Show memorandum ON VITAMIN C vitamin 0 is nee ne cesary elary forthe pre of i curvy enich 1 rel relatively rare but it is evident that sub clinical scurvy la is relatively common th the e health of the blood vessels is gre creati atI dependent upon an all adequate supply of vitamin C as are alo ako the structures in tile the pulp cavity of tile the living tooth it is bbown that animals which have been somewhat ome what depleted of their vitamin 0 but without are much mores to injury by bacterial IO irions poisons iOns produced during infections than are animal nn imiL whose body store of the he ita inin Is ample increased susceptibility to certain infectious infections I 1 is also caused by thc jhc depletion of the store of vitamin in the bisques cesi ques and thus absorbability iq debrea decreased dec reaped ed it is u used ed up more rapidly during fever as in tuberculosis than under normal con rations of health hence it is a necessary measure for safeguarding health vitamin C js nor net stored in the body to to any considerable degier there fore daily supplies supplier are needed vitamin 0 i is ii i readily d destroyed troyed bv heat beat and oxygen li hence ence jams anil and preserves usually contain none expert expect less vitamin 0 if food has been to oxygen loj long period of heat beat high temperatures temperature ind hoat boat tin tho presence pro of Exi example dr sherman found that by boiling torna lonii LOLS in all ail open kettly for one hour aPPIO xII 11 irtely 50 per iier cent of the vitamin was destroyed ind and when boiled tour lour hours 70 percent de destroyed troyed when orange juice or bonato juice is not available the juice from grated raw potato cabbage carrots or will serve equally as viell inell great grat care should be exercised that vegetables vege be thoroughly washed erined in cool boiled water and that hands lie be thor ouri lily olain preparing pre the juice JULIA county nurse 1 |