The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

lconfined 10 animal tool Certain
lgrains, unbolted wheat and oats
icontain a large amount OF nitrogen,
as do also some OF the leguminous
foods, such as pens and beans and
lentiIs.
Milk, rs we have already noticed
in previous articles, contain nitro
gen in the fern of atbumen and
lcasen. So that both As d gestlhle
aud highly nutrIous fool II should
be included IN the dietary oi the
growing child.
But besldes energy we must tnT.
nish heat, and while this, II Is true,
is gained by the inter working of
all the organs. anI by the chemical
activities costant;y gong on within
W.. SO that all kinds ot nourl>hment
may help to furnlsh the heat re-
CURED, yet 1t i. true that fat Is the
most useful In this respect.
The heat-fOrmlng qualities OF fat
are nearly double those OF lean
meat, for while pound I'll tcan
meat, If oxygenated, will Weld heat
lelough to raise over four thousand
pounds of water and degree cent?
grade, the same quantity Of lat viii
raise over nine thousand poun l. of
water TO the same point. SO W. can
see how much more economical IN
cold climates in an admixture ot fat
with lean meat fut heating purposes
urIely. But fat is useful for oturI
reasons, aud we judge 1t 10 be "A
very necessary article Of diet from
It's forming SO large proportion OF
some of the most important TISSUES
of the body-namely, the nervous
the brain containing = per cent. OF
fat wniie the nerves contain % per
cent. It must not he understood
that fat in the tissues i. made d.
rectly from fat in the food; on the
contrary, more tat IS continually
being manufactured in he body
than can be accounted for III 'he
food One use fuT fat Is believed
to be as protector Of the albumeu,
which is less rapidly used up i tat
be taken with it, and practically We
see every day the value OF adnI1nls-
t.rIng fat to children oi our climate
and national temperament, and tn"
harm that results from whlthhol~
DING 1t
A distinguished English physician
once SAID that the two great Causes
of tuberculosis were the deatness OF
bntter and the abundance OF pasuy
Cooks. 1t IS well known fact th~t
children are frequently chided for
eating too much butter on their
bread when the real reason OF the
denial il not it, whOlrSomrnes>
but Its expense, and when the T
own instinct Tor the food which
, they need Is every day shown 10 be
: | 10 that respect natural and healthy
one.
1t is well proven that IN scIofu
lous affections, as well az in pul
mOnary tuberculosis, the Use OF tat
IN the form of cream, olive oil. but
} ter or cod liver OIL ls attended will
the best of result. and forms, IN
deed, an important prescription
with every experienced practltlon
D er. These tats are also commonly
, gwen IN nervous exhaustion Will
tine bapplest results.
These and similar facts certainly
u Indicate that thIs food OF a carbo
hydrate element may we'll be use'
TO nrevent as well "a to cure thes'
constitutional TENDENCIES. | De
y lieve, in fact, that many OF our TIM
Il aud pale children who have ten
denc,es to colds and sore throats
and many others who are irratahI
, would he greatly benefited by tu
" continued aud judIciou> u>r OF Ia
IN >oue digestlble form. such a I'd
i Bacon. the use of cream on breaG
Il or taxed potatoes, as well as by
IL bountiful supply Of good buttel
d. All OF these fats will be more d
: gestIble If well subdIvIded, henC
1t we spread on our bread aud ma
'h use bread crumbs or potatoes wit
fat bacon Chocolate or cocoa
VI aI.o useful for lat Provide
~ These foods are not more expensi'
ae a "a ale certainly pIeasant-I tina
le cod liver oil, which Is too often o
p deIed when the mlschlrfis alteaC
y dOue.
But these highly nutritious II
"a ticI,s must be mixed with less col
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