow into a healthy man or woman unless he or dihe has the right nourishment from the moment of birth and school children cant keep up with their classes without the right food I 1 it if you will follow this series of articles and put into practice the principles of correct eating that I 1 advocate I 1 can promise that you will increase both mental and physical efficiency and as a result achieve greater health and happiness for every member of your family food affects four body and mind each Tn morning orning when you awake a new life is ahead of you whether that day and the days to follow will be better or worse than those thos that went before depends largely upon what you eat for nothing short of a miracle is performed at every meal within a few hours the bread meat vegetables and liquids that you swallow are transformed into your personality they begin to think feel and act they become YOU what was food yesterday today is carrying on the important business of the world each meal ineal that you ou eat helps or hinders tho the efficiency and ease with chich these various duties are performed that thal is why it is true that ahyou as you eat so you yo u are and that is why I 1 say that three times cintes a duy day at your table you SIT DOWN TO LIFE Q Q C houston goullas 1838 1933 |