The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-02-06

sists has been largely converted into
sugar by dry heat. This is easily
digested, being open to the action Of
the digestive fluids. Hence for per-
sons of weak digestion it is much SUI
perior to fresh bread-so far as the
supply of heat and muscular force is
concerned only. Crackers are inferior
to toast, especially if soaked in soup
or other liquid.
Entire wheat bread is not adapted
to toasting. its albumen being already
too much coagulated for the best nu-
triton. Evidently cheese should not
be toasted. Boiled potatoes are the
better for toasting so far as the starch
element is concerned, providing no fat
be used. Fried potatoes are pro
life source of dietetic troubles.
One may be eating sufficient albu-
men. starch, fat and sugar, which con-
stitute 95 per cent. or more OF all
solid nutriment the body needs, and
yet may become weak, sickly, ineffi-
cient and finally die for lack of proper
nourishment. For perfect nutrition
We must have in the blood, in addi-
ton: Potash, sodium, phosphorus,
calcium, magnesium, iron, sulphur,
chlorine and fiuorine.
Potash is essential in every part
OF the body, but especially In the
brain and nerve centers. In all nerve
disorders it is found to be deficient in
the blood Perhaps the quick wit
of the Irish is due. partly, to the
abundant supply of potash and phos-
phorus they have got for centuries
from potatoes and wheat, which form
SO large part of their diet. The best
sources of potash are: Beans, pota-
toes. peanuts, wheat. lettuce. prunes,
cucumbers, meat, walnuts.
Sodium is found in every tissue of
the body. Without it the processes of
nutrition could not be carried on.
Sodium is one of the elements of COM
mon salt, but it is not necessary to
eat salt to get chlorine. Many careful
investigators, including a physician
of my acquaintance who has studied
the subject assiduously for many
years, say that common salt is in
furious. Certainly the average per-
son eats far too much of it, weakening
the kidneys and exciting the delicate
organism. l have demonstrat ed that
there is 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 it. Mrs.
Squeers discovered that when given
in crude mineral form 1t has an effect
opposite to that which 1t is probably
designed to serve. Its best sources
of natural supply are: Potatoes. beans,
horseradish. peanuts. figs, lettuce,
olives. barley, milk. meat, eggs, oats,
wheat White flour contains none.
Iron is very necessary element in
the blood. White bread contains
none of it. milk a small percentage
The foods riahest in iron are: Len
ills, lettuce. peas, figs. nuts, rye, wheat,
apples. grapes, prunes. oats, onions.
Calcium is very necessary for the
formation of bone, especially in chill
dren It's best sources are: Milk.
figs, eggs. cocoanut, beechnuts. onions.
wheat, rye. meat, potatoes, corn.
Chlorine is necessary for the forma-
ton of gastric auid. used in digestion.
II 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 flour contains no chlorine
Silicon gives hardness to the bones,
hair. nails, etc. Its best sources OF
supply are: Lettuce, cabbage, figs.
oats, barley, wheat, nuts.
Fluorine seems to give elasticity to
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 as
to its office. It's 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 well founded. The
foods that best supply phosphorus are:
Beans, peas, milk. wheat, rye, corn,
eggs. nuts. potatoes, meats, fish, figs,