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Show J Medical Sermonettes By W. E. LEONARD, M. D. (, 1927, by Western Newspaper Union.) "Eat a plate of Ice cream every day." This advertising slogan by the manufacturers manu-facturers contains a truth. Ice cream, when not stiffened or adulterated In any way, is a very nourishing food, even in fevers, In small quantities. It is a concentrated diet and contains all the elements of a full meal, being an excellent mixture of sugar, fat and animal vitnmir.es. No harm can possibly pos-sibly come from eating It every day, but It should be taken with other food, not alone, as a ru'.e. The custom of serving u after a meal is based upon sound knowledge of food digestion, and unless the meal has been entirely too hearty, Its Ingestion is never harmful. harm-ful. For children, at almost any time, Ice cream Is a welcome and who'isome food, easily digested and assimilated. It is better served with light, starchy bread and simple cake. From the very ancient Medlcai School of Salerno, probably the very oldest in Europe, came much wisdom. This is from its Regimen : Use three physicians Still first Doctor Quiet, Next Doctor Merrynian And Doctor Diet All modern hospital regulations place emphasis upon Quiet and Diet, but are too apt to leave out Merryman. The routine of hospitals does not take into account the need of cheerfulness, except perhaps in the objective presence pres-ence of sunlight and flowers. Nothing so aids the patient as personal cheerfulness cheer-fulness on the part of the attendants and physicians. That man is not only the most beloved but the most successful success-ful in relief who always brings a smile of encouragement and cheer to bis suffering suf-fering clients. And this is doubly true at the private pri-vate bedside, where the doctor's visit may be the only break in the long hours of day and night Even a Joke or Jolly story has its value in curing, oftentimes greater than that of the medicine Itself. Don't pin your whole faith to a man who never Jokes or smiles in the sick chamber. "Frleth in her own grease." From this proverb, attributed to John Hey-wood. Hey-wood. an English dramatist of the first half of the Sixteenth century. It Is perfectly logical to write a short sermon ser-mon on the too common use of fried foods. Whether fried In its own grease, or that of the pig, or any of the more wholesome vegetable compounds, fried food is very difficult of digestion. The process of cooking by Immersing In hot fat of any kind, or by groat heat without immi'rsicin, coagulates the albumen al-bumen of the food and puts more worU upon the digestive fluids of the body and greatly lengthens the whole process of digestion, leaving the body loaded and clogged unnecessarily, ut least fur a time. If the system Is thus loaded up three times daily with fried ggs, meat or potatoes, the easiest and commonest forms of fried food, its energies-are so occupied In digesting that there Is little left for the more important functions. If, on the other hand, fruit, cereals , or boiled vegetables, vege-tables, w.hich have all the necessary elements of nourishment, are given, energy Is released for other needs of the daily routine of mental or physical exercise. If fried foods appear to be the only "ready-to-wear" fcirm for the first meal of the day. their detrimental detrimen-tal use may be partially offset by nn acciiuipaiiylng dish of fresh or preserved pre-served fruit. No meal should consist if fried food alone. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." This proverb comes down through the generations and has u valuable val-uable lesson for everyone. So much has been written on diet of late years that most people have learned the value of fruit to supplement nil foods. Apples alone have been shown to be insufficient for nourishment, but the malic acid they contain Is a distinct i) r to digestion at any time. They diouhl be eaten skin and nil, even to the end Hint "there ain't going to be no core." for thus do they Increase the roughage" In the Intestinal canal ind iicld necessary bulk to the stools I'ears. pearlies, plums and nil the elt rns fruits do the same, but nre some what' more watery. As evidence of the need of fruit, It Is astonishing how much ripe fruit, fresh from the or- hard, one can eat, without regard to men! times and with no bad effects. If Juicy, well-cooked vegetables nre iilso added to the heartier articles of the regular meals, together with sal mis. nn Ideal hnlnnclng of rood nnd excellent health result. So-called "green things" on the table nre its es -ienllal to humans ns grass to entile. |