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How to Have a Restful Vacation
Pain in the Abdomen—There's Relief for Hay Fever
First Aid in Emergencies—A Dampproof House—Bathe Sensibly
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Articles
6
Henry H. Hazen, M. D.
Proper First Aid for Accidents and
8
Emergencies
Arlie L. Moon, M. D.
10
A Cooling Diet for Summer
Helga C. Forehand
11
Build a Dampproof House
Ronald S. Senseman
How to Have a Restful Vacation
12
Charles T. Batten, M. D.
14
Pain in the Abdomen
Wells A. Ruble, M. D.
17
Your Children's Teeth
D. S. Teters, D. D. S.
18
There's Relief for Hay Fever
Erving L. Rogers, M. D.
\ Month of Summer Menus
20
Velma Davis-Cooper
How to Bathe Sensibly
"To yield to remedies
is half the cure"
— SENECA
Departments
The Dietitian Says
The Housewife's Corner
The Family Physician
The Mother's. Counselor
Gardening for Health
For Boys and Girls
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Coming Next Month
NEAR the top of the list of killers stands
high blood pressure. A practical discussion of symptoms, treatment, diet, and
other important aspects. . . . Goiter, why
more prevalent in certain sections, the
part of iodine in the prevention and treatment of goiter, thyroid defects. . . . Intestinal flu, a misleading term. What
causes it? . . . Third in the series on how .
to build a healthful house, is the article
on insulation, how to insulate for comfort
and economy. . . . America is engaged
in a great defense program. Not only
are the air forces, the Army, and the
Navy in this program, but the health of
the nation. What our Government is
doing to improve the physical welfare of
its people. . . . Another article on the
significance of certain pains; this time,
pain in the pelvic region. A sensible study
of some very troublesome maladies. . . .
More than half the babies in the United
States are born in hospitals, but what
about those delivered at home? A very
practical article on getting ready for baby.
Much good counsel for mothers, whether
baby is delivered at home or at the hospital. . . . Have a sweet tooth? How can
we satisfy our hunger for sweet things in
a healthful way? .. . Pretty pink pills with
a good taste advertised over the radio,
helpful for this condition or that. But the
patient diagnosed himself and didn't know
his true condition. Result—often more
than just disappointment. Well, you'll
get the moral from the article, "Don't
Doctor Yourself by Radio or Newspaper
Advertising."
AUGUST, 1941
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It also seems correct to say—to yield to the
proper diet promotes health.
Dole Pineapple Juice has a pleasing, refreshing flavor that old and young like. Its
quality is always uniform. It is the true, undiluted juice of perfect pineapples ripened on
the plant in Hawaii.
Dole Pineapple Juice is a good source of
Vitamins C and B-1—and contains Iron,
Calcium and Phosphorus. There are 16.9
calories per ounce. It is high in quickly available food energy and yields alkaline mineral
residues in the body.
The convenience of Dole Pineapple Juice
is a point that should not be overlooked.
Just open the chilled can—pour and serve.
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THERE'S nothing more relaxing or
soothing than a bath properly taken. It
is cooling and cleansing, too. How often
we shall bathe, the temperature of water,
the kind of washcloth and towel, the soap
to choose, all these matters answered for
you. Page 6.
ACCIDENTS happen to the best of families. No matter how carefully we may
order our living, emergencies arise that
demand cool heads and quick thinking.
How to care for accidents and emergencies. Page 8.
HOT days, but your diet may be cooling.
Page 10.
NOTHING is more annoying than water
in the basement. Read the architect's
suggestions on how to build a dampproof
house. Page 11.
A RESTFUL vacation—the words conjure
up cool pine forests, quiet streams, gentle
breezes. It is possible to have all these
and yet not have a restful vacation. Read
the "how." Page 12.
PAIN in the abdomen is a stomach-ache
to many people, but this part of the body
contains more than the stomach, and pain
in this region demands the counsel of
your doctor. Page 14.
YOUR children's teeth. Important from
the first little pearly point. They deserve
proper care. Page 17.
You can blame pollens and other substances for your annual bout with hay
fever, but laying the blame on something
else doesn't relieve the symptoms you are
experiencing. There is relief for hay
fever. Page 18.
Boaitc(
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EDITOR
Francis D. Nichol
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PAGE 4
THE NATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL FOUNDED
IN 1585
Can We Increase Life Expectancy?
I
S there any reason why human beings should not live to a much greater
age and still maintain physical and mental vigor? Astonishing progress
has been made during the past century in lengthening the average span
of human life. At the time when our ancestors landed on the bleak and
rock-bound coast of New England, a child born in civilized lands had a
prospect of living less than fifteen years. Today life-insurance companies
tell us that a child born under present conditions has, a life expectancy of
more than sixty years.
The rescue of the human race from hordes of unseen marauding microorganisms is a most thrilling and fascinating theme. For thousands of
years man struggled on, fighting, as best he could, unknown infinitesimal foes that exceeded in number his ability to comprehend or imagine.
It is almost unbelievable that through the ages the deadly tubercle bacillus
infested mankind and evaded discovery until only about sixty years ago,
when Koch, of Germany, discovered the invader. Mummies and other
preserved specimens give evidence that this disease was rampant four or
five thousand years ago. It is with much pleasure that I recall seeing the
intrepid Koch when he maintained his arguments in regard to the possibility of overcoming tuberculosis before a world convention on tuberculosis
in Washington, D.C., about thirty-five years ago. At that time tuberculosis
stood as the captain of the men of death in civilized lands. Today it has
retreated to fifth or sixth place in the causes of mortality among civilized
nations.
A similar story could be told of a score of other diseases, such as typhoid
fever, malaria, yellow fever, bubonic plague, smallpox, diphtheria, and
many children's diseases.
These myriads of marauders decimated great areas of the world's
population every year. There seemed to be no rescue. The greatest
destruction of life was seen in children from birth to one year of age.
Mothers shared in this great slaughter. Millions died annually in Europe
from each of half a dozen diseases just named. It seemed evident that
unless some respite could be discovered, human life must soon disappear
from this earth, a sacrifice to as yet unknown and undiscovered organisms.
This astounding realization moved scientific men to institute a search
for the cause. Agencies, from evil spirits to miasma, were urged as causes
of these diseases. None of these causes were acceptable to men of science.
Reasoning from cause to effect, observers began to intimate that there
must be some living agent concerned in this massacre of the innocent.
One observed that these diseases were communicable, others that they
developed within a certain period of time, ran a typical course, and that the
victim either died or recovered. Soon the more advanced experimenters
began to introduce some of these suspected causes of disease into animals,
and were able to produce exactly the same symptoms and phenomena of
disease as were produced in human beings. In some cases the germs were
even named and their habits described before they were ever seen.
(Continued on. page 30)
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Answer's,p such,huestions as:
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F baths there are a number of
varieties: (a) Cleansing, which may
be general or local; (b) stimulating,
usually either cold or Turkish; (c) soothing; and (d) medicinal, with the addition
of some medicament. This article deals
with the first group.
It will be recalled that in the days
when Rome was in the height of her
glory under the Caesars, the Roman baths
were famous. Not only were there numerous bathhouses, but at the homes of
many of the nobles there were pools beside the dining tables, so that one could
gorge and bathe, and gorge. again. In
more northern climes bathing was not so
popular, and perfume frequently took
the place of water. Said Shakespeare in
"Macbeth," Act V, Scene 1: "All the
perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this
little hand."
At the time of the introduction of the
bathtub into America, some hundred
years ago, there was a great hue and cry
against this innovation, by physicians,
State legislatures, and the press. It was
fully prophesied that the death rate would
increase enormously as the result of disease of the lungs and bowels. Perchance
these views were to some extent inspired
by the old lines of William Hone's in
"Table-Book"—
"They who bathe in May will soon be
laid in clay.
They who bathe in June will sing a
merry tune;
They who bathe in July will dance like
a fly."
Apparently no one thought of preventing parents from sewing up their children
for the winter, a custom not yet entirely
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Health Service; professor of Dermatology and
Syphilology, Howard University.
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HENRY H. HAZEN, M. D. *
out of vogue in certain communities. But
bathing has come into its own in the
United States, whether in the shower, the
tub, or the lakes, rivers, and oceans. With
the exception of a few deaths from drowning, the populace has certainly not been
adversely affected.
The questions, HOw often should a
person bathe? At what time should he
bathe? What should be the temperature
of the water? What should be the duration of the bath? What variety of soap
or cleansing agent should be used?
Should skin brushes be employed? Should
the body be powdered or anointed after
the bath? are almost as vital as, What is
the latest style in bathing suits?
A cleansing bath, either general or
local, should be taken as often as is necessary to keep the skin clean. Naturally
this varies with the occupation, the season
of the year, the type of clothing worn, and
the oiliness of the skin of the individual
in question. It is obvious that a coal
heaver needs more baths than a society
matron, that a physician should wash his
hands more frequently than a pastor, and
that a person with a naturally oily skin
should wash oftener than a person with
a dry skin. Will additional baths do any
harm? So far as the writer is aware, an
extra bath or two a day, if properly taken,
has never yet hurt man, woman, or child.
A woman can safely take a comfortably
warm bath while menstruating, but should
probably avoid a cold bath during the
first two days of her period.
In washing the hands or the face, certain precautions should be taken to avoid
chapping and more serious evidences of
irritation, which are due to the removal
of the natural oil by soap, and the subsequent extraction of the water, drying, by
the atmosphere, especially the wind or the
sun. The hands should be washed in
lukewarm water with a mild toilet soap,
and not just before going outdoors in
winter. They should be gently mopped
dry. Should hands become too dry, anoint them immediately after washing, and
before retiring, with a soft cold cream or
white vaseline, either of which is much
better than most emulsions.
Any face should be washed at times.
Men usually have better complexions than
women, because most women do not
wash their faces frequently enough. The
combination of grease and powder makes
a semimortar that effectually blocks all
the pores and prevents the natural secretions from reaching the surface. These
plugs closely resemble corks in a bottle
neck, and must be removed if the skin
is to be kept healthy. No matter what
the advertisements of the beauticians say,
good soap and lukewarm water should be
used on the face at least once a day by
practically every woman.
A debated question is wheiher the bath
should be taken before breakfast, after
returning from work, or before retiring.
It is often stated that a bath should never
be taken within an hour after eating, or
before going out, especially if the weather
is cold. As a matter of fact, the time of
immersion depends chiefly upon the convenience of the individual, but it might
be well to add that bathing before retiring
is frequently conducive to sleep. A comfortably warm bath can be safely taken
any time after a meal, although possibly
a cold swim thus taken may not be an aid
to digestion. It is best not to take a hot
wash, especially with soap, before going
out into a cold wind, for this will make
the skin chap badly.
The temperature of the water is of
some importance. Long cold baths reduce
body weight and temperature, but only
temporarily. A cold swim, or even bath,
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is likely to be exhilarating and to increase
the appetite. A long hot bath may be
more cleansing, but not infrequently is
productive of skin irrttations. Taken all
in all, a bath in water just about body
temperature is safe for baby, mother, and
grandfather. Nearly all women know
that if the elbow is dipped into water,
and there is no sensation of either heat or
cold, the water is safe for a child.
The duration of the bath must naturally
vary according to the number of applicants for the bathroom, and the amount of
foreign material to be removed. An ordinary tub bath or shower can safely be
finished in about five minutes. A swim
may last from five minutes to half an
hour, according to the temperature of the
water and of the air. Prolonged hot
baths are bad for the skin and may be
enervating; prolonged cold baths may
predispose to infection. The author has
definitely seen both infection of the kidneys and pneumonia follow prolonged
exposure to cold water.
The question of the cleansing agent or
soap to be used is really much simpler
than many advertisements might lead us
to believe. Soaps are much more similar
than high-pressure salesmen state. Certain soaps should be carefully avoided.
These are: (a) all medicated soaps; (b)
all soaps with evil odors; (c) very expensive soaps; (d) all soaps that contain
any great amount of free alkali, usually
called kitchen or washing soaps or
powders; (e) soaps that contain gritty materials; (f) many, but not all, very inexpensive soaps; (g) soaps known not to
conform in more than one particular to
the Government specifications; (h) most
liquid soaps, although tincture of green
soap is useful for washing the scalp; and
(i) many soaps that contain much glycerin,
although glycerin is useful in shaving
soaps.
A soap should always be chosen (1) that
will lather freely; (2) that has a mild,
agreeable odor; (3) that is not wrapped
and packed in an expensive box; (4) that
does not feel very heavy, for excess weight
is due to water or an adulterant; and
(5) that contains no grit. Incidentally it
may be remarked that Castile soaps are by
no means as pure as is generally supposed,
and it is doubtful if superfatted soaps are
less irritating than most ordinary soaps.
It is unfortunate that soap manufacturers
do not publish information concerning
the oil from which the soap is really made.
Of course, olive oil, coconut oil, and whale
oil are three of the commonest constituents. A few persons are allergic to coconut oil, and should know from the label
whether or not their pet soap contains
this substance.
Various other materials than soaps are
just beginning to come into vogue; the
sulphonated oils, used chiefly as shampoos,
have already proved their value, and other
scientific products are sure to follow. At
the present time it is wise to buy such
products only from an old, reliable manufacturer. There are literally hundreds of
expensive shampoos upon the market that
are nearly if not entirely worthless. Many
of these have been exposed by the publications of the various consumers' organizations. As a matter of fact, for the ordinary
person who uses soft water, the best shampoo is either liquid green soap or any
soap that lathers well and rinses out
readily. For use with hard water, liquid
green soap or a sulphonated oil may
be used. The best dry cleaner
is the hairbrush. Many of the
dry cleaners are explosive, and
others are poisonous.
The Turkish-toweling washcloth is a most unsympathetic
article, and should be replaced
by the ordinary baby washdoth, or even a bit of absorbent
cotton. Likewise scrub brushes
or nailbrushes should be used
very sparingly, for they remove
too much natural oil from the
skin, and are very prone to
cause irritation. Even rough
Turkish towels are better employed as "hops" than as
"wipers or rubbers."
There is not the slightest objection to using an insoluble
powder on the skin after bathing. Many of the talcum powders are perfectly satisfactory,
but it should be remembered
that Purified Talcum Powder,
U. S. P. (United States Pharmacopeia), is the best and cheapest
unscented powder.
If one is forced to use a large
amount of soap to cleanse the
hands in wintry weather, this
should be followed by the
prompt application of soft cold
cream, or vaseline, or a good
emulsified skin lotion. Glycerin and rose water should
never be used, nor should a
lotion that contains alcohol, as
either of these will further dry
the skin.
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Baths Are Fun, as Well as Cleansing
and Refreshing
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Proper First Aid for
ACCIDENTS
and EMERGENCIES
in Your Home
ARLIE L. MOON, M. D.
LTHOUGH accidents which occur
away from home, such as traffic
accidents, are often very spectacular and receive a great deal of attention, yet a large number of serious accidents do occur in the home, and the
care which these cases receive, soon after
an accident, often determines to a large
degree the period of disability and the
final outcome of the injury.
It is a good plan to be prepared at all
times for emergencies, and to keep on
hand in a convenient place first-aid dressings and other emergency supplies, and to
possess a knowledge of first-aid measures,
as many lives may be saved by giving
proper care immediately to the injured
one.
A large percentage of accidents can always be traced to the results of carelessness. Many serious burns are the result
of the careless use of inflammable cleaning
fluids, such as gasoline, near an open
flame in a closed room. There are other
inflammable materials that are also dangerous. I recently cared for a patient
who had thrown some pieces of cardboard
and paper, which she had been using in
connection with a varnishing job. into the
furnace, and the resulting explosion caused
very severe burns of the face and the arms.
If care were exercised, many serious
burns and scalds, too often fatal to children, might be prevented. Inflammable
rubbish should not be allowed to collect
about buildings, and children should not
be allowed to play with matches. .Care
should also be used in handling boiling
liquids, so that tbe contents of a pan
will not be spilled on someone, causing a
serious burn. A pan of boiling liquid
should not be placed near the edge of a
table or a stove, where it can be easily
tipped over. Tubs or pans of hot water
or live coals should not be left sitting on
the floor, where young children can get
into them. This past winter there was
a little girl in my home city who backed
into a tub of boiling water which her
mother was planning to use in washing
clothes. She received very severe burns,
which resulted in her death. Another
young child backed into a pan of hot
coals, and the steam produced in her wet
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diaper caused very severe burns which
confined her to bed for several weeks.
Electrical connections are also a source
of danger and should be kept in good
repair at all times. Electric cords to
various fixtures should not be placed
where they will be tripped over. Electrical connections which are found in a
basement are of special importance, for if
the basement floor is wet and one touches
an electric wire or loose connection, the
current which passes through the body
will be very severe in its effects. One
householder thought this to be of enough
importance to place all electric switches
high enough so that he would have to
come up out of the basement to turn on
the current.
Special care should be exercised in the
handling of fireworks on the Fourth of
July. The explosive fireworks should
never be held in the hand after they
are lighted, and there should be no
inflammable material near at hand. Many
times an unexpected explosion of fireworks causes the loss of a finger or a
hand, or a flimsy dress may catch fire,
causing serious burns. I recall the case
of a boyhood friend who had some fireworks in his pocket which were accidentally touched off, and the resulting explosion caused injuries to the right leg
which later, together with the resulting
infection, necessitated the amputation of
that leg.
When a person's clothing catches on
fire, he often has an uncontrollable urge
to start running, which is the worst thing
that he could possibly do, as it fans the
flames and causes a more severe burn.
It is much better to have the person
lie down and quickly wrap him in a
blanket, rug, or heavy coat, which will
smother the flames.
Treatment of burns. In the early treatment of mild burns a soothing burn
ointment may be quickly applied on
gauze dressing and placed over the affected part and held in place with a
bandage. One of the newer remedies
which is being applied to burns, with apparently very excellent results, is codliver oil. The vitamins present in this
preparation seem to have some effect on
the skin which hastens the healing process.
If a burn is at all extensive or severe
it is best not to apply an ointment or any
greasy material, as the physician may wish
to make use of a 5 per cent tannic-acid
spray to the affected area, which forms
a tough, dark coating over the skin and
protects it from the air and hastens the
healing process. This preparation is not
effective when an ointment has been applied, and the greasy material must first
be removed, which is a difficult, painful
process. However, baking soda may be
moistened with water, which has preferably been boiled, as this renders the water
sterile and helps to prevent infection.
The water should be warm, and the moistened baking soda should be placed on
gauze dressings and applied to the affected
area. This will give considerable relief.
If the burned area covers a considerable
portion of the body, the person may be
placed in a tub of warm water, which will
give great relief as an emergency measure.
Poisoning. This accident many times
occurs because of the lack of proper labels
on medicine bottles. All bottles should
be plainly labeled, so that there will be
no mistake. Children, especially, may
take poisons accidentally. This is one
case in which first aid is of the greatest
importance, and quite often means the
difference between life and death. If
time is taken to rush the patient to a
distant hospital or a doctor's office before
anything is done, it gives the poison time
to be absorbed, and then it is much more
difficult to save life. If the poison is
taken by mouth and it can be diluted and
the patient induced to vomit at once,
very little harm may be done.
Some of the common poisons which may
be taken are: carbolic acid, Lysol, iodine,
bichloride of mercury, arsenic or Paris
green, strychnine, acids—sulphuric, nitric,
hydrochloric—lye, kerosene, and poisonous
mushrooms or toadstools.
One of the first indications in poisoning
is to dilute the poison, as this procedure
will delay its absorption. The second
indication is to induce vomiting in order
to get the poison out of the stomach.
The poison may be diluted by drinking
large amounts of lukewarm water, soda
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water prepared with ordinary baking
soda, salt water, or soapsuds water. After
one of these liquids has been taken, it
will be much easier to induce vomiting,
which may be done by tickling the back
of the throat with a finger. In case the
poison is a strong acid, the use of warm
soda water will be a great help, as it
tends to neutralize the acid.
In the case of poisoning with lye, the
use of vinegar in warm water would be a
great help.
In any case of poisoning, after the poison
has been vomited it is well to give soothing
drinks, such as milk or milk and eggs
mixed together.
In any case of poisoning the use of
large quantities of warm water and the
induction of vomiting will be of great
value in neutralizing the effects of the
poisoning when other remedies are not
available. In the case of food poisoning
the same procedure may be followed. If
the patient, after the stomach has been
emptied, is in a state of shock, heat should
AVOID THESE HOME ACCIDENTS
1. Never use gasoline, kerosene, or any
other flammable liquid to start a fire—
and never use such material any place
where there is possible exposure to
friction sparks or any other source of
ignition, or in a confined, poorly ventilated place, where fumes may have a
toxic effect upon persons.
2. The use of flammables, such as naphtha,
for home dry cleaning or for any other
domestic purpose, is extremely dangerous when the job is performed in the
house. Either take the naphtha and the
work outdoors or, better still, use a
nonflammable fluid or solvent.
3. Keep stairs clear and stairways well
lighted.
4. Use a ladder—a sound, strong ladder.
Makeshifts such as this, or a rickety
chair, or a table—or anything except a
substantial ladder—invites a fall and
broken bones.
5. Many fires have been started, with
disastrous results, through the use of
wastepaper baskets as ash trays. Use
regular ash trays. Empty wastebaskets
frequently.
6. Never touch electrical outlets, appliances, or gadgets while your body is
wet or while you are standing on a
wet surface. Water is an excellent
conductor of electricity, and creates
ideal circumstances for shock.
be applied, and if the breathing stops, artificial respiration should be applied. A
large dose of Epsom salts may usually be
safely given after the stomach has been
emptied.
Medicine cabinet. In preparation for
efficient first aid in the home, attention
should be given to the medicine cabinet.
The usual medicine cabinet found in the
average American home is a hodgepodge
of half-empty bottles, only a few of which
have labels on them. In order to safeguard all the family and make the cabinet
of the greatest aid in emergencies, no
medicine should be left in the cabinet
unless it is plainly labeled, so that it
cannot be mistaken for something else.
It is important that all medicines be kept
in the cabinet, where they may be found
when needed, and all poisonous substances
should be kept well out of the reach of
children. If a little extra care is used,
the medicine cabinet may enable the
family to keep in good health.
(Continued on page 29)
A Cooling Diet for
SUMMER
By HELGA C. FOREHAND, Dietitian
HEN the warm summer days come
we put out the fires in our stoves
instead of adding more fuel, and
we make every effort to maintain cool
surroundings. But what about our body
fires? Are we adding just as much fuel
to these as we did during the cold weather?
Unless we watch ourselves, we may be
doing this very thing by eating too much
or by partaking of the wrong kinds of
food. The human body is like an engine
in some ways; it needs fuel to accomplish
work. The food eaten is the fuel, and
when it is burned, or oxidized, in the
body, mechanical energy is produced.
The work which our bodies perform,
whether we are conscious of it or not,
requires energy. Thus the beating of the
heart, the circulating of the blood, the
functions of the vital organs—the liver,
the kidneys, the stomach, as the food is
digested—and the work of every living
cell, are all forms of work which require
energy.
Walking, standing, sitting—in fact, every
physical movement of the body—requires
energy. This energy is supplied by the
food we eat.
The conversion of energy into work is
not one hundred per cent efficient. Heat
is set free as a by-product of both external
and internal work done by the body. This
heat tends to warm the body, and were it
not for a special mechanism which maintains a constant temperature of the body,
we should feel very warm indeed.
Fuel above energy needs tends to increase deposits of fatty tissue in the body.
Fatty tissue delays the loss of heat. Thus
we find that overweight people always
feel warmer than those who are underweight.
In summer, when the surrounding temperature soars high, there is less loss of
heat from the body. Hence we conclude
that the provision of as much fuel in the
summer as is provided in winter would
not only be a loss, but would render us
uncomfortable.
Foods not only furnish fuel, but serve
the body in other ways. They build and
repair tissue and regulate the various body
processes. We do not know all about
foods, but we do know that different
ones serve in different ways; for instance,
lettuce, tomatoes, fruit, and some fats
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contain substances which regulate the
body processes, or, in other words, help
the body in some way to carry on its
work efficiently.
The nutrients found in a food determine the kind of service it will render.
Thus we have proteins, carbohydrates,
and fats in a group by themselves as being
the only nutrients which can furnish
heat or energy. They alone yield calories.
A calorie is the unit by which the heat
produced by burning food is measured.
When a gram, or 1/30 of an ounce, of
pure protein is burned, it will yield approximately four calories. A gram of
carbohydrate will yield the same. However, the same weight of fat will yield nine
calories, or more than twice as much.
Carbohydrates, which are found in
fruits, vegetables, and grains, are readily
available for the performance of work
and yield less heat than do either fats or
protein. Fats are particularly high in
heat value. During hot weather the foods
chosen should be those that give the least
heat in the production of energy.
Some food nutrients cause the body fires
to burn brighter, much as kindling does
when it is added to the fire in the stove.
Protein ranks the highest in this respect.
For every one hundred calories of protein eaten there will be an energy output of one hundred and forty calories.
This extra energy set free in the body as a
result of the stimulating effect of protein
does not tend to accomplish more work,
but to produce heat which warms the
body.
Inasmuch as proteins and fats are the
greatest heat producers, they should be
somewhat limited if one desires to keep
cool. From what we have learned about
these, we know that they cannot be left
out of the diet entirely if our bodies are
to function properly. Protein furnishes
the building and repair material for the
body, and nothing can take its place. A
certain amount must be found in the daily
menu. The amount does not vary from
day to day, and is the same in summer
as in winter, but because of the stimulating effect of protein on the body fires, this
nutrient cannot be used to an excess in
hot weather. The easily digested forms
of protein, such as cottage, cheese, milk,
eggs, fresh peas and Lima beans, should
be chosen. Dried beans and legumes' are
harder to digest—save them for cooler
days. To our readers who still use meat
we would say, Eat it sparingly, and you
will feel better.
As we have stated before, foods are
made up of nutrients. All the nutrients
are not found in the same food. Some
(Continued on page 33)
Choose Foods That Give the Least Heat in the
Production of Energy
N. HAR,MP
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LIFE AND HEALTH
a DAMPPROOF
HOUSE
PART 3. How to Build
a Healthful House
By RONALD S. SENSEMAN, Architect
HE homes in which we live should,
above all, be comfortable. A damp
house falls far short of fulfilling this
requirement. And besides being uncomfortable, it is unhealthful. In all the
things we buy today we expect mechanical
perfection and the latest developments obtainable. In our homes we should demand the same modern scientific developments.
Methods and materials which a few
years ago were used in only the most
expensive buildings have become common
practice in the average moderate or low
priced houses on the market today.
Since the basements today have become
part of the living area in which we play
and work, the dampproofing of this area
becomes of major importance when
building. This is especially true since
the initial cost is very small, whereas
when leaks develop after the completion
of the house, it is more costly to correct
them. A well-constructed basement should
be as effective in keeping water out as a
swimming pool is in keeping water in.
The ideal building site is one in which
the grade falls naturally away from the
house in all directions. This can be
accomplished even when the house is
lower than the surrounding ground, by
building up the ground next to the house
and grading away from the house, forming
a low spot at least ten feet from the
building. See illustration. This will
carry the water away from the house and
intercept the surface water that flows
from the higher ground.
This area, thus formed, can be drained
either by sloping down toward a low section or by providing runouts.
T
h e downspouts
cause concentration
near the building.
This can be overcome by a cement
splash which will
spread t h e water
over a larger area.
Tile runouts can
be connected with
surface gutters or
drained to the low
portion of the lot.
Window wells
should have a gravel
fill or, if the bottom
is solid, should have
a pipe to connect
to the ever-important drain tile,
which is laid in a
trench around the
outside or the inside
of the footings or
both. These tiles
should have proper
fall and should be
drained to a suitable
outlet. The trench
above the drain tile
should be backfilled
with coarse gravel or
A Healthful House Is Comfortable and Dry. The Initial Cost Is Small
Compared to the Cost of Constant Repairs
Y4PARGING
r, RAVE L
Right—Foundation-Wall Footing and
Floor Slab Properly Constructed, as
Illustrated, Should Eliminate the
Possibility of a Wet Basement
Below—A Home Built Below the
Street Level or Adjoining Ground
Should Have the Ground Graded
Down and Then Up to the Foundation, With Proper Drainage of Collected Surface Water
DRAM TILE
TAR NAPE
Somers
STREET
AUGUST, 1941
crushed stone. The tile should be laid
with open joints, with tar paper or burlap
over the same, to prevent silt and dirt
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from filling the tiles.
When a basementCONG. SLAe,
floor level is normally
dose to the groundwater level, trouble will
occur during the rainy
seasons. Houses built
close to the water are
c Rao./ s L
particularly susceptible
OItAtN -r s_
to ground water beE. IC 1- R. *ME C.C.412.
cause of changes in
levels. This drain tile
releases this pressure
caused by a head of
water, thus keeping moisture from penetrating the basement.
The foundation, however, should not
be neglected, because the drain tile is
not a cure-all. If the foundation wall is
less than the necessary thickness, or if
(Continued on page 25)
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A
CHARLES T.
BATTEN, M. D.
H.
AMTIERT
S the days become warmer, the birds
more active and numerous, and the
buds shoot forth from bush and tree
which have appeared dead for several
months, there comes to each one of us a
restlessness which some call "spring fever."
We yearn for more freedom in our activity, and spring promises such freedom.
Some of us start planning our vacation
at the very hint of the coming of spring.
But most of us wait till summer is upon
us. At no other time in this world's
history has there been such a need for men
and women to leave their work for a short
time to secure a rest as there is today. In
nearly every type of work these days speed
and accuracy are essential, but these requisites depend entirely upon the general
health of the individual. Without a
strong body and a strong nervous system,
no one can hope to be efficient in whatever work he is doing.
There are still some men who think
that a vacation is unnecessary, a waste of
valuable time, and is only for weak persons who "cannot take it." They never
take one themselves, and work seven days
a week. They are usually severe taskmasters and feel absolutely sure that they
are right. Fortunately, this type of man
is more or less rare.
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There is another type of person I would
like to mention who is found in every
walk of life. This type is a real worker,
ambitious and serious-minded; he is usually doing very good work wherever he is.
His friends usually speak of him as being
overconscientious, because he often works
overtime. Frequently he is tense and highstrung, and has the feeling that the work
he is engaged in would fail if he were
not there every day. This is the type of
person who rarely takes a vacation, and
when he does, only for a few days. Too
frequently he assumes responsibilities in
the home and among the relatives which
are not his, thereby increasing his burdens.
The results of this unhealthy way of living are irritableness and insomnia, and
periods of discouragement and depression occur. Because he is difficult to live
with, his wife and children are unhappy.
It is not unusual for a nervous breakdown to occur, which may last for some
length of time. Therefore, it is evident
that through a lack of understanding of
his personality, and through unwise judgment, he causes others much unhappiness.
This was not intentional, but, on the
contrary, was the very thing he had
wanted to avoid.
Hard physical work is better tolerated
by the entire body, including the nervous
system, than any other type of work, and
sleep is most refreshing after physical
work or exercise. There are many people
engaged in sedentary occupations who do
not have sufficient physical exercise and
who are fatigued chronically as a result of
this lack of physical exercise, and also,
and primarily, because they are apprehensive about the future, and worry
about their positions, and have vague
fears of one kind or another. They usually live in close quarters, where it is easy
for one person to get on the nerves of
another.
A lack of sense of security as evidenced by unhappiness, fear, worry, apprehensiveness, hate, and jealousy causes
more fatigue than results from hard physical work. It is much more difficult to
remove fatigue caused by this insecurity,
as these emotions usually are carried into
the sleeping hours, and poor, unrestful
sleep occurs. Because this fatigue is not
relieved satisfactorily, and because so often
the insecurity remains from day to day.
the efficiency of the person is reduced,
his physical and mental health is impaired, and he is described by his friends
as "running on his nerves."
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It is, therefore, foolish to believe that
two or three weeks' vacation for an individual of this type will give him renewed vigor, greater efficiency, and a new
personality. While a vacation is usually
confined to the few weeks which most
people have out of the entire year, and
which usually occur in the summer or the
fall months, in its broadest aspect it includes all the hours in a day which are not
given to an occupation or a profession
pursued for financial reasons. This time
varies for each person, but commonly
speaking there are from twelve to sixteen
hours out of the twenty-four which are
vacation time. Therefore, the proper
use of this time is more important in
maintaining good health than many people realize.
Some people have no choice of their
work during the day, and may need to
work under difficult conditions, but they
are master of their time when not at
work. It is most important to consider the
use of this time intelligently, as the unwise use of it may be the main reason why
one is not successful or is not promoted
in his work, or, it may be a very important factor in causing fatigue, with accompanying nervous breakdown.
At least one half of the daily vacational
period should be devoted to sleep. As
stated before, moderate exercise promotes
sound, restful sleep, and probably no
other form is more beneficial than walking. Some people require much more
sleep than others, but for efficient work
one should average at least seven, preferably eight, hours of sleep. Owing to perplexing problems and accompanying
worry which are present everywhere, some
people resort to alcoholic beverages or
sedatives for sleep. It goes without saying
that this is a poor solution to the insomnia problem. The use of drugs and
sedatives is a habit which, if indulged in
for any length of time, causes greater
troubles. Many people who are now victims of this practice would give anything
if they had not started such a habit in
trying to secure sleep.
The need for diversion, relaxation, and
socialization is greater in some people
than in others, but one should plan for
these outlets just as carefully as one plans
his diet. Such outlets as going to concerts, listening to music at home, visiting
art galleries, and reading good books
appeal to some persons. There are many
other forms of diversion, but nothing
should interfere with proper rest and
exercise. It is most important that everyone should have a hobby in which he is
vitally interested, for this prevents any
inclination for thoughts and problems of
the day to creep into his thinking during
his daily vacational period. The ability
to leave all thoughts of business out of
the vacation period varies with each individual, and every effort should be made
for this to be done. The wise use of the
weekly day of rest is also of great value.
In considering the vacation period
which comes only once a year to most
of us, a change from
our routine is very necessary. This change is
just as necessary for the
wife and the children as
for the husband. Too
often the family vacations
are planned by the husband, with no thought of
the rest of the family.
The housewife, with her
household cares and the
care of the children,
should be given much
consideration in vacation
plans, for she very much
needs a change in routine.
There are some of us
who have a restless spirit,
and during the winter
months have difficulty in
controlling it; therefore,
when summer comes we
find relaxation in traveling. The sedentary or
mental worker often desires to "rough it," but
he must be careful to
exercise good judgment.
It is common to see
people returning from
11. A.
AUGUST. 1941
nolsElrr-
All Packed for a Good Vacation. Be Sure to Leave Work
and Worry Behind You.
Really Rest, and You'll Be
Amazed at What Two Weeks
Can Do for You
vacations in a worse condition than when
they left. They are often too sunburned, have overexercised, and have sore
muscles which are weeks returning to
normal. Because many persons are
fatigued and are not in good physical
condition when vacation time comes, exposure to excessive sunlight and physical
strain, as in hiking, swimming, and other
vigorous activities, may cause permanent
damage to their health. Most people do
not lead well-balanced lives. There is
often excess in work or in play. Excesses
in any form are not well tolerated by the
body, whether in work, in play, or in
eating and drinking.
As vacation time is a time when everybody should be happy, it may seem unnecessary to mention the necessity of having the right spirit during that time.
Many vacations are ruined and many
others are upset by the presence of an
unpleasant atmosphere, which is often
created by one person. Cares and worries
should be left behind, and it is no vacation to continually be receiving mail and
telegrams from the business. "Talking
shop" should be outlawed from yearly
vacation periods, just as it should be
outlawed from conversation during the
daily vacation hours.
An increasing number of men and
women are visiting sanitariums, some for
a few days, others for their entire vacation period, to have a general checkup
of their health. They are finding this
profitable to them in many ways. They
are endeavoring to find what their health
assets and liabilities are, and many a
person has found small troubles the early
treatment of which prevented the development of more serious difficulties.
This is that old familiar "ounce of prevention," but it pays big dividends. The
facilities of a sanitarium, such as hydrotherapy, massage, sun baths, gymnasium,
and proper diet, are utilized to advantage.
There are many people who make this
visit yearly, and firmly believe in its benefits.
The annual vacation should be successful if the plans include a change in
environment for all concerned, the maintenance of a happy and enthusiastic spirit,
and moderation in all activities. After
such a period you will not only return
home less fatigued than you were before,
but, if you will strive to continue on in
the same spirit, and have a balanced program of work, play, diversion, exercise,
and sleep, you will be much less fatigued
when your vacation period comes again.
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Diffelent
Causes
l
‘
V4>cl
PC4e)
HE part of the body known as the
abdomen is bounded above by a line
that follows the lower border of the
ribs in front, laterally on each side by a
line that is dropped from the middle of
the axilla, and below by a line, curved in
outline, that follows the top of the hipbones and the pubic bone to the mid-line.
In order to locate more definitely the
various areas of the abdomen, as well as
the organs that occupy these areas, let us
draw four lines across the abdomen. Find
the lowest point of the ribs on either side,
and connect these points by a line. Find
on the upper edge of the hipbone a point
where the edge turns downward. This
point is called the anterior superior spine
of the ilium. Connect these two points
with a line. Locate the mid-point of each
collarbone. From both of these points drop
a line that crosses the horizontal lines.
These four lines will divide the abdomen into nine regions, as follows: Beginning on the right just under the ribs
is the right hypochondriac region, or
that under the right side of the liver. To
the left of this on the figure is the epigastric region, or that which lies over the
stomach. Still farther to the left is the
left hypochondriac region.
The next lower layer, beginning just
under the last one mentioned, is the left
anterior lumbar region. To the right is
the umbilical, or central, region of the
abdomen. Still farther to the right is
the right anterior lumbar area. Below
this is the right iliac region. To the left
of this is the hypogastric, pubic, or bladder
area. To the left is the left iliac region.
Doubtless the most common emergency
that occurs in the abdomen is appendicitis. This disease is a real emergency.
As I go about our surgical wards weekly
on a tour of inspection, by far the most
common subjects of all major operations
are those of appendicitis. Few people
realize the importance of an early diagnosis and treatment of this condition.
Left to itself, appendicitis would take a
high toll in mortality. The area of this
T
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WELLS ALLEN RUBLE, M. D.
pain is near the intersection of the
b.c.
right perpendicular
\
5.(0
SPLEEN
line and the lower
SPLEN IC
FLEXURE
horizontal line in
'RIGHT KIDNEY
LEFT KIDNEY
the right iliac area.
MESENTERY
LE NDING
ASCENDING
The pain is sharp,
COLON
COLON
sickening, and borGREAT OM ENTUM
ing. Vomiting freSMALL
SMAL
INTESTINE SMALL INTESTINES INTESTINE
quently accompanies
the pain. There is
S GMOI D
CAECUM
APPENDIX
FLEXURE
fever in a short time.
Do not delay in seeking good medical adBLADDER
vice.
Next possibly in
importance in abOutline of Abdominal Areas That Will Help to Locate Any Pain or
dominal pain is that
Discomfort
of diseases of the
gall bladder and gallstones. This pain accurate medical skill. As has been reis in the right hypochondriac region. The marked before, these articles are not insymptoms may be almost identical with tended to enable people to diagnose and
appendicitis, but the location is different treat their own conditions, but to enin most instances. In most cases the dis- courage them to seek at an early date
ease has continued for some time, and such skilled medical service as will safethere has probably been a dull, heavy guard the life of the sufferer and shorten
pain for weeks in the region of the right his agony.
shoulder blade in the back. In case of
In many cases X ray is very useful in
gallstones the pain is generally most diagnosing gallstones, but not always.
excruciating and spasmodic. It is occa- Some gallstones are transparent to X ray,
sioned by a stone passing from the gall just the same as glass is transparent to
bladder through the narrow duct that the sun's rays; they do not throw a shadow,
carries the bile from the bladder to the and therefore cannot be seen or photointestine. This pain may be most severe graphed. As one cannot tell when this
for hours and then suddenly stop. The condition exists, X ray should always be
pain ceases when the stone drops from utilized in an attempt to diagnose gallthe duct into the intestine. Sometimes stones or any other abnormal condition
this is the end of the trouble, but more of the gall bladder. In inflammatory gallfrequently another stone starts on a simi- bladder disease the gall bladder usually
lar journey, and the experience is re- fills and empties slowly, so that by means
peated. Hot applications give relief and of certain dyes taken by mouth or by
help to dilate the duct, so that the stone hypodermic needle the gall bladder may
may more easily pass through. Frequently be seen in X ray and its condition disthere are many stones in the sac, and in covered.
order to relieve the condition the organ
The right side of the abdomen is a
must be removed. Either of these condi- trouble-making area. In it are the appentions is usually a surgical matter.
dix, the gall bladder, and the right kidHere again, gall-bladder disease, ney, any of which may cause disturbance
whether inflammatory or from stones, at any time. These organs so overlap and
is a dangerous condition and calls for their boundaries are so irregular that it is
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frequently most difficult to diagnose between them. Sometimes the appendix
crawls up behind the colon and makes
disturbance in the region of the gall
bladder or the kidney. Sometimes the
gall bladder becomes so distended downward that it invades the precinct of the
appendix.
Again, the kidney may drop to the level
of the appendix and complicate diagnosis
there. The ureter may have a stone lodge
in its course, thus causing the doctor to
suspect that the trouble is appendicitis.
For these reasons there may be great
difficulty in making a diagnosis, and many
tests may have to be made to settle the
matter. So do not criticize the doctor
if he takes every precaution in order to
establish the cause of the trouble. Snap
diagnoses are not popular with wellinformed people, either doctors or others.
A quack may make a snap diagnosis and
cause you to believe that he is right until
something serious happens and a useless
operation or a wrong operation is performed, which endangers the life of the
patient. Better play safe with qualified,
recognized doctors.
The left side of the body is the location of trouble from the left kidney. Here,
fortunately, there is not so much to complicate matters as on the right side. True,
there is the colon, but this is generally a
very docile organ, giving little trouble,
at least before middle life.
In the later years of life the descending
colon may be the seat of untold difficulty.
Malignancy often attacks this organ, and
an operation may be necessary. It is a
comparatively silent area as far as pain
is concerned. In many cases not until
a growth has attained to considerable proportions does such a tumor generally
make itself manifest, and this when the
mass becomes so large as to obstruct the
bowel. Then the excessive muscular action (peristalsis) necessary to expel the
bowel contents causes pain. This stim-
ulates the bowel to contraction upon the
mass, which causes extreme pain, distention, vomiting, and profuse perspiration.
Any person in later life who experiences
such pain and griping after a comparatively annoying period of constipation
should immediately seek the best advice
obtainable.
Here, again, X ray is valuable in locating such an obstruction. There is but
one thing to be done in such a case, and
that is an operation, after thorough effort
has been made to establish the identity
of the trouble. As early an operation as
possible may prolong the life of the patient many years, whereas the neglect of
such procedures will result fatally in a
comparatively short time.
Just here there should be introduced
some sound philosophy upon surgical
operations. Good, conscientious, religious
people are often far more difficult to
handle upon the matter of sensible attitude to necessary surgery than are unbelievers. I have seen many
lives sacrificed through a conviction that healing would and
could be accomplished by
prayer alone. I can recall some
of the most godly people that
I have ever known who have
gone down to death resisting
all accessory methods to prayer.
I am positive that they could
have been saved by the combination of prayer and healing
measures. There is a class of
people in the world also who
are so convinced that healthful
living can accomplish all things
in recovery from disease that
they will not employ proved
present-day physiological methods of healing, lest it be a denial
of their theories of divine or nature healing.
Pain in the hypogastric region is apt to be from the
bladder, the reproductive organs, or the small intestines.
Fomentations or sitz baths will
give relief and are healing, but
it is always safer to consult a reliable physician.
The epigastric region is a
region that is occupied by many
important organs, including
the stomach, the pancreas, the
transverse colon, and the small
intestines. Here may occur
gastric ulcer and other inflammatory disorders of the stomach.
Many of these are due to indiscretions in diet. Correcting
the diet will often correct such
maladies. However, if pain
persists for some days, seek
medical aid and follow instructions.
(Continued on page 30)
H. A. ROBERTS
The Little Green Anple Isn't Always
the Offender in Abdominal Distress
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Gas-Forming Foods
Conducted by
LUCILLE
J. GOTHAM.
Dietitian
For information regarding some particular food or diet, address: The Dietitian, LIFE AND HEALTH, Takoma
Park, Washington, D.C. Enclose stamped addressed envelope for reply.
Small Food Budget
There are six in our family, including
four growing boys. They all seem undernourished. My budget allows me only
fifteen dollars a month for groceries. Can
you help me with this problem?
One on a low food budget should have
a garden if it is at all possible. The surplus should be canned, or if this is too
expensive, many of the foods may be
preserved by drying. One does not need
a wide variety of food in order to maintain a well-nourished condition. A genuine whole-grain cereal, such as dark
farina, oatmeal, or the unbolted corn
meal, should be provided for breakfast.
The fruit may be whatever you have available, as all fruits are valuable. At certain
seasons bananas may be had at bargain
prices, and at other seasons grapefruit
and oranges are the bargain fruits. Be
sure that the fruit is of good quality, with
no signs of decay. Dried fruits are often
economical and deserve a place in the
diet. If dried fruits are depended upon,
some other raw food should be eaten
every day, in order that the diet may
contain plenty of vitamin C. If you
will bake the potatoes used, this will help
to safeguard you against a vitamin C deficiency.
As far as milk is concerned, you could
buy part of it as skimmed milk. If possible, try to provide a quart of skimmed
milk for each child daily. The root
vegetables, such as turnips and carrots,
also green cabbage and lettuce and other
greens when in season, will help to supply
the vitamin A lost by using the skimmed
milk. Try to give the boys plenty of
day-old genuine whole-wheat bread, beans
of different kinds, especially those baked
with molasses. And as a special treat
peanuts and popcorn give about the most
for your money as far as food value is
concerned.
Homogenized Milk
Is the homogenized milk as much better
than the ordinary pasteurized milk as the
price would indicate? What does homogenized mean, anyway?
Homogenized milk is simply milk
which has been processed in such a way
that the milk and cream will not separate.
In cases in which, perhaps, the amount
of cream used might need to be varied
from day to day, as in the baby's diet,
it is not as good as the ordinary milk; but
where the cream supply does not need
to be varied, the homogenized milk will
supply food of the same consistency
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throughout. Also it assures each member
of the family his share of the milk and the
cream. Evaporated milk is practically the
same thing.
Carrots and Skin Color
For a long time I have eaten about
three pints a day of sieved carrots. My
skin is yellow. Have the carrots caused
it?
Orange-colored foods taken in excessive
amounts will cause the skin to be yellow
in color. By eating large amounts of
beets a pink tinge is developed. It has
been debatable whether or not it is injurious in any way to take large amounts
of carrots. Some have thought that the
excessive use of carrots might overtax the
liver and the gall bladder. Many take
only three ounces of carrots a day and
consider this sufficient. The old adage of
moderation in all things no doubt applies to the use of carrots, too.
Will you please tell me which foods to
eat to avoid gas formation?
The common foods which are most
likely to cause gas are beans, onions, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, rutabagas, and
apples. There are some who find that
gas comes immediately after eating. In
such cases it is said to be due to swallowing air, and is often relieved if one will
eat slowly and thoroughly chew the food.
Too many varieties of food at one meal
may also result in gas formation, and simplicity in eating is a great help. The plan
of taking only three or four varieties at
one meal is highly recommended. Gas
formation may be a sign of serious digestive trouble; so a physician should be
consulted.
Foods for Nerves
What diet would you advise to build
up the nerves in my cerebellum? I weakened or disturbed these nerves in a nervous breakdown several years ago. I have
tried many things, but so far I have had
only temporary relief, and now I feel that
the right diet is the solution.
Research work has shown that foods rich
in vitamin B will build up the strength
of the nerves, and very wonderful results
have been obtained in many cases by
taking exceedingly large amounts of this
Raw Vegetables
vitamin. You may wish to ask your
Please tell me why raw onions and physician about the advisability of folother raw vegetables disagree ,with me.
lowing this plan. There are many who
Raw vegetables contain a large amount take large numbers of brewers'-yeast tabof fiber and therefore require much and lets, as many as ten or even thirty with
slow chewing to make them easily di- each meal. This is the most convenient
gested. There are probably some per- way to supply the vitamin in the natural
sons with a weak condition of the stomach form. It is also furnished most economwho will find it best to supply their ically by the use of wheat germ. Some
vitamins and minerals by the use of fruits, take a half cup or more daily, cooking it
which are more easily digested than the with breakfast cereal half and half or
sprinkling it raw into soup or broth. In
vegetables.
order to have a strong nervous system and
Sources of Vitamin C
mind, it is necessary to follow a general
health-building
program which includes
Would you send me suggestions of
foods that will take the place of lemon plenty of fresh air, exercise, and sufficient
juice for vitamin C and not be acid in rest. Avoid all practices which injure the
nerves and mind, such as the use of tea,
taste?
coffee, tobacco, and alcoholic beverages,
Some excellent nonacid sources of vitaand the reading of exciting novels. Also
min C include asparagus, cabbage, canavoid foods which contain baking powder
taloupe, kale, lettuce, parsnips, green
or soda, and alkalinizing medicines, as they
peas, green peppers, radishes, turnips, destroy vitamin B.
spinach, and turnip greens. Some good
For the best physical and mental develsources are apples, bananas, green beans,
opment a simple diet which does not overbeets, carrots, celery, corn, cucumbers, tax the delicate digestive organs, which
peaches, baked potato, and watermelon.
are so closely associated with the brain,
proves best. For instance, for breakfast
The Best Confection
If one is going to eat candy, what kind eat a cereal which contains wheat germ,
with milk and fruit. Have dinner five or
is best?
six hours later, and include potatoes, a
There has been recent research work to well-cooked vegetable or a raw vegetable,
show that the hard candies which we used and a meat substitute, such as eggs, cotto think more wholesome are really more tage cheese, or beans of some kind. Serve
destructive to the enamel of the teeth. supper at an early hour, and let it consist
The very best confections are the fruit of a hot drink, such as one of the health
candies, such as those composed of dried beverages, well-toasted whole-grain bread,
fruits, honey, and nuts.
and fruit, either fresh or dried.
LIFE AND HEALTH
Your
CHILDREN'S
TEETH
Their Proper Care
A
D. S. TETERS, D. D. S.
H. A. ROBERTS
Clean Milk and Sterile Bottles Are Important for Baby. And Likewise It Is
Important That Baby's Mouth Be Kept Clean
/1HE
i first sign of the formation of if this tooth is lost, the rest of the teeth
the teeth is seen in the embryo at are usually not in proper relationship.
about two and one-half months. These permanent teeth come through at
The roots of the tooth do not appear the following approximate ages:
until the tooth begins to erupt. From
Year
5th- 7th
this time before birth until approximately First molars
the eighteenth year, when the so-called Central incisors (four front teeth) 6th- 8th
wisdom tooth is cut, the teeth are in a Lateral incisors (one on either side
7th- 9th
of front teeth)
constant process of formation. During
this whole period proper food, rest, and First bicuspids (first small double 8th-10th
teeth)
hygiene are doubly important.
9th-11th
Lower cuspids (stomach teeth)
The first, or deciduous, teeth, as they Second bicuspids (second small
10th-12th
double teeth)
are called, are cut at the following apIlth-13th
Upper cuspids (eyeteeth)
proximate ages:
Month Second molars (twelve-year molars) 12th-14th
Third molars (wisdom teeth) 17th year to
Central incisors (four front teeth,
any time later
6th- 8th
two upper and two lower)
Lateral incisors (one on either side
The care of the child's mouth begins
8th-10th
of front teeth)
at
birth, when it is cleansed by the nurse
10th-16th
First molars (double teeth)
or
the doctor. After this initial cleaning,
Cuspids (stomach and eye teeth) 16th-20th
20th-30th it is the mother's duty to see that the
Second molars
baby's mouth is kept clean. If this
The second, or permanent, set starts to hygienic procedure is neglected, it decome in about the sixth year. The first stroys in a measure the effect of the care
tooth in this second set is the largest that is usually exercised to give the infant
tooth in the mouth, called the six-year clean milk in sterile bottles. It is equally
molar or first molar, and is cut directly important in breast-fed infants, for both
behind the second baby molar. Very mother's milk and cow's milk will readily
often this tooth is neglected when decay ferment in the baby's warm mouth. Albecomes apparent, owing to the fact that though most people realize that fresh milk
parents mistake it for a first tooth. This will immediately become infected, they
tooth is the key tooth of the dental arch, do not know that after feeding a film of
and is important, not only for itself, but milk is left in the mouth which sours and
because it acts as the foundation around acts in the same manner on the fresh milk
which the other teeth align themselves; at the next feeding. This condition is
AUGUST, 1941
frequently the cause of colic and inflamed
spots in the mouth.
An infant's mouth may be effectively
cleansed as follows: Wash the hands and
wrap the index finger with antiseptic
cotton to make a small swab. Saturate
the cotton with boiled water, and swab
all parts of the mouth, especially where
the cheeks and the lips meet the gums.
The benefit to the infant's digestion, as
well as to its mouth health, makes it important to repeat this procedure before as
well as after each feeding, for babies
often "spit up" between feedings.
This method of cleansing the infant's
mouth is applied to the teeth also, as they
come, and is sufficient for the first year.
After this a small, soft brush should be
used. The thoroughness with which this
cleansing can be accomplished depends
on the attitude of the child and the skillfulness of the mother. If the child objects
to the brush, so that cleaning is not efficient, continue the use of the swab along
with the brush until the child becomes
used to the brush alone and permits its
use. Children like to imitate, and as
soon as the child shows this tendency,
he should be encouraged to use his brush
while watching an older person use his.
In this way you can instruct him in its
proper use to better advantage.
However, the mother shouldn't depend
on his efforts, but should continue to
help clean the child's teeth. Many times,
brushing the child's teeth, then letting
the child use his brush to rinse them,
helps him to learn the proper technique.
After the child has learned to spit out
the accumulated saliva, at four or five
years of age, then a harmless paste may
be used on the brush—not powder, as this
is often inhaled, and damage to the lungs
may result.
If the habit of cleaning the teeth is
started at an early age, and the mother
sees to it that the child does do it each
day, and thoroughly, by the time the
child reaches high-school age the habit is
(Continued on page 28)
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for
Relief
Theres
arid for a Number o
This vast club has no age restrictions. It is composed of
babies, boys and girls, young men and young women, old
men and old women. In the United States members are
scattered from Maine to California, and from Washington
to Florida. Are you an unwilling member of this club?
To you who suffer from hay fever, I need not describe
its symptoms; but to you who may someday have this disorder, it may be enlightening to make brief mention of
them. Often a person who has hay fever may be deluded
into believing that he is suffering from frequent colds. This
may go on for some time. Finally the realization comes
that this cannot be a common cold, because it is so persistent, and it comes and goes so quickly.
Typical hay fever is not difficult to recognize. First of
all, it is seasonal in character. In other words, it occurs at
a definite time of year. In the United States there are
three hay-fever seasons—spring, summer, and fall—and these
seasons to some extent overlap. The length of the season
depends upon the locality. The warmer parts of the United
States have the longest hay-fever seasons.
One of the most annoying symptoms is the sneezing.
This may, range from two or three sneezes to a dozen or
more. These attacks are particularly likely to occur in the
early morning soon after one arises, or in the late afternoon.
Or they may start before one arises and keep up all day
and all the following night. Accompanying the sneezing,
there is usually a copious flow of thin, clear fluid from the
nose. Often the eyes are also affected, being red and
weepy. Usually there is itching of the nose, eyes, often the
throat, roof of the mouth, and the ears.
Frequently someone comes in seeking relief from his hay
A. ROBERT,
fever, and says, "It seems to me that everyone has hay
The Plant Whose Pollen Is Poison to You Needn't Keep You From Enjoying a Walk
in the Country
fever. Is there more hay fever in California than in other
parts of the country?" And some have even asked if it is
contagious. I have already intimated that hay-fever sufferers
HE other day I received a letter are quite generally distributed over the United States. It is a well-known fact that
that went something like this: "Dear if a person has a certain affliction, he is quick to recognize fellow victims, and to him
Doctor: Please send the first bottle it is likely to seem that nearly everyone has the same condition.
of shots for the flowers that bloom in the
Now, hay fever in reality is a symptom of a condition known as allergy, a comspring, tra-la. The fun has started."
paratively new term in medicine. Allergy has a numerous variety of symptoms, and
Now, in some ways this letter is amus- a good many conditions can now be explained upon an allergic basis which for a
ing, but in others it is not. Optimistic long time were baffling. We now know that bronchial asthma, certain migraine
though the author of the letter may be, headaches, hives, certain types of eczema, some vague intestinal complaints, are in
she is one in that vast club of individuals reality the result of allergy.
The allergic individual is different in some ways from his fellows. He has the
in the United States known as The
Sneezers. A member does not voluntarily capacity to react in an abnormal way to the common substances with which he comes
join this club; yet year after year the in contact from day to day either through inhalation, eating, injections, or in some
membership is increasing. Verily, some skin disorders through contact. Even medications used for treatment purposes may
are born into it. Once a person becomes not be tolerated.
It is not known just how many persons in the United States are allergic. A cona member, the problem of how to get out
servative estimate would place at least one in every ten as having some major manifestaarises.
T
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LIFE AND HEALTH
elated Maladies
ERVING L. ROGERS, M. D.
tion of allergy, such as bronchial asthma,
hay fever, hives, or eczema. Surely there
is an increase from year to year, for the
allergy trait is inherited. At least more
than 50 per cent of allergy patients are
able to recall other members on their
family tree who have had symptoms of
allergy. So with our increase in population, and with the marrying of two allergic
individuals, there will be an increasingly
higher number of persons who are allergic.
How, then, can an individual avoid
being allergic? That side of the situation is at the present time beyond our
control. Possibly there could at least be
a diminution in the number of allergy
patients if there were no intermarrying
of allergic persons.
Some of the classes of substances to
which allergic persons react in an abnormal manner have already been mentioned. We know that the person who
suffers from hay fever of the seasonal type
is allergic to some pollen. How is this
known? Because the story of the discovery of pollens as being implicated in
hay fever goes back well over a hundred
years. It was worked out through many
experimental proofs by certain doctors
who were themselves victims of the malady.
And suffice it to say, it has been proved
beyond the shadow of a doubt that pollens
are responsible for seasonal hay fever in
the majority of cases, though an occasional
case may be due to other factors. But
which pollens? you ask. All pollens?
In order for the pollen from any plant
to be responsible for hay fever, it must
meet certain conditions. The plant must
be present in sufficient numbers and give
off abundant pollen. This pollen must
be light, so that it will float well in the
atmosphere. Now, certainly, most of our
ornamental flowers do not come in this
category. First of all, they are usually
insect pollinated. Their pollen is sticky
and does not float around in the atmosphere to any great extent. It is true that
ornamental flowers can cause hay fever
when a person comes in very close contact with them. But the usual irritation
AUGUST, 1941
is caused by pollens that come from plants
that are possibly far removed from the
person's home, that on the gentle breezes
are wafted to his sensitive nostrils. So,
most of the pollen allergies are due to
plants that are totally unsuspected by
the average victim.
I mentioned before that there are three
hay-fever seasons: spring, summer, and
fall. Roughly speaking, spring hay fever
is due to the pollens from trees, summer
hay fever to the pollens from grasses,
and fall hay fever to the pollens from
weeds.
But how is one to know which pollens
are responsible for his hay fever? Simple
laboratory procedures have been worked
out to help determine this. Pollens which
cause hay fever vary in different parts
of the United States. So to determine the
pollens to which a person is sensitive, it
is necessary for him to be skin tested to
the pollens in his locality. The number
of pollens to which he needs to be tested
also varies, as some individuals have their
hay fever only in the spring, others may
have their difficulty only in the fall, and
still others may have symptoms from spring
to fall. The spring allergies need not be
tested for fall pollens, and fall allergies
need not be tested for spring pollens.
When a person troubled with hay fever
presents himself to the doctor, he will
find the procedure to be this: The doctor
will take a careful history of his symptoms, with particular emphasis on the
time of year he is distressed. The immediate environment is inquired into, for
(Continued on page 25)
Red, Weepy Eyes, Itching
Nose, and Sneezing—WellKnown Symptoms of Hay
Fever
HARMS AND NWING, PROM NA17TMANN-PARR! CO.
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7i7oniet
SUMMER MENUS
By VELMA DAVIS-COOPER, Dietitian
AUGUST 1
Breakfast
Chilled cantaloupe
Poached egg on whole-wheat
toast
Cereal beverage—cream
Dinner
Walnut timbales—jelly
Creamed new peas and potatoes
Breaded eggplant
Tomato and water-cress salad
Whole-wheat bread and butter
Lime sherbet
Plain cookies
Cold milk
Supper
Cream of corn soup
Whole-wheat wafers
Hawaiian salad
Heated rolls—butter
-Fresh sliced peaches—cream
Lemonade
AUGUST 2
Breakfast
Chilled orange juice
Shredded wheat and banana—
top milk
Hot malted milk
Dinner
Manhattan broth—soy wafers
Vegetarian potpie
Beet greens with baby beets
Creamed onions
New carrot and celery strips
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Rice cream
Supper
Tomato and avocado salad
Buttered summer squash
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Honeydew melon—lemon
Iced Ovaltine
AUGUST 3
Breakfast
Fresh green applesauce
Dwarfies—cream
Corn gems—butter
Hot malted nuts
Dinner
Gluten cutlets—brown gravy
Baked potatoes
Buttered new asparagus
Radishes and olives
Whole-wheat bread—butter
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Lemon chiffon tarts
Fruit nectar
Supper
Rice omelet
Tomato and lettuce sandwiches
Fresh strawberries—cream
Sugar cookies
Cereal beverage—cream
AUGUST 4
Breakfast
Grapefruit halves
Hashed brown potatoes
Scrambled eggs
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Jelly
Instant Postum—cream
Dinner
Baked macaroni with cottage
cheese
Buttered green soybeans
Buttered beets
Head lettuce—Thousand Island
dressing
Whole-wheat rolls—butter
Bavarian date slices
Cold milk
Supper
Cream of pea soup—wholewheat wafers
Mixed fresh fruit plate
Pineapple sherbet
Angel-food cake
AUGUST 5
Breakfast
Chilled tomato juice
Wheaties and fresh sliced
peaches—top milk
Toasted nut bread—butter
Hot soya malt
Dinner
Nut loaf—brown gravy
New corn on cob
Buttered new string beans
Tossed summer salad—French
dressing
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Oatmeal cookies
Cold milk
Supper
Orange, pineapple, and avocado salad
Egg and olive sandwiches
Cantaloupe a la mode
Instant Postum—cream
AUGUST 6
Breakfast
Chilled orange juice
Stewed prunes
Whole-wheat nut muffins—
butter
Hot malted milk
Dinner
Vegex broth—Soya wafers
Browned new potatoes
Carrot loaf
Turnip greens—lemcn
Tomato and cottage-cheese
salad
Cracked-wheat bread—butter
Blueberry upside-down cake
Supper
Spanish rice
Celery soufflé
Whole-wheat sticks
Fresh cherries
Kaffir tea—lemon
AUGUST 7
Breakfast
Chilled pineapple juice
Cream shirred egg
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Fresh raspberries—cream
Dinner
Baked beans in casserole
Buttered new asparagus
Harvard beets
Coleslaw—sour-cream dressing
Boston brown bread—butter
Lemon sherbet—whole-wheat
dainties
Cereal beverage—cream
Supper
Sliced tomato and cucumber
salad
Creamed new peas and mush
rooms on toast
Honeydew melon—lemon
Cold milk
AUGUST 8
Breakfast
Sliced oranges
Oatmeal—top milk
Baked pears
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Hot malted nuts
Dinner
Stuffed baked potatoes
Creamed baby onions
Scalloped tomatoes
Endive salad
Corn bread—butter
Custard pie
Churned buttermilk
Supper
Fresh pineapple and stray, berry salad
Rye bread and light nutmeat
sandwiches
Cold milk
AUGUST 9
Breakfast
Chilled cantaloupe
Cottage-cheese omelet
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Cereal beverage—cream
Dinner
Cream of spinach soup—zwieback
Pine-nut rissoles
New corn on the cob
Breaded Zuccini squash
Shredded carrots—mayonnaise
Orange sherbet
Vanilla wafers
Supper
Sliced tomatoes
Buttered new peas
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Fresh sliced peaches—cream
Lemon layer cake
Hot Ovaltine
AUGUST 10
Breakfast
Fresh strawberries
Post Toasties—top milk
Toasted nut bread—butter
Hot malted milk
Dinner
Gluten roast—brown gravy
Parslied new potatoes
Buttered cabbage
Baked tomatoes
Celery, radishes, olives
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Comb honey
Lemonade
Supper
Fresh pear and cottage-cheese
salad
Cream of corn soup
\felbets—butter
Honeydew melon—lemon
LIFE AND HEALTH
AUGUST 11
Breakfast
Grapefruit halves
Wheatena—top milk
Baked apple
Whole-wheat sticks—butter
Instant Postum—cream
Dinner
Nutmeat pie
Buttered new string beans
Lyonnaise baby carrots
Sliced tomato, cucumber, and
onion salad
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Grapenut custard
Lemonade
Supper
Fresh raspberries—cream
Lace cookies
Cold Ovaltine
AUGUST 12
Breakfast
Chilled orange juice
Stewed raisins
Shredded Ralstons—top milk
Whole-wheat toast
Rot Soya Malt
Dinner
Onion gratine soup—croutons
Potato puffs
Stuffed eggplant
Vitamin salad
Whole-wheat finger rolls—
butter
Watermelon
Bulgarian buttermilk
Supper
Tomato and cottage-cheese
salad
Whole-wheat dainties
New corn on the cob—butter
Fresh peach pie a la mode
Cereal beverage—cream
AUGUST 13
Breakfast
Fresh apricots
Fresh green applesauce
Soft-boiled eggs
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Kaffir tea—cream
Dinner
Portland timbales
Buttered beets
Parslied new potatoes
Broccoli with egg sauce
Radishes, olives, carrot straws
Cracked-wheat bread—butter
Almond rings
Cereal beverage
Supper
Melon-ball fruit cup
Buttered new peas
Creamed tomatoes on toast
Fresh Bartlett pears
Cold milk
AUGUST 14
Breakfast
Fresh strawberries
Natural rice flakes—top milk
Graham gems—butter
Hot malted milk
Dinner
Buttered lentils
Mashed turnips
Peppers stuffed with creamed
asparagus
AUGUST, 1941
Romaine, water-cress salad—
French dressing
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Grapefruit chiffon pie
Kaffir tea—cream
Supper
Avocado salad
Tomato-Vegex broth
Melba toast—butter
Fresh cherries
AUGUST 15
Breakfast
Chilled cantaloupe
Stewed prunes
Oatmeal—top milk
Zwieback
Cereal beverage—cream
Dinner
Tomato and sauerkraut cocktail
Baked potatoes
Nutmeat a la king
Scalloped summer squash
Fresh spinach—egg and lemon
Corn gems—butter
Maple rennet custard dessert
Supper
Cream of asparagus soup—
whole-wheat wafers
Fresh sliced peaches—cream
Marble angel-food cake
AUGUST 16
Breakfast
Grapefruit halves
Fresh apricots
Creamed eggs on toast
Kaffir tea—cream
Dinner
Lentil and rice patties
Stewed tomatoes, okra, and
corn
New string beans with onion
butter
Coleslaw de luxe
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Watermelon
Cold milk
Supper
Cottage-cheese and strawberry
salad
Baked acorn squash
Rhubarb tarts
Instant Postum—cream
AUGUST 17
Breakfast
Fresh pears
Stewed plums
Malt O'Meal
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Hot malted milk
Dinner
Gluten choplets—brown gravy
Spinach timbales
New corn on the cob
Grated carrot and nut salad
Orange sherbet
Whole-wheat cupcakes
Cold churned buttermilk
Supper
Sliced tomatoes
Cottage-cheese and pineapple
sandwiches
Fresh youngberries—cream
Golden nectar
AUGUST 18
Breakfast
Stewed rhubarb and strawberries
Shredded wheat—top milk
Coconut muffins—butter
Honey
Hot malted nuts
Dinner
Browned new potatoes
New beets with tops
Creamed oyster plant
Curled celery and radishes
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Mixed nuts
Honeydew melon—lemon
Supper
Puffy omelet
Fruit salad
Oatmeal cookies
Cereal beverage—cream
AUGUST 19
Breakfast
Cantaloupe filled with raspberries
Poached egg
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Cereal beverage—cream
Dinner
Hashed potatoes with nutmeat
Buttered young cabbage
String-bean salad
Whole-wheat rolls—butter
Caramel pudding
Tomato juice
Supper
Grapefruit and celery salad
Buttered corn and green Lima
beans
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Fresh strawberry shortcake
Cold milk
AUGUST 20
Breakfast
Berries and cornflakes—top
milk
Raisin-bread toast—butter
Hot malted milk
Dinner
Garbanzos with egg dumplings
Italian eggplant
Buttered carrots
Perfection salad
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Almond refrigerator cake
Cold milk
Supper
Tomato and cottage-cheese
salad
Cream of pea soup—wholewheat sticks
Cantaloupe a la mode
Pineapple nectar
AUGUST 21
Breakfast
Orange juice, chilled
Sliced banana and puffed
wheat
Cinnamon toast
Kaffir tea—cream
Dinner
Princess loaf
Creamed new potatoes
Buttered green peas
Mixed fresh-vegetable salad—
French dressing
Ripe olives
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Honeydew melon with lime
sherbet
Chilled tomato juice
Supper
Fresh fruit salad
Heated rolls—butter
Peanut butter
Peppermint mousse
Cookies
Hot Ovaltine
AUGUST 22
Breakfast
Pineapple juice
Scrambled eggs
Blueberry muffins—butter
Postum—cream
Dinner
Boston potato chowder
Zwieback
Scalloped summer squash
Buttered beets
Dressed lettuce hearts
Mixed nuts
Cream puffs
Lemonade
Supper
Royal salad
Tomato sandwiches
Honeydew melon with lime
Kaffir tea—cream
AUGUST 23
Breakfast
Fresh red raspberries
Grapenuts—top milk
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Hot soya malt
Dinner
Asparagus loaf
Browned new potatoes
Buttered green soybeans
Tomato aspic and stuffed
celery
Whole-wheat rolls—butter
Date and graham-cracker
pudding
Cold milk
Supper
Split-pea broth
Toasted egg and olive sandwiches
Fresh sliced peaches—cream
AUGUST 24
Breakfast
Chilled cantaloupe
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Fresh strawberry preserves
Cereal beverage—cream
Dinner
Baked lentils
Creamed new corn
Cauliflowerettes
Raw spinach salad
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Date custard
Fruit nectar
Supper
Frozen fruit salad
Peanut-butter cookies
Cold milk
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Concluded by
CAROLINE EELLS-KEELER
Homelitakilw—A Career Packed Full of Adventure, Love, and Work
August
I DON' I suppose there's any month in
the year that is more expectantly looked
forward to than August. For some of us
it is marked by wedding anniversaries,
birthdays, or vacations. And, too, in
August we gather many fruits of our
labors in garden and field. Altogether,
despite its sultry days, August is a very
delightful month. And if the day is too
hot, you know there is the beach, or the
old swimming hole, or the shower and the
bathtub, where we can refresh our weary
spirits.
A Place to Eat
I HOPE that you have a place where you
can eat out of doors often, even breakfast. Serving trays come in handy in
this event. When the food is prepared in
the kitchen—the eggs scrambled, the bread
toasted and buttered, the berries washed
and put in the canteloupe, the cereal and
milk arranged—put it on a tray and eat
out of doors. Get up early enough so
that you can eat leisurely. The birds will
sing you a morning symphony while you
eat. It's this awful rushing around that
wears us all out before the day begins.
And for supper, salad, sandwiches, and
milk; or fruit, cottage cheese, and toast.
With modern refrigeration we can cook
enough potatoes or other vegetables one
day to last two or three days. It saves
much cooking in the kitchen. And though
much fun is aimed at the can-opener
method of cooking, it affords one great
relief on a hot summer day to be able to
get a meal quickly by a few twists of a
can opener.
Corn
SWEET corn is on the market, sweet,
tender, luscious. Don't forget to have a
corn roast; such an outing is especially
good for an evening that promises a little
coolness. Corn soup, chowders, corn
pudding, peppers stuffed with corn—but
you know the possibilities of using corn.
Carrots
YOUR garden should be yielding by now
little new carrots, brightly orange in color,
sweet and tender, full of carotene that we
human beings convert into vitamin A in
our bodies. They are definitely a "protective" food. Carrots are perhaps better
known for their vitamin A, but they also
contain calcium and riboflavin. Carrots
are very popular now. I can remember
that when as a child I lived on the
farm, the cows got the carrots and the vitamin A. Of course a few found their
way into vegetable soup, but as a rule the
cows got most of the carrots.
PAGE 22
They can be served freshly scrubbed,
and with their own green tops on—or off.
Combine diced carrot with peas in a
salad, and shredded carrots with raisins
and a tasty dressing are another combination that pleases. They can be shredded,
grated, served as carrot sticks, combined
with cabbage, celery, cucumbers. If you
want something a little salty and different, ground peanuts fit into such a dish.
Served when freshly prepared, such a salad
combination also makes a good sandwich
filling. Then there are soups, chowders,
and roasts that simply call for carrots.
Peaches
AND peaches. Here they are, beautiful,
blushing, honey sweet, to be eaten now,
and for future eating. Sliced peaches with
cream are about the tops in desserts. Of
course there are pie and shortcake and
fruit salads and ice cream that use peaches
in very delicious ways, but you'll never
find anything better and more distinctly
peachy than sliced peaches with cream.
Vanishing Soap
NOT vanishing cream. Have you ever
noticed how soap, a big new bar, will
simply vanish in no time at all? I was
commenting on this one day to a friend,
and she gave me this household hint that
I'm sure you'll all be glad to have. When
she buys soap, she buys a number of
cakes, removes the wrappers, and lets them
dry out well. They will soap up just as
well when you use the bars, but the drying
or hardening process will make them last
longer.
Molasses Milk Drink
A COLORFUL and flavorful milk drink is
made by adding 2 to 3 tablespoons of
molasses to 2 cups of irradiated evaporated
milk and 2 cups of water. First mix the
cold milk and water, then stir in the
molasses. Molasses, you know, is a good
source of iron.
Pears
PEARS are on the market now, juicy,
sweet pears. Perhaps no fruit makes a
better contribution to our winter fruit
supply than the pear. We can begin
canning the favorite Bartlett, we can use
the little Seckel pears, and later we can
can or make sauce of the Kieffer pears,
and they do make good sauce. Preserves,
too. If we have time, and can do so
economically, let us fill many a can with
pears. There's a real satisfaction in having our preserve cupboard filled with
canned fruit and vegetables. And you
know with a pressure cooker, or even
without, it is possible to can nearly every
fruit and vegetable that grows. And
perhaps I don't need to say "nearly."
When canning pears, don't buy those
that are mushy. It pays to buy the best
for canning.
Thrifty Postum Ice Cream
4 tablespoons Instant Postum
6 tablespoons boiling water
1 cup sugar
cups evaporated milk
3 cups milk
Dissolve Instant Postum in boiling water;
add sugar, then evaporated milk and milk,
stirring until sugar is dissolved. Freeze until
stiff, using 8 parts ice to I part salt. Remove
dasher and cover tightly; repack in 4 parts
ice to 1 part salt. Makes 2 quarts. ice cream.
Rix
WE all like the flavor of corn, and now
we can get a corn cereal in a new and delightful form that is enriched, containing
vitamins B1 and G, calcium, phosphorus,
and iron. It stays crisp and crunchy when
milk is added. Try different ways to serve
Kix, as suggested on the carton.
New Appetizer
HAVE you tried softening two Souplets
in a minimum of hot water and mixing
this with cream cheese, and then spreading on Soya crackers?
Cold Bouillon
DISSOLVE one Souplet and three fourths
of a teaspoon of gelatin in a small amount
of boiling water; fill the remainder of the
cup with rapidly boiling water. Allow it
to stand for about two minutes, and then
pour into a mold. Add some lemon juice.
Chill in the refrigerator. Garnish with
parsley flakes and tomato slices.
Summer Salad
l'ilt-RE'S no more cooling and satisfying
salad than a mound of cottage cheese
served on a slice of golden pineapple.
And a cooling, sweet, yet unsweetened
drink is Hawaiian Pineapple Juice. So
delicious, and it supplies precious vitamins.
Sunlets Brown Betty
HAVE you tried Sunlets, the new cereal
which combines wheat with fruits? A
brown Betty made with this cereal is easy
to prepare and may constitute the whole
evening meal. Put Sunlets in the bottom
of a baking dish, then a bit of brown
sugar, then applesauce, more Sunlets,
brown sugar, and applesauce. Pour milk
over dish to moisten contents, and bake.
Serve with top milk.
Fruit-and-Nut Bars
FOR delicious cookies on a picnic try
Myrta Cornor's recipe for fruit-and-nut
bars.
1 cup brown sugar
cup whole-wheat flour
cup Double B Wheat Germ
3 eggs. (separated)
I teaspoon vanilla
1 cup nut meats
1 cup chopped dates
teaspoon salt
(Continued on page 31)
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THE bowels were designed by nature to respond to the gentle pressure of bulky food
residues. When the diet is such that ample
residue does not occur in the colon, or when
nerve tension induces "restraint" of natural
bowel action, constipation results. It is then
that the bowels need constructive aid—not
punishment.
We cannot punish any part of our body and
expect it to get well. We must aid it in the
most natural way possible.
These facts were discovered in the famous
Battle Creek Sanitarium years ago. And this
great sanitarium set about discovering how
the constipated bowel could best be aided in
restoring its natural action.
First, the sufferers must do their part. They
must eat properly, learn to relax and obey
Nature's urges promptly. But when constipation has become established, the bowel itself needs some constructive natural assistance. This is what LB-LAX accomplishes.
It gives natural aid to the constipated bowel.
LD-LAX is a common-sense, gentle treatment. It contains a natural ingredient that
absorbs excess liquid in the colon and swells
to form a gently-massaging and highly-lubricating bulkage. This passes easily through
your colon, soothing irritated tissues and
cleansing away waste matter from the hidden
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satisfying, bowel movement—without any
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LD-LAX also contains a special ingredient to help reestablish friendly, helpful
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Reducing Diet
Falling Hair
"Please send me a reducing diet. I'd
like to lose about twenty pounds in four
weeks."
We enclose a suggestive diet outline
for reducing. Unless you have some
waterlogging of the tissues, or dropsy, you
cannot reduce at the rate of three quarters
of a pound to one pound daily. Reduction of weight, to be safe physically, should
not be more rapid than eight to ten
pounds a month. The loss by sweating in
an electric-light cabinet is a water loss
that is temporary. Exercise and heavy
massage are good aids, along with careful
dieting. A reducing diet should contain
an average amount of protein. That is
why lean meat is often ordered freely in
reducing diets, but a suitable nonmeat
diet can be chosen if the protein need is
kept in mind.
"What can I do to alleviate a dry scalp
and falling hair?"
The dry scalp and falling hair may
result from some general condition of
health. A careful diagnostic study, including glandular studies, should be planned.
We suggest as an aid a bland oil thinned
with grain alcohol (such as olive oil, one
part, alcohol, two parts) gently rubbed
into the scalp with the finger tips. Ultraviolet light properly applied, or regulated
exposure to sunlight, is often useful. The
violet ray you mention has little if any
therapeutic value.
Aching Ankles
"I have an ache in my legs about four
inches above my ankles. What would
cause this?"
There does not come to our mind the
name of any disease that is identified by
an ache slightly above the angles. This
condition is found frequently in poor circulation where the blood vessels may not
be quite as supple or as open as in earlier
life, or perhaps where there are some
varicose veins present. If there is no
evidence of bone injury, I would recommend that you plunge your feet and your
legs alternately into hot and cold water,
placing them in the hot, as hot as you can
stand, for about two minutes, and then
plunging them in quite cold water for
about ten seconds, alternating this for a
period of perhaps fifteen minutes night
and morning, daily, for a period of several
weeks.
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"There seems to be a sort of singing
in my head. Would a higher altitude
help me?"
The sounds you hear are produced by
vibrations caused by blood flowing through
the vessels of the inner ear. As we grow
older our vessels become more rigid, and
vibrations are set up by the moving blood.
High blood pressure, with hardening of
the arteries, increases the noises. We
fear that a high altitude might increase
the symptoms. Lessened nervous strain
and plenty of rest and sleep are helpful.
Medicine will accomplish little.
Canker Sores
"What is the cause of canker sores?"
The cause of canker sores is not always
clear. Sometimes they follow acute infections of the upper respiratory passages;
then again they come with disturbances in
the digestive organs. These two general
sources should always be considered and
rectified as much as possible. For immediate treatment we would suggest that
the canker-sore area be touched with
tincture of merthiolate or other mild
disinfectant which will cleanse the area
and favor the normal membrane's covering it again.
Bronchiectasis
"Is there any treatment or cure for
bronchiectasis? Is it necessary for one to
go to a tubercular sanitarium for operation?"
There is no known treatment that will
bring a definite cure of bronchiectasis.
There are treatments which may lessen
the symptoms, but a cure cannot be
promised. Bronchiectasis is often treated
in tubercular institutions, but this is not
necessary. The controlled program followed in such sanatoriums is, of course,
an aid in bringing relief to those afflicted
with bronchial trouble.
Operations upon the chest are not commonly done. One should select an institution in which there are staff members accustomed to doing lung surgery.
Hence, it is often desirable to enter a
tubercular institution because the men
there are more accustomed to doing such
surgery. In recent years operative treatment has given very pleasing results in
limiting one's discomfort, and in some instances it is possible to remove the portion
of lung involved in the active bronchiectatic state.
LIFE AND HEALTH
There's Relief for Hay Fever
(Continued from page 19)
the cause of his hay fever may be in his
own yard. Perhaps he already suspects
what pollens are responsible for his symptoms and can give his doctor valuable
clues with reference to what he should
be tested for. Perhaps his lawn is full
of Bermuda grass, and he notices that
he has violent attacks of sneezing every
time he mows the lawn. Perhaps he has
walnut trees in his back yard, and has
attacks only when these trees are pollinating. On the other hand, he may only
be able to tell at what time of year he
has trouble; but this in itself is a valuable
clue for the doctor, as it directs him in
the selection of pollens for testing the
patient.
Having decided what pollens to check
for, the next procedure is the tests. These
usually are made by putting a series of
small scratches on the skin of the forearms
or the back. The scratches are not deep
enough to draw blood, but the outer layer
of skin is broken. Then a drop of the
various pollen solutions or extracts is
placed on the scratches. Some doctors
prefer to use a bit of dry pollen, moistening it with normal saline (salt) solution.
The testing substances are allowed to
stay on for about fifteen minutes; then
the scratches are inspected for reactions.
Reactions show up by redness and a
white welt similar to a hive or bee sting
at the site of the scratch. The welt, or
wheal, as it is called, has little projections
of varying shapes called pseudopodia.
There is usually considerable itching,
also, about these areas. Both the reactions and the itching, however, subside
in a few hours.
Then you may ask, "But what can I
do about these pollens to which I am
sensitive? I cannot get away from them."
True, it is a difficult thing to get away
from pollens. There are some localities
to which one may go and find relief.
Persons with seasonal hay fever may be
considerably benefited at the seashore or
in certain high mountain districts. Another person may be greatly benefited by
taking an extensive ocean voyage during
his hay-fever season. Usually, however,
these measures are not feasible for the
majority of hay-fever sufferers.
But there is still a way out. Hay-fever
sufferers can be treated for the pollens to
which they are sensitive. This is done
by their taking a series of injections.
The pollen extract is made very dilute
to start with and is increased in strength
and amount as treatment progresses. To
be most successful, the treatment should
be begun several weeks before the season
starts. However, many persons are given
a great deal of relief even after their
season is well advanced.
The other day a patient said to his
physician, "I don't see why more people
don't take treatment for hay fever. I
AUGUST, 1941
know many people who have it and have
never taken treatment. They say to me,
'Does it really work?' and I reply, 'Well,
you don't see me sneezing around as I
used to, do you?' "
Yes, this treatment does work. About
90 per cent of seasonal hay-fever cases
will respond to treatment if it is given
correctly. The relief afforded usually
is graded from 50 per cent to 100 per
cent. Why, then, if there is so much help
for hay-fever victims, are there not more
of them taking treatment? Probably several reasons may be given. Many may be
unaware that there is help for them.
Some may be frightened at the thought
of taking injections, but these should not
be deterred by this if they place their
problem in experienced hands. Perhaps
others have heard of someone who did
not respond to treatment. Certainly there
are some failures, but the majority are
benefited, as I have already pointed out.
Some ill-advisedly may say, "Well, I'll
just put up with it. It won't kill me."
But besides the desire for relief from the
distressing symptoms of hay fever itself,
there is one indisputable reason why the
hay-fever patient should take treatment.
At least one out of every three persons
with hay fever will also develop bronchial
asthma, and, as everyone knows, this is
a complication to be avoided if possible.
It is more difficult to treat than hay fever,
and is definitely more disabling to the
patient.
Some become discouraged and ask, "I
have hay fever all the year. It's not
seasonal; in fact, it gets better during the
warm weather and is much worse during
the winter months. Is there any help
for me?" It is true that there is a condition similar to hay fever which is nonseasonal in character. It, too, is often due
to sensitivities. Such substances as house
dust, orrisroot, animal danders, feathers,
and different foods, are likely to be the
offenders in these cases. Treatment consists in the elimination of the offending
substance or substances from the environment whenever this is possible. If a
food is implicated, it should be avoided.
When it is impossible to eliminate the
offending substances, resort to specific
treatment is indicated.
When so much is available for the relief of hay fever and allergy, there should
be no hesitation on the part of the sufferer
to present himself and his problem to
a competent doctor, or to a clinic. Though
his affliction is universal, he must have
treatment that is adapted to his individual
needs. Medication other than specific
treatment may afford some relief, but is
much less satisfactory than specific treatment.
Build a Dampproof House
(Continued from page 11)
the footings are inadequate, cracks may
develop. Therefore, good footings are
essential in obtaining and keeping a dry
basement. The same can be said of the
floor slab, if it is not thick enough or if
the mixture is not adequate. A cinder
or a gravel fill under the slab is a very
efficient means of equalizing the pressure
of the ground water. A good mix of 1-3-4
proportion at least four inches thick
should give a fairly strong slab. If there
is a one-foot head of water, a six-inch
slab would be required. However, a reinforced slab properly tied to the wall
might be more economical.
There are many ways in which a basement may be waterproofed, depending on
the conditions involved. However, there
are few general methods used. The
integral waterproofing is perhaps the most
common. This is obtainable in powder,
paste, or liquid form and is mixed according to the accompanying directions
in the concrete or the mortar in the walls.
In the floor slab these admixes also act
as hardeners, making for a dustless slab,
which is really an item, especially in a
recreation room in which there is much
activity.
The outside of the foundation wall
should be parged with two half-inch coats
of cement. The first coat is to be
scratched and dried before the second is
applied. To this mortar should be added
waterproofing of a metallic type, which,
when in contact with the water and a
chemical in the iron filings, results in an
enlarging of the particles, thus filling the
minute pores of the mortar. This parging
should be brought down well over the
footings, making a cove at the base.
Waterproof cements are often used and
are very satisfactory. Other materials,
such as pitch, asphalt, or coal tar, may be
used, but special care should be taken in
order to get the best results.
In extreme cases a positive seal is obtained if the floor is made in two layers
with waterproof membrane between.
The only absolute way to meet serious
conditions is to use membrane waterproofing. The membrane is composed
of layers of felt or fabric, each of which
is mopped with some hot asphalt or
pitch. This should be laid in the floor
continuously across the footings and up
the outside of the walls to the grade
level. The number of layers will depend
on the conditions involved.
The basement floor should be adequately drained to the sewer.
The walls, if made of cinder block of
a good grade, have proved most satisfactory because of the lack of capillarity;
and because of the openness of the surface,
TELL your fears to your physician, for any slight condensation from warm air
fear is harmful and often our fears are striking the wall will be suspended in
groundless. Don't delay a physical diag- the pores till it evaporates.
nosis.
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I have been putting rubber panties on
my five-months'-old baby. Lately I have
noticed that she rubs her eyes a good
deal, and a friend suggested it might be
the rubber panties drawing her eyes. Is
this possible? She just soaks her clothes
if I do not keep them on her. I get the
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I think that if the rubber panties are
used carefully, they do no harm. As you
say, they should be large enough to allow
for good ventilation, and you should note
carefully any evidence of irritation of the
skin of her buttocks. If she is changed
frequently enough so that she doesn't lie
in the wetness, you probably will not find
any evidence of this.
I do not think her eye rubbing has anything to do with the wearing of rubber
panties. The fact that she urinates so
frequently and rubs her eyes suggests
some irritation somewhere. It may be in
her nutrition, either her digestive tract
or her metabolism. If you will let me
know what her formula is, I will be glad
to advise you further.
Diet Formula for Four-MonthOld Baby
I have a baby boy just four months old.
Two weeks ago my doctor instructed me
to put him on a formula. I had nursed
him up until that time, but he was not
gaining properly and was very much
undernourished, although I was drinking
sufficient milk and eating an abundance
of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and wholegrain cereals. Why is it that I cannot
nurse this baby, when I did nurse my
first baby, and I wasn't following as
proper a diet then as I am now? My little
girl is now three years old, and has always
been very sturdy and healthy. Could it
be possible that what would agree with
one child would not agree with another?
The formula I now have the baby on
is twenty-five ounces of cow's milk with
ten ounces of boiled water and six tablespoons of Dextri-Maltose number one.
The doctor said that I should buy bottled
milk from the store about four per cent
butterfat, but as we have our own cow, I
have been using our own milk and skimming off the heavy cream, leaving just
the thin cream, and then boiling the
milk three minutes and adding the water
and the Dextri-Maltose. I find, however,
after trying this formula for a while, that
the baby is very much constipated. Is
boiled milk constipating? Would hone),
be better than the Dextri-Maltose? 14 hat
would you advise for a laxative? I have
been giving him milk of magnesia. Is
that habit forming? Should I add about
a teaspoon a day to the whole formula or
add the teaspoon to just the one feeding?
Could lemon juice be added to the cow's
milk as a laxative? How soon should I
begin giving him a cereal? Would this help
overcome this constipation? How much
should he weigh at four months of age?
He weighs six and three-quarter pounds
and is almost twenty-four inches long.
He is very strong, and laughs and coos.
He also holds his back rigid, scarcely
bending forward at all, and is able to
bend well from side to side. Could this
be caused from a nervous disorder? I
have been massaging his back with warm
olive oil. What would be your advice?
Your present condition, no doubt, is
different from your physical condition at
the time you nursed your first baby. The
second baby leaves you with less nervous
reserve than the first, because of the strain
of the second pregnancy upon your
glandular system. Not only that, but you
have had the extra care of the first child
during this intervening time, so that your
reserve resources are low, and consequently you cannot nurse this second child.
Now regarding the formula: I think
your twenty-five ounces of cow's milk
with ten ounces of water is all right, and,
as you say, it should be boiled for three
minutes, stirring to prevent the forming
of the scum. I believe, however, that you
are giving him too much Dextri-Maltose.
Suppose you give him four tablespoons
instead of six. I see no particular advantage in changing to honey. Then if
he seems constipated, give' him daily a
small flaxseed enema, say, two or three
ounces. Do not give him milk of magnesia. Gradually add more milk, say onehalf ounce every third day, until he is
taking twenty-seven or twenty-eight
ounces. Give him orange juice twice a
day, two to four ounces of the juice to one
or two ounces of water.
Any time after his formula is satisfactorily adjusted, cereal may be given
carefully. However, we do not usually
start cereal until about the age of five
months. He seems a little underweight.
Perhaps you have taken too much cream
off his milk. As to his back, there is
probably nothing wrong, but I could not
be sure without seeing him. If the condition persists, it might be well to take
him to a doctor.
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Nu-B-ca. the new supplemental food, supplies this vitamin, as well as valuable minerals, such as iron, calcium, and phosphorus.
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THE world looks to Hawaii to produce
its pineapples. The dimate is ideal, the
soil seems just right, pineapples drink in
the warm sunshine, and flourish. No one
knows just when the first pineapple was
planted on these islands. There are
legendary stories regarding the beginning
of this vast industry, but we are sure that
pineapples grew there as far back as 1813,
for a Spaniard, Francisco de Paula Marin,
wrote in his diary about a busy morning
he had put in planting peaches and fig
trees, vegetables, and pineapples! Soon
pineapples grew wild on the islands.
Passing sailboats liked their flavor, but
not their woody fiber, and carried them
on their voyages. Most of the fruit
spoiled before the boats reached the
coast.
An English horticulturist introduced
the Smooth Cayenne variety from the
West Indies, and this is the variety most
largely grown in Hawaii today. Even
though the fruit was improved, canning
was the only successful way of preserving
the pineapples until they could be transported to America.
Today seven packers practically make
up the pineapple industry in the Hawaiian
Islands. The Hawaiian Pineapple Company (Dole) is the largest and oldest,
having created the industry back in 1901,
and today packs more than one third of
the island's total pack.
Now you can find Dole Pineapple
Juice in any grocery store. It is easy
enough for the housewife to open a can
of chilled juice and enjoy a delicious
beverage for her breakfast. It is the
true, unsweetened juice of sun-ripened
pineapples. No sugar or preservatives
are added. The juice is pressed from
fully ripe fruit, given a flash cook and
sealed quickly, which procedure seals
in all that sun-sweet, cool flavor.
When you enjoy the refreshment of
this golden beverage, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you are getting
vitamins A, B, and C, and natural fruit
sugars and flavors. It provides minerals,
too—calcium, magnesium, copper, manganese, and iron—and yields alkaline, mineral residues in the body.
Hawaiian pineapple comes in fancy
quality slices, standard quality, broken or
half slices, crushed, tidbits of uniform
size, gem or spoon cuts, royal spears, and
the pure, natural juice.
On page 3 you will find the first of a
series of advertisements of the Hawaiian
Pineapple Company.
Pineapple Banana Shake
1 banana (fully ripe and flecked with
brown)
a
1 cup chilled DOLE Pineapple Juice
Mash banana with a fork. Beat with a
rotary egg beater, adding pineapple juice
gradually. Makes two medium-size drinks.
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A MONTH OF SUMMER
MENUS
(Continued from page 21)
AUGUST 25
Breakfast
Fresh sliced peaches
Pep—top milk
Soy muffins—butter
Ripe olives
Hot malted milk
Dinner
Italian spaghetti
Turnip puffs
String beans with mushroom
sauce
Cucumber salad—sour-cream
dressing
Raisin bread—butter
Fresh peach jam
Watermelon
Mixed nuts
Cold milk
Supper
Potato salad
Cream of tomato soup—
croutons
Raspberry sherbet
Coconut macaroons
AUGUST 26
Breakfast
Pineapple juice
Baked pears
Vegetable omelet
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Honey
Postum—cream
Dinner
Lima-bean casserole
Scalloped tomatoes
New corn on the cob
Artichoke salad
Whole-wheat wafers
Fresh strawberry and pineapple
pie
Cold milk
Supper
Orange basket salad
Cinnamon melba curls
Hot Ovaltine
AUGUST 27
Breakfast
Fresh raspberries
Pettijohns food—top milk
Bran muffins—butter
Honey
Hot Ovaltine
Dinner
Washington chowder—zwieback
Carrot soufflé
Buttered Brussels sprouts
Browned new potatoes
Celery, radishes, green onions
Honeydew melon—lemon
Supper
Tomato and cucumber salad
Philadelphia-cream-cheese
sandwiches
Fresh sliced peaches—cream
Toasted coconut strips
Kaffir tea
AUGUST 28
Breakfast
Chilled cantaloupe
Fresh stewed strawberries
Cream shirred egg
Whole-wheat toast—butter
Cereal 'beverage—cream
Your Children's Teeth
(Continued from page 17)
firmly established. Many parents lament
the fact that their children neglect to
brush their teeth, feeling that the child
should assume this responsibility. Children will rarely accept this responsibility
until high-school age; so the parents
should daily see that teeth are dean, as
well as ears and necks!
The age at which a child should be
taken to a dentist for an examination
of his teeth has been open to debate. It
may be said that the age of two and onehalf or three years is best. At this age
the first teeth are fully erupted, the child
is eating practically all the common foods,
and by this time most children need to
have the teeth cleaned by a dentist. This
first visit need not be lengthy, nor should
any repair work be attempted, as it is
necessary for the child and his dentist to
build a friendly foundation of confidence.
The cleaning of the teeth is something a
child understands and does not dislike.
In fact, most children like to have their
teeth cleaned, and often clamor for it to
be done on future visits. Rarely is there
any repair work to be done at this age,
but if there is, it can be done quickly and
painlessly at subsequent visits.
Many parents feel that the first year of
school is the time for the first dental
PAGE 28
Dinner
Gluten steak
Surprise baked potatoes—filled
with creamed peas and asparagus
Zuccini squash with tomatoes
Raw-cauliflower salad
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Date marguerites
Cold milk
Supper
Plate of assorted fresh fruits
Whole-wheat waffles—butter
and maple sirup
Mixed nuts
Cold milk
AUGUST 29
Breakfast
Sliced oranges
Fresh blackberries
Trigrano—top milk
Toasted nut bread—butter
Hot Soya malt
Dinner
Hominy and nutmeat croquettes
Pimiento peas
Italian beets
Breaded eggplant
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Tossed green-vegetable salad—
French dressing
Baked Alaska
Golden nectar
Supper
Fresh pear and black-cherry
salad
Date-and-nut-bread sandwiches
Cold milk
Watermelon
AUGUST 30
Breakfast
Chilled• cantaloupe
Pecan roll
Hot malted milk
Dinner
Soybean loaf—tomato sauce
Mint-glazed baby carrots
New cabbage in cream
Mustard-loaf salad
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Lemon custard
Supper
Avocado in tomato shells
Asparagus soufflé
Poppy-seed sticks
Fresh raspberries—cream
AUGUST 31
Breakfast
Fresh stewed peaches—cream
Creamed eggs on whole-wheat
toast
Chilled tomato juice
Dinner
Nut fillet
Buttered new corn with green
peppers
Fresh spinach—lemon
Beet and Lima-bean salad
Celery hearts
Whole-wheat bread—butter
Jelly roll
Cherry sherbet
Kaffir tea
Supper
Fresh fruit salad
Corn sticks—butter
Cold milk
Banana tapioca—cream
checkup, but statistics of mouth condi- into place, and its early loss may result
tions of children entering public schools in improperly placed second teeth.
at five or six years of age show that measMany times children refuse to coures to prevent decay of the first teeth operate with the dentist through fear,
are then about two years or so late. It is and needed work is neglected, but if the
unusual to find a clean, healthy mouth child is taken to see the dentist at an
with sound teeth in children of school age early age, when no painful work is neceswho have lacked dental supervision.
sary, the child becomes acquainted with
The two factors which are the prime him and will co-operate with one in whom
cause of faulty dental development are he knows he has a friend. Modern dendecayed teeth and teeth which are not in tistry is not the painful procedure that we
their proper positions in the mouth.
once knew, and by early attention to small
In considering decayed teeth first, it cavities pain is eliminated to a great
seems unnecessary to state, except briefly, degree.
the immense importance of preserving the
A bulletin from the department of
first teeth in a healthy condition until health of the State of Ohio says:
they are normally shed. There is no doubt
"It is of the utmost importance that
but that their influence on the develop- these baby teeth be preserved. Parents
ment of the growing body is more vital generally are under the impression that
than the proper functioning of the per- it is not worth while to pay much attenmanent teeth in adult life. Par✓:nts, and tion to baby teeth, because they are soon
even some dentists, have failed to appre- lost. This is a very grave mistake. The
ciate their importance. The common ex- first twelve years of a child's life form a
cuse, "It's only a baby tooth; why waste very important period, when growth and
time and money on it?" shows an appall- development are very rapid; hence much
ing ignorance of the following facts:
food is needed, and to get much good
1. The first step in the proper nutri- from food, the child must have teeth to
tion of the child is performed by a sound chew it well. Too many mothers are
set of baby teeth.
rearing their children on the fallacy that
2. The development of the jaws de- baby teeth need no attention, which is
pends upon normal nutrition and normal one great reason why 97 per cent of firstchewing.
grade children have cavities in their teeth.
3. Each baby tooth retains the space
"Decayed baby teeth are very common,
for the permanent tooth and guides it and the average person accepts this as a
LIFE AND HEALTH
natural condition and pays little attention the baby tooth invariably closes, leaving
to it. Yet bad baby teeth will cause little or no space for the second larger
improper mastication, poor digestion, low- tooth.
4. Loss of permanent teeth. I quote
ered vitality, dullness, listlessness, subnormal development, and poor school- again, this time from a bulletin from the
work. Where tests have been made, it Bureau of Dental Hygiene at Columbus,
has been found that the child with bad Ohio: "About the sixth year the first four
teeth averages from six months to a year permanent teeth make their appearance
behind his regular grade. Poison from in the mouth of a child. They are known
abscessed teeth is absorbed, and harms a as the six-year molars. These begin to
child more than an adult, for the simple form before birth and come in immereason that in addition to all the harm diately behind each of the last temporary
an abscess does to an adult, it also affects molars. They are larger than the temthe growth and development of the child." porary molars, do not replace temporary
The second factor to be considered is teeth, and are meant to stay during life.
one that parents can do much to control— They may be easily found by counting
malocclusion. This means that the teeth from the line between the two front
are improperly placed in the jaws and do teeth—the first permanent molar is always
not, therefore, come in contact with each the sixth tooth.
other in the manner that nature designed.
"No teeth in the mouth are more imTrue, this condition is often inherited, portant than these permanent molars,
but on the other hand it is often induced because they serve to keep the jaws in
by improper diet, pernicious habits, early proper relation to each other while the
loss of baby teeth, extraction of permanent twenty temporary teeth are being shed
teeth, lack of use and even the wrong use and the permanent ones are taking their
of face muscles. These are all proved places. The regularity of the other percauses. There may be other causes, but manent teeth depends largely on these
these are the outstanding ones. Let us first molars. As this is a period of growth
consider some of these causes a little more for the child, he needs plenty of food,
in detail.
but if these sixth-year molars are allowed
1. Diet. The human body is made up to decay or have to be extracted, the child
of a balanced number and amount of will not be able to chew his food well.
elements. A child needs food that is This will lead to digestive troubles that
properly balanced in these elements, not will hinder his growth, for he has no other
only a sufficient amount to maintain the grinders while his temporary molars are
body in a state of health, but enough to being replaced by permanent teeth. These
keep the growth factors supplied. In six-year molars are very important; yet
order to supply the necessary materials they are the teeth that are most often
to build sound teeth, an abundance of neglected, because so many parents do
milk, whole-grain foods (no refined not know they are permanent teeth."
5. Lack of Use. If children are fed
cereals), leafy vegetables, and fruits should
be used. Candy and white sugar should soft, mushy foods, the jaws are not exbe used very sparingly—better none at all. ercised enough for proper development.
Refined sugar needs calcium to aid in its The jaws must be used so that teeth can
digestion, and teeth need calcium to build come in well spaced and regular. Use
sound structure; if sugar is eaten, the coarse foods, such as hard toast, coarse
teeth suffer from the loss. Cake, candy, breads, and uncooked vegetables.
We have seen that the prenatal and
and other sweet soft foods are a great
cause of decayed teeth. Children do need early childhood periods are of the greatest
sweets in moderation, but these are sup- importance to the formation of good teeth.
plied in the harmless form of figs, dates, A baby's teeth mean much to both his
honey, and raisins. These contain sugar health and his appearance. Guard them
and enough calcium for the digestion of well. This attention will save tooth
the sugar, along with iron and vitamins. structure, pain, time, and money.
2. Pernicious habits. In regard to
wrong habits, perhaps the most common
is sucking the thumb or fingers. Pressure
is usually caused by placing the finger or
the thumb against the teeth and forcing Proper First Aid for Accidents
outward on them. Sucking the lips or
and Emergencies
the tongue, or habitually resting the
(Continued from page 9)
tongue between the teeth, should also be
mentioned, not forgetting the abominable
Dressings. Small packages of sterile
practice of some mothers of giving a baby gauze should be kept on hand for dressing
a "pacifier." These all contribute to cuts. Bandage material should be kept
poorly shaped mouths. Your doctor or on hand to hold the dressings in place.
your dentist will be glad to give advice The two-inch size is most useful. Adin correcting these bad habits.
hesive tape should be used to keep band3. The loss of baby teeth, especially the ages in place. Inch width is the most condouble teeth, will almost inevitably pro- venient to use. Absorbent cotton is also
duce a bad effect upon the second set of very useful.
teeth. The space made by the loss of
Disinfectants. Tincture of iodine, 31/2
AUGUST, 1941
per cent, is very useful for first disinfection of cuts. Tincture of merthiolate
and tincture of metaphen are also very
good disinfectants and may be used for
first or later disinfection of cuts. Lysol
makes a good disinfectant for hands and
linen, and may also be used in water to
soak abscessed parts of the body. One
half to one teaspoonful in a pint of water
is usually sufficient. Boric acid in saturate
strength is useful for mouth or eye washes.
Gargles. Hot salt and soda water makes
a very good gargle for ordinary purposes.
Argyrol, 10 per cent, is a good solution
for nose drops or painting the throat.
Dobell's solution may be used for gargles.
Dilute one half with warm water.
Burn ointment. A good burn ointment
for mild cases and baking soda for more
severe cases should be kept in the medicine cabinet.
Cathartics. Simple cathartics, such as
milk of magnesia and mineral oil, are
very useful.
Cough remedies. A good cough remedy
should always be kept on hand. Compound tincture of benzoin will often
prove useful in the relief of cough, used
as a steam inhalation, one teaspoonful to
a pint of boiling water.
In addition to the above remedies it is
well to keep in the cabinet applicators,
tongue blades, medicine droppers, a good
clinical thermometer, and bandage scissors.
And in conclusion, here are some don'ts
for safety in the home:
1. Don't leave articles lying about which
people may fall over, such as roller
skates.
2. Don't neglect to have all stairways
well lighted.
3. Don't leave hot coals or pans of hot
water where children can fall into
them or tip them over.
4. Don't stand on rickety or unsafe
ladders or tables.
5. Don't start fires with kerosene or
gasoline.
6. Don't use cleaning fluids in a dosed
room near an open flame or in a
washing machine where a spark may
ignite them. ' Care in the operation
of washing machines is important.
7. Don't leave matches lying around
where children can get them.
8. Don't neglect to use care with fireworks.
9. Don't neglect to have your medicine
cabinet in good condition.
10. Don't get excited. Keep calm and
use proper first aid at once in emergencies.
"OUR country can probably boast of no
more courageous a set of heroes than her
gallant men who bend over her laboratory
test tubes; the sword of science is at constant duel with the physical demons that
plague mankind."
PAGE 29
Build a Dampproof House
(Continued from page 25)
The masonry house, unless built
properly, is very likely to be the cause
of much trouble from dampness. There
are many things to be considered in building such a house. The brick should be
hard burned, because in a driving rain
the brick will absorb water. However,
more trouble is likely to be caused from
the joints themselves. The joints should,
above all, be filled solidly and struck
with a weathered joint. There are
patented nonshrink mortars on the market, and also admixes similar to those
already mentioned. It is very essential
to back-parge the face brick, providing
an air space, before laying up the backup
blocks. The entire interior wall may be
sprayed with a dampproofing material
of hot asphalt for a further safeguard.
The walls should then be furred with
narrow strips of wood, which keep the
plaster away from the wall and provide
additional air space, thus making for a
drier wall.
The window sills are another weak spot
in a masonry building, because of the
vertical mortar joints which never seem
to be properly filled. If a sheet of membrane waterproofing or copper-plated paper is placed under these sills with a
proper fall toward the outside, there will
be little chance for water to penetrate
this construction. See illustration.
Over the top of the windows or under
coping stones, a similar construction may
be used to advantage. This is known as
"through wall flashing," as shown in illustration.
A nonhardening mastic known as caulking should be used around windows and
doors to fill all the cracks.
In the frame house we do not encounter the same difficulties that arise in
the masonry house. However, there are
certain points that need special attention.
The sheathing should be covered with
well-lapped tar paper. There are many
patented vapor-sealed boards on the market which can be used in place of the
sheathing. The best of these boards are
made with a shiplap joint and are impregnated with asphalt. These boards
serve a double purpose and are especially
good when veneer construction is used.
In wood construction it is very important to treat any wood that comes in
contact with masonry, such as the plate
or sleepers, with creosote.
Any wood projections should be covered
with metal and given proper slope, so
that the water may be shed. Likewise
there should be, a drip on the under side,
so that the water will not run back into
the wood joints.
Weather boards should be well lapped
and nailed securely. At the bottom there
should also be a water table provided
where the siding comes in contact with
the masonry.
PAGE 30
However, in wood contruction there are
two kinds of rot to be considered. One is
dry rot, which occurs in overheated areas
not properly ventilated. Wet rot occurs
in damp places because of lack of ventilation.
Then there is the question of gutters
and downspouts. The average life of
galvanized iron gutters and downspouts,
may easily be doubled by carefully painting and by eliminating any low spots
which might trap water in the gutters.
All this may seem like a great deal to
expect from the average building, but in
reality the cost of these items is small
from one animal and a reinoculation into
another, which proved that a certain germ
was the absolute cause of a certain disease.
In rapid succession one disease after
another was thus brought under observation, until today practically every communicable disease has been identified by
its causative factor, a microorganism of
infection. True, there are still some ultramicroscopic germs that have evaded observation, but their identity is so well established and their habits are so well
known that we speak of them almost as
familiarly as we do of the germs that have
been observed and cultivated. In fact,
these as yet unseen microorganisms, which
are probably too small to be seen by any
PA P.G N ci
microscope yet developed, are handled and
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transferred from animals and are used in
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producing vaccines and other reactionary
PL.^s -r EA substances in just the same way as germs
PA.Velt.
that can be seen are handled.
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All this has transformed man's unknown foes to well-known foes, has dislodged covert intruders from ambush, has
brought the enemy out into the open, and
thus has made it possible to combat our
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great enemy, infectious disease, by effectual means. Scores of infectious diseases
have been practically overcome, and all
of them would be entirely vanquished
should we heed the instructions of our
CAULK-It-4c
health department and live up to the
S1 SAL KRAFT
knowledge we have concerning commuPAPE R_
nicable diseases. Through this great mir5
LAIN I PL. acle of modern medicine, the average
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length of life has been increased during
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the last two or three centuries from less
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than fifteen years on an average to sixty
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years today.
Much more progress could be made
were we awake to present possibilities
and willing to lend our full support to
the health department of our well-organized Government.
w. A. R.
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By Providing for What Is Known as Wall Flashin 7, Which Carries to the Outside Walls Any
Water Which Might Come Through Poorly Constructed Sills or Walls, the Destruction of the
Plaster and Interior Decorations Is Prevented
compared with the cost of redecorating
or replastering rooms after a heavy storm,
to say nothing of keeping the house dry
and healthful.
Can We Increase Life
Expectancy?
(Continued from page 4)
Two factors made it possible for these
microorganisms to be observed. One was
the perfecting of the microscope; the other
was the developing of proper food media
on which germs of disease could be grown
in the test tube. Imagine the excitement
when the first germ of disease was observed under the microscope! Great was
the tension which accompanied the observed growth of the germ, the inoculation, and the recovery of the organisms
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Pain in the Abdomen
(Continued from page 15)
The umbilical region has few important
organs within its boundary. Therefore,
there are few symptoms of disease centered there.
Again let me emphasize the importance
of frequent checkups in order to ascertain
where we stand in health. Life-insurance
companies undertake to examine their
policyholders every year in order to detect any tendency to disease and thus
prevent the policyholder from neglecting
any serious condition. If they can afford
to do this for their own financial safety,
how much more should we safeguard our
own health by frequent examinations.
"LEARNING to practice good posture is
half the battle; the other half is won by
doing simple exercises for a few minutes
every day."
LIFE AND HEALTH
The Housewife's Corner
(Continued from page 22)
Mix all dry ingredients, and add to fruit
and nuts. Add vanilla to egg yolks, and whip
light. Blend through first mixture. Whip
egg whites stiff and work through thoroughly.
Spread in buttered and floured baking pan to
half-inch thickness. Bake in moderate oven
until firm to touch. Cut, while warm, into
bars one inch wide and three inches long, and
remove from pan. One cup of chopped
candied fruit may be added.
Chef Dan Roosenberg suggests this
soup for leftover vegetables:
Cream of Vegetables
3 cups cooked vegetables
1 cup cream
2 cups milk
Use any leftover vegetables, as carrots,
peas, beans, spinach, etc. Grind fine, add
to hot milk and cream, heat, salt to taste.
GARDENING
for Health
Conducted by
Merwin R. Thurber
almost over, and that we might as well
be satisfied with the fruits of our labors.
But really we should be thinking of the
future.
Many of the biennials and the perennials can be planted now. They will thus
get well established before cold weather,
and be ready to make a good growth for
next year's blooming. Another interesting group of flowers for setting out now
are the fall-blooming crocuses. Most
people think of crocuses as spring flowers
—and they are about the first to bloom
in the spring. But there are fall varieties
which may be set out now. Colchicums
are plants of a similar nature—they look
like crocuses, but are really lilies. Their
dormant period is June and July; so they
could probably be planted as late as the
first of August. One interesting feature
of these fall-blooming flowers is that their
foliage comes up in the spring and dies
down during the summer; then the flowers
come in the fall and bloom without foliage.
Sternbergia lutea is another crocusresembling flower that may be set out now
for fall bloom. This flower has adorned
Virginia gardens since Revolutionary
times, but it has never been greatly advertised. It is now considered one of the
rarer bulbs, but its attractive yellow
flowers make it well worth trying in many
gardens. South of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it is entirely hardy.
Fall Seeding of Lawns
NEXPERIENCED gardeners often
have a feeling—induced by the circuit of the seasons, we imagine—that
spring is the time to plant and sow, and
that late summer and fall are the time to
pick and reap. And, indeed, nature does
seem to teach that lesson. But a closer
observation of nature's habits, and closer
acquaintance with nature's products,
teach us that there are a great many exceptions to this rule—if rule it be.
For instance, we do have early spring
flowers, the seeds of which were not
planted in the spring—at least not the
same spring. This is because some plants
live longer than one season—biennials and
perennials—which, of course, is common
knowledge. Some portion of these plants—
perchance only the roots—remains during
the dormant period of winter, ready to
begin growth and development as soon as
the first warm days of spring awake nature
from its long sleep.
As a matter of fact, planting and sowing
are carried on during almost all of the
gardening months. When the season advances too far for plants to develop
during the current year,.we begin planting
and sowing for next year.
And August is one of the months we
are likely to forget this. Our flower gardens have given and are giving blooms
in abundance. The vegetable garden is
supplying us with a variety of produce.
We are inclined to think that this season is
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AUGUST, 1941
About this time of year the garden experts begin to remind us that if we really
want to have a fine lawn, we should make
repairs and plan for new seedings in the
fall. We admit that it doesn't seem
"natural," but that is the way nature
works in this case, anyway.
August may be a little early to sow
the seed in some sections of the country,
but it is not too early to prepare the soil.
A lawn is a more or less permanent feature
of the landscape architecture, and it deserves a good foundation. The prepara-
tion of the soil is that foundation. No
gardener with the slightest experience
would plant flowers or vegetables without
giving some serious attention to the medium in which they are to grow. But
many people who ought to know better
will attempt to start a lawn by merely
scratching the surface with a rake and
scattering the seed. Most lawns in urban
communities must grow on soil that has
been disturbed by building operations.
Often the top soil has been lost altogether,
and clay subsoil covers the area about the
house. Even if this is not the case, some
thought should be given to fertilizing the
soil before the lawn is established. It is
much easier to do then, and it won't cost
any more in the long run.
It is usually recommended that organic
matter in the form of manure, mushroom
soil, or peat be worked into the soil to a
depth of four inches. Do not remove any
damaged turf if you are working over an
old lawn. Work it in with the manure.
Spread on a 5-10-5 fertilizer at the rate of
20 to 30 pounds for 1,000 square feet,
and add sufficient lime to neutralize any
acid condition. Ground limestone may
usually be used at the rate of 50 to 100
pounds for 1,000 square feet.
Select a good seed mixture. This will
vary somewhat for different soils and
localities, and the advice of your local
seedsman is worth seeking. The actual
sowing should not be done until the area
has been carefully raked and graded, and
the soil thoroughly pulverized. The seed
is sown at the rate of 4 to 5 pounds for
1,000 square feet. Some recommend sowing half the seed parallel to one axis of
the area, and the other half at right angles,
to assure even distribution. Then the
soil should be lightly raked to cover the
seed not more than an eighth of an inch,
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The Little Jays' Feathery Secret
OTHER, oh, mother," called the
twins as they came running into
the house, waving a letter. "Guess
when Alice is coming."
Big Sister Alice was a great favorite of
the Little Jays, and they could hardly
wait for her to come home for a visit.
Mother scanned the letter quickly.
"She will arrive tomorrow on the five
o'clock train."
"Oh, goodie, goodie," called the twins
as they jumped up and down.
After what seemed a very long time,
Alice arrived, and they did have such
good times together. Each morning Alice
took the twins to a near-by meadow for
an hour. Before long they started to go
again in the afternoons. When they returned each day, Mother Monroe could
tell that they had a very exciting secret.
Mother tried and tried to think what
it could be. As they started off, they
usually took binoculars with them. She
wondered if perhaps they had found a
bird's nest and were watching the baby
birds. But what seemed so strange was
that they usually took a teaspoon and some
honey or sugar along. What could they
be doing with that!
Mother knew that one of these days
they would tell her their secret, and she
was willing to wait, but she kept wondering what the secret could be. Of ten she
inquired if they had had a good time,
and asked what they had been doing.
"Oh, mother," said Joan as they returned one afternoon, "we saw a robin
taking a shower bath. In one of the yards
the sprinkler was on, and Mrs. Robin was
walking around under the spray. She
seemed to enjoy a shower bath as much
as I do. Her feathers were so bright,
and she was trying to get every feather
washed clean."
Then John continued, "After we had
watched her for a while, she flew up into
a tree near by, and then she preened herself and shook herself to get dry."
"And, mother," said Joan, "she would
spread a wing way out and then smooth
the feathers with her bill. She seemed to
know that the sun would dry her feathers."
But still they did not tell her the big
secret.
Another time when they returned, John
said, "Oh, mother, today we saw a flicker
go to her nest in the top of a dead tree.
The flickers are rather tame, and when
we were very quiet they came to their
nest. We sat down and watched them
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PAGE 32
At first they paused and gracefully
dipped their long, slender bills into the
deep-red thistles. Then one hovered over
the spoon of honey and water. Soon
two were eating out of the spoon.
The twins could hardly keep still, and
mother took one hand of each, so that
they could squeeze their joy to one another.
Finally, after what seemed like a long,
long time, they flew away.
The twins sighed breathlessly, "Mother,
wasn't that wonderful!! Oh, don't you
suppose daddy will come up with us someday and take pictures of them?"
"I am sure he will be glad to try to get
pictures of them. Perhaps he could get
some colored pictures."
Then mother sighed as she thought, "I
am so glad my Little Jays enjoy pleasures
like this, and that they are kind to the
birds."
bring worms, and with the binoculars we
could see some baby birds' bills open
up.'
"But John moved, and then Mr.
Flicker seemed to think that we might
harm his family; so he tried to attract
our attention by hammering on a tree
near by. When we walked near him, he
flew on, trying to get us to go farther
and farther away from his nest."
But every time they told about the
birds, mother could see that each twin
How to Bathe Sensibly
was afraid the other one would tell her
their big secret. So again she had to
(Continued from page 7)
wait, but her curiosity grew and grew,
The
addition
of bath salts to the water
and she did want to know what they could
may
have
a
pleasant
aesthetic effect,
be doing with the honey.
The next afternoon Alice announced nothing more.
Hard water may be softened: (1) by
that she would stay home and take care
of Tommy, and that the Little Jays had boiling; (2) to a slight extent by the addition of borax; (3) by the addition of
a surprise for mother.
So at last Mother Monroe would know sodium sesquisulphide; and (4) by various
what the secret was. Again Joan fixed commercial types of apparatus. Hard
some honey and water in a bottle, and put water and soap cause a gummy ring to
that and a spoon into a bag. John car- form at the top of the utensil used—this
ried the binoculars, and away they started. means a great waste of soap, as well as a
"Remember the things we mentioned," less pleasant bath.
In conclusion it should be said that
called Alice. "Sit very quietly, and give
the
question of bathing, either general or
them time to come."
"What could Alice be, talking about?" local, is purely one of common sense.
Mud baths, which were so much in vogue,
thought Mother Monroe.
On and on they went. Finally they could never have been classed in the
came to a pasture. Going through a cleansing category. Clay packs for the
gate, they followed a path up the hill- face, strongly advocated by a few charlaside, past a barn, and on near some tans, are in precisely the same group as
scattered trees. The twins were excited, the mud baths. The idea of washing the
and acted very important as they led the hair with the yolk of an egg is a most
uncleanly notion. Lemon-juice rinses are
way.
Finally, near a beautiful deep-red thistle, of no value. The addition of Epsom salts
they paused, and, spreading some papers to the bath may be slightly soothing, but
on the ground, told mother to sit down it will not reduce weight and will not
with them, and she would soon know aid in cleansing. Baths will remove the
notorious body odor for only a short
what their secret was.
Near by was an old packing box, and period, for the soap will quite properly
Joan put the bottle of honey on the box. open the pores and permit more perspiraThen she steadied the spoon on a flat tion to be secreted. Persons in poor
stone, poured some honey and water in health should take their baths at the adthe spoon, and put the bottle of honey vice of competent physicians. Highpressure advertising statements should
water inside the box.
The Little Jays both warned mother, never be accepted at their face value; in
"We must be very, very quiet and not talk fact, it would be better if they were
at all. But you watch the thistle and see totally disregarded.
what happens."
It was not long until it really happened.
PERFECT cleanliness, plenty of sunWith a whir of wings almost against their
heads, first one came, then two, then light, careful attention to sanitation in
four of the most beautiful ruby-throated every detail of the home life, are essential
hummingbirds. It was a wonderful sight. to freedom from disease and to the cheerTheir little lacy wings were going so fulness and vigor of the inmates of the
rapidly that one could see only a blur. home.—White.
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A Cooling Diet for Summer
(Continued from page 10)
foods are rich in proteins, which are the
chief body builders; some are rich in fats
and carbohydrates, which are the best
source of heat and energy; some are rich
in vitamins, minerals, and cellulose, which
are the body regulators. As a rule we
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value. This, of course, is not always
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the ones that are referred to, not because
they have any cooling properties, but
because of this low fuel value.
Fruits and vegetables are an example
of the low-calorie foods. Nature bestows
them liberally in our gardens during the
spring and early summer months. What
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cool vegetable salad or a ripe fresh fruit
recently obtained from garden or orchard?
Vegetables and fruits are not only rich in
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quenchers as well. Shall I mention some
of them? Vegetables: lettuce, radishes,
tender new carrots, spinach, parsley, and
many others. And the fruits: luscious
red or yellow tomatoes, berries new almost
every week, plums, peaches, and early
apples. What more do we want to tempt
our appetites?
In order to be practical we must now
mention some of the foods we should
choose and some we should omit if we
wish to keep comfortable during the hot
weather. There is a greater need for
liquids; so have on hand plenty of cool
vegetable and fruit juices. They contain valuable life-giving elements, and not
only quench the thirst, but satisfy hunger
as well. Do not sweeten the fruit juices
too much, as this will add to your calories.
Iced drinks tend to make you feel warmer;
so do not drink the juices too cold.
Foods high in fat content are to be
avoided. This means that rich concoctions of nuts, cream, and sauces, such as
are served at the ice-cream counter and
soda fountain, should not be indulged
in. In reality they heat rather than cool,
for they are teeming with calories, and
while the momentary effect might be cooling, the real results, which you are after,
have been thwarted because you have
added mainly fuel to your system; so
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clogged your furnace, and it will take
some little time for the effects to wear off.
Give the stomach as little work as you
can during the hot weather. Do not overload it with hot cakes, hot biscuits, and
complicated roasts. Preparations of this
kind are objectionable at any time, but
doubly so in summer.
Finally, if you want to keep your body
engine running smoothly during hot
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2. Limit your hot foods at one meal.
3. Avoid rich, heavy desserts which contain a great deal of whipped cream and
heavy sauces.
4. Choose proteins from milk, soy milk,
soy cheese, cottage cheese, fresh eggs,
gluten cutlets, and the lighter nutmeats.
5. Eat plenty of raw vegetables and
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