Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-04
SALADS WRITTEN SKIN.
Are Most Nutritious in Winter Sea-

son.
Two simple and inexpensive articles OF
diet that are excellent for the complexion
and system generally are particularly to
be recommended at this season. and strange
to say are not eaten as much as they
should be. They are green salads of any
sort with French dressing. oil, pepper. salt
vinegar and oranges. The latter cannot
be too highly advocated Occasionally there
is person with whom they disagree radi-
caly, but this is the exception, and individ-
uals who cannot eat any other fruit will
thrive upon oranges.
This particular form of fruit is nourish-
ing, it's action upon the digestion is Pc
culiarly beneficial. and therefore 1t is clear
ing to the skin; dozen day is none too
many to eat If a person wishes.
If. however, they have not been eating
them it would be well to begin gradually.
Before breakfast take the juice of one
strained. This is given to babies and is
remains in. II. however, the digestion Is
good there Is no objection to the pulp. 1t
is better. however. always when possible, to
eject the fine inner skin. and under no cir
cumstances should the tough white under
skin be eaten, for 1t is one OF the most
indigestible vegetable forms grown.
Another orange may be eaten an hour
after breakfast IL wished and a couple at
luncheon Is none too many. After that one
or two at a time at intervals of two hours
may be taken. with some just before go
ing to bed. At this last time they will fire.
quently induce sleep. 1t is not Of course
necessary to eat SO many. but they will
take the place of other food. Always buy
good quality and be sure they are not
overripe.
For girls working in offices oranges are
invaluable food. IL they did but know It,
One after luncheon will piece out that
meal most satisfactorily, and many times
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fruit and kept in a desk drawer to be eat
en- in the afternoon when one is tired, at
the same time not stopping work. A little
food is a great stimulant when body and
mind are fatigued.
Green salads such as lettuce, endive,
chicory and the like are skin whiteners
and excellent food. They are appetizing.
and the oil eaten on them is nourishing and
fat making The London Lancet, one of
the best-known medical papers, recon-
mends them highly saying:
when there is no inclination to eat. or
when, as it is commonly said, person does
not fancy his food, there is, as a rule. tor
pidity of digestive function. With the sight
Of tempting food the work Of the digestive
even the gastric Juice flows in response to
a pleasant impression. The salad, there
fore. may fill special and important gap
in the dietary; and when 1t Is prepared
with oil, as every good salad should be, 1t
becomes an excellent and agreeable vehicle
for conveying fat into the body. Dressed
by the discreet addition of sound olive oil
and pure wine vinegar. no more excellent
adjunct to the cold dish could be suggest
ed. The oil modif1es and smooths the Pc
culiar favors of the juices Of the plant
while the vinegar softens the tissues, rend-
ers them more digestible, and gives an
agreeable piquancy to the whole. The use
Of salads prepared from tender plants by
those who possess normal digestive powers
Is undoubtedly salutary. and the constit-
uents In raw green vegetables contain salts
which have favorable effect upon the con-
dition of the blood. In cooking. OF course,
large proportion Of these salts is remov-
ed. 1t Is probably the abundance of aka
line salts in green vegetables which makes
them of service in some ,.seases of the
skin"
If working girl will finish her lunch or
dinner with a good salad and cheese instead
of sweets she will be better Off and look
better.