Show stolen sweets are arc always sweeter stolen kisses much completer st stolen 0 I 1 en looks are nice in chapels stolen stolen bo be your apples thomas randolph VALUE OF WATER AND FRUIT JUICES water is not a food but a carrier of food to all parts and waste from all parts of the body we are taught too little drinking ot of fresh pure water is the cause of much physical disturbance tur bance overeating and little drinking of water is said to be our greatest american falling in dietetics water should not be iced feed but cool enough to be palatable either sum raer mer or winter and the amount each individual should take depends largely on the food eaten it if one eats eaf s largely of fruit less water is needed and if one drinks much milk less is required but even the very young baby should be given frequent drinks of cold water orange juice a teaspoonful at a time neither before nor immediately after milk is a most delightful and refreshing fres bing drink for even very young children As children must suffer with their teeth when the little gums are inflamed and swollen a drink or of cool water will give much relief the acids in fruits play an important office in destroying those germs which create gases and cause autointoxication fruit juices act or on the kidneys and quench thirst at the same time they are a natural laxative A juicy good flavored apple is better than medicine and should be eaten many times a day scraped apple may be given to young children the reason that fruit is best eaten either early or late in the day is that the stomach is empty and thus the digestive juices have free access to the fruit juices stimulating them to action to keep in good condition drink freely of water before retiring as this hushes flushes the system the first thing in the morning rinse the stomach with a good tonic of cold fresh water a halt half hour at least before eating though fruit contains little nutrition it has a large amount of cellulose which adds bulk to the food and stimulates the activity of the juices on the digestive tract thus alding aiding digestion 4 |