The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

+ OF spending that time walking In the
life giving sunlight and drinking in
which she has Dreamed, has laid upon
her a confinement ana labor but little
lighter than that which society puts
upon the criminal who has violated its
/ laws
It is simply impossible for a woman
T to spend six hours out Of twelve IL
+ the dense and smoky kitchen. over
+ roasting FIRE, breathing air laden with
+ the fumes Of burning flesh and steam
ing foods, and give e her progeny,
! those beautiful faculties which are
their birthright.
Nearly every step in civilization has
been taken In the tightening Of human
+ labor except IN the art Of preparing
floods. This has been many times
doubled, and laid upon the fraAl shout
ders OF women
more care in selection is required for IN
the process of cooking, mixing and
dressing the real quality. and favor OF
the articles. becomes changed.
Inferior food can be cooked and
lartificially Favored. as they generally
are and still satisfy the taste.
In all public eating places, the spe-
cial duty Of the chef is to use left
over foods" They are hashed and
favored. spieed and peppered, until the
smell from the fermented and decayed
portion is SO concealed that they can
not signal the olfactory nerves; the
most INFERIOR ana 44AEaiLlf EELlG4G5
can be used. which could not be done,
If the raw food diet was adopted. The
very word prepare" foods suggests to
the mind that they are not right
They must be mixed mashed, bruised
boiled, oiled. roasted, toasted, baked.
creased. sWeeteneds sOured. fermented,
raised nushed up wet up dried out
or in some way changed, from the
way IN which they were handed to US
by the prOvident hand of nature"
Fruits are to the table what color
IS to the landscape Aside from their
nutritive value they satisfy the vision,
they appeal to all who love the beau
tiful, they seem to invite US to bite
them. Care should be taken that all
fruits and berries should be selected
where the suns rays have come di-
rectly upon them.
Bananas should not be detached
from the stock until they are to be
eaten. They are the second best ar
ticle Of food, and should never be used
as long as a green spot is on the skin
Dates, figs, and raisins constitute a
group Of the best foods known to
dietry They contain about 70 per
cent of carbon hydrates. which is often
called the power Of the system" The
process of evaporating the water from
fruits so they can be kept from season
to season, Is of great Importance.
Prunes are one Of the best also dried
peaches and apples Add luke-warm
water to them allowing them to stand
over night, and they are ready for use.
The juice of the pineapple which
contains much hydrochloric acid, Is
one Of the best remedies for diphtheria-
Oranges possess the same food value
as milk, and they act directly upon the
/ liver Apples are the best known
remedy for a bad taste next morning
after q course dinner
Cabbage in cold slaw possesses valu-
able food properties. occupying the
same place in the human diet that hay
does in the diet of a horse or COW.
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before they become hardened, they are
easy Of digestion and are excellent
food.
Olive oil internally. externally and
eternally has been used from ancient
times to ward off old age.
Pure milk is one Of the best proper
toned foods known to science. Il
should be taken Gnskimmed. It Is
capable Of developing the Individual
that consumes it, the rapidly of its
effect depending upon the condition OF
the consumer.
No matter how old you may be, Il
there is any part of your body needs
a developing rapidly, you must place
+ your principal dependence on milk I
will remove from the system uric acid
through the kidneys. and is very sooth-
ing to them. THE custom of cookine
or sterilizing milk due to ignorance f
little less than criminal. Some authori
ties suggest it kills bacteria. They for
get that all the five digestive fluids are
q minute after coming IN contact witt
the gastric juice which is strongl1
acidious, also saliva bile pancreatit
and intestinal juices"
Eggs do not develop the body rapid
", but give strength and tone to tn,
system, having special effect on tbs
brain and nervous system.
Nearly every article Of food known
8 as bad a. some are, will agree with tn
stomach If eaten alone or with a few
other articles whose chemical proper
ties harmonic. The question of com
a bination is important in cooked food
= because the tendency IS to mix an in
Vulnerable number of things and pou
over them condiments, sauces ant
dressings that are composed Of dozen
: Of other ingredients.
Q The natural tendency of uncooket
foods is simplicity. A delicious tast
q will be developed by eating fruits an
!. nuts together, care being taken to mas
\ ticate the nuts before the fruit is put Il
the mouth.
2. Nuts. one of the best articles Q
Q food known to science. are by man
, people the most misunderstood.
it Nuts Lubricate the Joints.
70 They are generally used as a con
a fection, to finish off the alleged GOO
/ dinner. They are charged with mis-
chief for which they are not respon
Q sible. Many believe nuts t. be harm
full, and we quite agree with them
when they are eaten number twenty
e. one at q swell course dinner"
g When eaten as they should be the
- are healthful and harmless food
? Their nutritive elements are almos
? perfectly proportional; a normal bod,
% requires so much water. proteids, car
= bon hydrates, mineral salts, and fat t
sustain it healthfully twenty-fou
10 hours In nuts these elements ar
, found more correctly. proportional
according to the requirements of tn
3 body. than IN any other article of food
q They lubricate the joints Of the body
o and do great good in inflammation
and irritation of the Kidneys. The,
z should be thoroughly masticated, an
s never more than two ounces eaten a
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