Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-13
EIRST VOLUME.


| a nugget of culinary wisdom and emlhen'iS
'i"' FIRST VOLUME.
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TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS IN FOOD.
First follow nature, and your Judgment
BY her just standard
Take no thought OF tosm9 I i % IL " tfs
vital question is the daily amount ana
quality Of the food we must b and Oh
human bodies which are persistent in their
demands The natural appetite OF man Ce-
mands in quantity suited TO his neeos the
various elements which are necessary 10
maintain the body in perfect working otoer.
Unless these are supplied the detlcienSy
soon becomes manifest in some way. The
effect of depriving the system or some 1000
elements while harmful. is not as serious
i'm results as when the adequate amount Of
the more important substances Is
Food for Brain and Nerves.
Mental and nervous power and health are
as undoubtedly dependent on FOOD as IN, inc
Pa OF ,bat the two gTeatest fac
tors in developing these powers 70 the
highest state of health ana perIeCti ION
and capable Of the most vigorous exercise;
are phosphorus and nitrogen as suppIleo
by natural process in our tood substances:
The muscular activity OF all anlmals, a
well as the mental, muscular, organic
vigOr and health of man. depends on
these the highest and most important
sources of vitality.
Phosphorus.
Science shows Ys by chemical analysis
that an average of one-tWeltth OF the S04tC
a5Ser SI 'n NE IS found tobe
in proportion 10 the mental development
and mental activity displayed ,tn .t
higher order of development in the brain
containing the most phosphorus.
Feeding and Training Children.
1t is most important that this knowledge
should be applied in the physical training
and mental development OF children; ana
il proves conclusively that the office of
cook is quite as important as that OF the
schoolmaster and that the two must work
with Intelligent coalition IN orosr 70 orlng
the standard of mental and physical. as
well as moral, health and vigor to the
greatest state of perfection in the future
generations.
When the Foundation Must BE Laid.
Parents too frequently relinquish their
responsibilities, when they place their chl!-
dren under the teachers care; failing to
realize that the teachers duty begins and
ends in instructing the child how to use
and control the powers within, by suitable
mental and physical exercise. But 1t GER
tainly is not their province to furnish these
powers. These the child must acquire at
denCe of the mother. If the parent would
but apply the same principle IN feeding
the growing child as the farmer puts into
use in raising his crops stock or poultry.
it would not only simplify the duty that
mother. but would relieve her of future
anxiety she must experience in watching
over the poorly developed. half -nourished
BILE for.
The farmer knows he cannot expect to
raise wheat in a soil that is not enriched
with phosphorus. nitrates and lime. The
same general principle holds good in re
body he deficient in these Important ele-
ments and the lack is plainly discernible
in the feeble muscles and slow, inactive
brain Insects.
abound in phosphorus, and their muscular
strength and activity is phenomenal. The
his strength and activity is perhaps the
greatest among insects. while he is capable
cate mental powers in proportion; though
it seems absurd TO think of so small
The Grain Foods.
All grain foods are rich in phosphorus,
the quantity varying in different seeds.
The phosphorus which furnishes nourish-
ment to brain and nerves is concentrated
in the germ: hence, cereal foods containing
this germ give us more in food value than
those preparations from which this por-
tion of the grain is extracted. The fixed
phosphates," which are mixed with the
gluten. are the bone makers. 1t would
seem that only Individual taste and pref
erence makes 1t really necessary for man
tain the heterogeneous elements. If the ami
NAL thriyes and develops into a perfect
why not man?
The Wheat Grain.
The wheat grain seems best adapted in
every way for general use. though we ind
very great variety of the grains furnish
us with sustenance. To confine ourselves
to any one kind of food material is apt
the cause of the distaste children show
for cereals. We decide upon a certain
sist on setting this before the child with
such invariable regularity the sight be
are met with positive refusal to eat ii
Just because 1t is good for them The
very young child. if its appetite is normal.
VIII show little preference in foods: any
thing that is filing and satisfies the in
ward craving Will be accepted: but at an
early age. perhaps from some pre- natal
cause or from indiscreet remarks of eld-
ers. the embryo man or woman begins
must be overcome by wise and judicious
management before they become a settled
Natures Teaching
The effect of the nature of food upon
ANIMALS Is shown very clearly by compar-
their domesticated kind. How alert saga
cious and active are the former; how strong
and unfailing their instincts. Mans per
Nerted ideas of feeding have not reached
them and they adhere to natures teach
ings and choose that which gives them
of life demand. Accustom them to do
mestic life and change their diet to food
producing food in excess and how soor
they become comparative inactive and
stupid and We have the tame" animal
or fowl. We cannot divert the natural |
laws without detriment to the subject or
Individual. While we cannot under all
live as close to those laws
as we should. We can know the most i'm |
portant OF them and observe as strict OBJ
as possible.
Too Concentrated Diet. !
Those who indulge in a mixed diet of
these muscle and brain producing ele-
ments, such meats and cereals must
observe more care in propOrtioning the |
amount of heterogeneous with the heat
producing substances or they run the risk
of burdening the system with an undue |
amount Of waste matter as we'll as an |
oversupply of stimulating food.
Readers of this paper may secure A COPY
of Liza Ames Willis Booklet Of Christmas
Dinners by sending l0c to cover postage and |
printing to her address, 719 Chamber of |
Commerce Bldg. Chicago. The recipe for |
oId-fas hioned Plum Pudding contained in |