The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-09-07
WHAT TO EAT.
Interesting Points ON an Important
Subject.

There are few subjects of the day
around which cluster so many theo-
ries as that of food. 1t is not alone
the quantity, but the quality of what
one eats that satisfies the appetite
and nourishes the body. No house
keeper has mastered the art Of cook
ing who does not know something of
the chemical elements of food, and
the purpose it serves when taken in
to the system, and it is particularly
important that she should know
what will best supply the real needs
of her growing family. as the more
perfectly it is adapted to their wants
the more vigorous will be the body
and more perfect the development of
muscle, nerve and brain.
The first consideration in the Sc
lection and preparation of food, says
the Housewife, is to know what is
adapted to the peculiar condition of
those to be fed. The child requires
food composed of different elements
from that which best suits the adult,
while the diet of the brainworker,
who leads sedentary life and whose
work makes heavy demands on the
nervous system, should vary from
that of the man of active pursuits
whose business calls him into the
open air and furnishes him with ex-
ercise. The use of knowledge in
cooking is to teach how to supple
ment one kind of food for another
which contains the needed elements
in which the first is deficient.
The substance richest in muscle
making is albumen, and is contained
in the white of an egg and the lean
of meat. The carbon needed to sus-
tain the heat of the body is most
abundant in vegetables and cereals,
which furnish large amount of
starch; oil is also of Importance in
supplying carbon to the system, but
does not nourish the muscle But
ter is the least Objectionable of all
fats; beef fat is more wholesome
than lard, while the fat from salt
pork and smoked bacon is less in
furious than from the fresh pork
Carbon is also supplied by the use
of sugar, which, in moderate quaint
ties, has no i'll effect. Nearly all
fruits are rich in sugar, hence their
worth as food. Eggs contain great
deal of carbon, and are for that rea
son excellent food to combine with
articles composed largely of starch
Phosphorus is another necessary ele-
ment of food, especially where nerves
and BRAIN are overworked, and is
found in fish, oysters, game, cheese
and some vegetables.
Milk contains all the necessary
for nourishing the system,
but is not sufficient for hard working
or grown people, who require more
solid food
Buttermlk is wholesome, particu-
larly in warm weather, on account
of the tactic acid it contains, being
an excellent tonic for the stomach.
Bread and milk make a suitable
diet for growing children, as they
supply not only heat and muscle,
but are rich in material for the
growth of the bone.
In feeding family the wise house
keeper should then consider well
their wants. The healthy, fun-lov-
ing boys who hunt, play ball and
skate will require meat and rich
food, while the little ones in the nur-
sery and school room will require
delicate, nourishing diet. When the
weather is cold, carbon in the shape
of heating food will be necessary,
but in summer the cooling effects of
fruit and vegetables will supply it
in better form.
Variety of food is always to be
obtained knowledge only is neces
sary to select that best suited to
present needs.