Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-16


not one woman in 10000 makes
daily practice OF the exercise. One
need not make elaborate preparations
for It. II should be done Immediately
after arising, before putting on cor.
sets. and in q room which has been
freshly aired. But 1t can also be done
at any time during the day and In any
place where the air Is pure and the
seeker after health is free from curb
GUS and Interested observation.
With baths. proper clothing. fresh
air and exercise comes tho problem
OF food-n most vital one and bearing
more than any other on the general
health Of the Individual. Here again
eminent authorities fiercely disagree.
but out of the smoke OF battle one
big truth Is rising-the general &c.
acknowledgement by the best physicians
that We all cut too much meat In
recent years one OF Englnnd's great.
est specialists has expressed the
theory that the alarming increase OF
cancer In that country is due In large
part to the Increased consumption OF
meat. In cases of govt, rheumatism
and kindred diseases arising from
the presence OF uric acid In the sys-
tenn. meat is stricken from the pa
TENTS dietary as q recognized factor
in the cause. According TO the new
theories, no one should eat meat
more than once day. Red" meat
roast beef. steak. chops. etcetera
should not be INDUCED in more than
twice week. All kinds of fieh- and
game may DE eaten, especially the
white meat of chicken and turkey.
The dark meat is rich and not es.
pecially wholesome.
Another good old friend that must
go, according to the Notwithstanding
verdict. is bread. Fresh bread has
always been an abomination In the
doctors sight. Now even stale white
bread Is relegated TO the background.
A number OF the best physicians advo-
cate eating bread which has been
baked in the oven and then toasted.
Toasting alone is no longer sufficient.
AS this Injuries the complexion. II
will not be popular among women.
Nevertheless. rs there is little nour.
ishment In white bread and 1t is sim.
ply tax on the digestive organs.
thoughtful men and women are elimi-
mating 1t from the daily menu and
substituting crackers or the various
health breads. Potatoes share the
unpopularty OF bread. Like 1t, they
contain little nourlshment and make
special demands on the digestive APP
paratus.
Eliminating bread. meat and pota-
toes from the daily menu seems like
sweeping revolution. But 1t Is sur.
prIsing to see how much that is good
and nourishing Is left. And one OF
the pleasant discoveries in life is the
revelation to each individual of how
easy It is to change and modify the
diet. A few weeks of self-denial at
first and the victory is won for all
time. One loses surprisingly soon
q taste for dishes that were once
thought Indispensable.
In even the most casual mention OF
food the subject should not be dropped
without tribute TO that most admir-.
able fruit-the apple. Few realize
the value Of the apple as food. ZAP
PIES" said great doctor, actually
throw light on the brain" And 1t is
also claimed. with truth i believe
that habitual apple-eaters never de-
velop tumors or malignant growths OF
any kind.
The question of water Is also of the
utmost Importance. Two quarts a
day should be drunk by every adult
according to the best authorities. One
pint should be taken on rising, after
the bath. one pint Just before going
to bed at night and the remainder
should be discriminatory taken dur
Ing the day-not. OF course. at meal
times. AS to whether 1t should be
hot or cold. opinions differ. Hot wa
ter in the morning ls an excellent
thing. The stomach Is not quite
ready for cold shock For the rest
a woman who is too plump will do
we'll to drink hot water freely, as it ia
very thinning. The slender and an.
aemic woman should avoid it. II
Trims the blood. as well as the body.
The whole matter can perhaps be
summed up In the words of woman
who Is In great demand as physical
trainer for eastern society women.
AS to diet" she says, mo meat. no
bread, no potatoes. no coffee. tea, al,
cohol or sweets.
Two quarts of hot water every
day.
Five miles of walking; two miles
at least.
Eight hours Of sleep for every one !:
more in certain cases where the indi.