The Jasper news., 1908-02-04

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the subject assiduously for many
years, say that common salt ID In,
furious. Certainly the average per.
son eats far too much of It, weakening |
the kidneys and exciting the delicate
organism. have demonstrated that
there lie enough sodium and chlorine
In peanuts and wheat.
The best sources of sodium are:
Milk, spinach, wheat lentils, barley,
carrots, potatoes, cabbage, figs, APP
pies. eggs, nuts.
Sulphur seems to be very important
in nutrition, for the average body con.
tains about three ounces Of 1t. Mrs.
Squeers discovered that when given
in crude mineral form 1t has an effect
opposite to that which 1t is probably
designed to serve. It's best sources
OF. natural supply are: Potatoes, beans,
horseradish, peanuts, figs, lettuce,
olives, barley, milk, meat, eggs, oats,
wheat White -four contains none.
Iron is very necessary element In
the blood. White bread contains
none of it, milk small percentage.
The foods richest in iron are: Len
tils, lettuce, peas, figs, nuts, rye, wheat,
apples, grapes, prunes, oats, onions.
Calcium is very necessary for the
formation Of bone, especially in chill
dren. Its best sources are: Milk,
figs, eggs, cocoanut, beechnuts, onions,
wheat, rye, meat, potatoes
Chlorine is necessary for the forma'
tion of gastric fluid, used in digestion.
1t also has an important influence In
the oxygenation of the blood. Its
best sources are: Milk, cocoanut, let
tuce, nuts, cabbage, potatoes, eggs,
corn, beans, meat, fish, wheat. Fine
white -four contains no chlorine.
Silicon gives hardness to the bones
hair, nails, etc. It's best sources Of
supply are: Lettuce, cabbage, figs
oats, barley, wheat, nuts.
Fluorine seems to give elasticity tc
the veins and muscles. 1t is best sup
| piled by lettuce, potatoes, figs, onions.
nuts, milk, wheat, rye, olives, apples,
grapes.
Magnesium is always found in the
blood, though there is some doubt az
to its office, Its best. sources are.
Nuts, beans, wheat, milk, oats, corn
lettuce, rye, potatoes.
Phosphorus Is essential to the
growth of the cells. Brain and nerve
energy seem to depend largely upon
the supply of phosphorus, 1t is very
important to supply ample phosphorus
in the food of growing children and
brain workers. One-twelfth of the solid
matter of the brain is phosphorus
The old theory that fish supply an ex
traordinary amount of phosphorus
| seems not to be we'll founded. The
foods that best supply phosphorus are
Beans, peas, milk, wheat, rye, corn
eggs, nuts, potatoes, meats, fish, figs
carrots, cabbage.
1t is now clear that all the elements
of nutrition are supplied by bread
nuts, fruits, milk and meat II one II
satisfied that meat is injurious he
can gradually eliminate that from his
dietary. l have shown In a previous
article why buttermilk Is better fol
the adult than sweet milk, and l ad
wise it in every case.
1t Is the various compounds OF the
mineral elements that are so impor
tant in the processes of nutrition. 81
important are they that school o
medicine, biochemistry, has beer
based upon their administration
iron, sulphur or phosphorus may b.
found deficient In the, blood as in
dicated by symptoms, but you cauuo
furnish sulphur to the blood by drink
ing solution of sulphur water. Min
eral food must go through the vege
table or animal. If we want iron o
sulphur we must eat lettuce, eggs
meat, peanuts, wheat or other nuts %
cereals. The vegetables, especial.
beans, lettuce, potatoes and nuts, ar,
richest In the mineral salts. Nut
contain, everything considered, tn
best supply. l shall deal more full.
with this phase of nutrition In tn
chapters on "The Diet Cure" and tina
on Cooking"