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Show INCREASED VALUE OF CANDY Gain of 55 Per Cent In United Stste During Period Population Increased In-creased 8 Per Cent In five years, according to the census cen-sus of 1910, there was an Increase of $17,709,000 In the value of the candy produced In the United States. This was a gain of 65 per cent during a period In which the population of thl country bad grown probably not more than 8 per cent These figure show the enormous Increase in the consumption of candy by Americans. Children will be pleased to learn that eminent medical med-ical authorities are now satisfied that pure candles are not Injurious to the health If eaten In moderation. It appears ap-pears that tbe drawback In permitting the child to eat unlimited candy lie in the absence) of fat. "If." ay Prof. Robert Hutchinson, "the parent I warned to Introduce sufficient quantities of the carbohydrate by Insisting upon the use of butter and oil In tbe diet, the child may generally gener-ally ent pure candy without detriment and even with distinct advantage. This is useful Information, but parents par-ents should still beware of the cheap, adulterated article. |