Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-09
Table and Kitchen.
Get Ready for Warm Weather.

By making very gradual but decided
changes In the diet as the heat of summer
approaches one can put the body in fairly
good If not perfect condition to go through
the hottest weather with comparative COM
fort.
One can leave off the heavy body heating
foods and use others just as appetizing
and nourishing to the body and capable
of giving reserve force to the brain and
nervous system. Prepare the body for the
hot weather with much thought you
do your summer home. and in building up
the cells of the body to last you into the
summer select such nourfshment as will
build the kind that will tend to keep you
cool and composed that will refresh and
invigorate the system and permit you to
enjoy the pleasures of the summer in
cool and comfortable fashion quite mex
plcable to your less fortunate neighbors
who believe that in order to keep up their
strength and power to endure the extreme
heat they must continue to eat much the
same kinds and quantity Of food they
deemed necessary to enable them to endure
the cold weather.
Overeating of meat is one of the sins of
nutrition common to most people at all
seasons and is most grievous-and hazard
Gus in consequence when INDUCED in too
freely in hot weather. The elements re-
quired for proper nutrition may be obtained
from other sources than animal food and
these will give all the nOuriShment the sys-
tenn can absorb without the internal heat
of a meat diet. The quantity OF food sturs
depends on the amount and nature OF the
work the individual must perform The
Quality-whatever the nature or the 1000
may be-must be of the very best. Hot
weather demands eternal vigilance on the
part of the housewife in order to guard
against possible sickness-the surest ana
most frequent cause.-the eating or over
eating of those most perishable foods
meats that are not in wholesome condition,
for it is impossible to keep these even a
reasonable length of time when the weather
is hot and humid Then for economy of
money and time. peace Of mind and COM
fort of body, study the possibilities OF those
foods which will make such conditions pos
sible.
Remember that If we do not put forth
much physical energy we do not require
large amount of heterogeneous and starch
matter in our diet: brain workers and those
Of sedentary habits require but limited
amount Of either, and excessive Indulgence
will soon bring on an attack Of indigestion.
Fresh fruits in profusion in summer time
nuts in winter-shouid show us that even
the vegetable oils that will produce heat
and build up nerves Is required In less
amount in summer. Although nature pro-
vides us with profusion Of fruits and
fresh vegetables for our hot weather diet.
mistake not their purpose. Serious Illness
on account of fermentation may be caused,
even when these foods are in perfect con-
dition, by indiscriminate mixing together
of some vegetables requiring considerable
time for digestion and acid fruits Eat vege
tables with savory dishes and simply made
buildings and the acid fruits at meals when
the slowly digested vegetables are absent.
Excess in drinking in hot weather Is quite
as bad as overlooking the stomach with
food. for II one drinks freely during ex-
treme heat and while exercising 1t does
not have the effect Of quenching thirst but
tends rather to increase It, the only result
being to establish vicious circle OF i'm
bibing and perspiring;" increasing instead
of diminishing the physical discomfort.
Drink freely in the morning before be-
ginning exercise or work Of the day and
in the evening when you can rest. and you
will be surprised how quickly you will be
satisfied and refreshed with a moderate
quantity of cool-not ice cold-beverages.
Another point that should be carefully OBJ
served during hot weather Is to eat slowly.
A third OF the quantity Of food eaten by
the average individual will prove SUFFICIENT
when proper amount of time is given to
it's preparation. in the mouth for digestion
and absorption. If we eat too fast we eat
too much in order to get the amount Of
nourishment our bodies demand each day.
With the stomach overloaded with q COM