New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
KEEP TABS ON THE oPsoNINs.

-r Hood -Ae- and the low proteid diet are about
TIE latest things Have your corpuscles count
q and see whether they are husky enough 10
handle ,be invading germs Of disease If YOU are
sbort on white cells and opsonins, your bank OF
health has been robbed. and something must be
sors i Won don't want 10 fall into the hands OF
ths receiver The opsonins are the sauce which
aids the white cells devour germs OF disease'
anu the opsonc test gives your state OF resistance
70 TIE lis which flesh IS heir to A man really
rs-ef,l Of MS health would have monthly state
-s-- of his opsonic condition submitted TO him. ana
youl6 regulate his conduct accordingly. The re-
rs-r might induce him 10 take his annual vacation
u winter OF At least 70 forsWear hGhballs and
,b-a,-es for a few weeks. II everybody did the
sszeit would he easy decline hospitality. say
hE -.Sorry. old man. my oPsonins. you kho"
The low p~oteid diet means a protest against
hurDauityss habit Of wallowing in oeefsteaAS anu
hesns with its resultant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
,r,--oba rroauced Jag Teetotalers and vege-
tarians may be surprised TO learn that they get
intoxicated on proteids right along They have
the pains without the eXhilaration OF alcohohc
Indulgence They are poisoned by the toxic prod
ucts Of q surplus OF proteids- II appears taI
the oldfashioned scientists Of ten years ago pre-
scribed twice too much heterogeneous material TOT
the daily consumption OF man. not realizing that
& little goes long way and that the surplus
feeds microbes and causes diseases without END
Proteid foods. unlike others. are never conpleley
digested Beans and nuts are almost as PAD as
meat when taken in excess The humble potato
and the loaf Of white bread, which used 10 be
maliEned by ancient theorists. are elevated to
Al honorable position and declared 10 contain
feir amount Of proteid along with carbohydrates.
II you get desperate after living on the low
proted diet for a while YOU are licensed 20 attack
q small chop a few spoonfuls Of beans on con-
d!tion hat You Fletcherize the latter articles
Keep chewing until the food slips down the gullet
automatically I Is no hardship 70 chew. espe-
ciaily # @-7z have strengthened your Jaws with
the gun habit j : a pleasure even an ecstacy.
70 titiilate the taste buds" % the mouth with
the favor Of food for ten minutes at time No
sybarite or French gourmet ever realized the ex-
euisite and coquettish Gavors that reside in the
simplest vegetable and that may be drawn out by
ssSiduous chewing
Some q the fads Of Yesterday are the scientific
practices Of today. The light cure. imported
from the Orient formerly the amusement Of
aSifE'es and erratic persons. Dr- Ferdinand
Nnkler. Of Vienna takes light seriously and tells
no" 70 administer doses Of the right color He
s~ys the higher violet Will hardly go through
'he SKIN and that red yellow and green must be
-see 70 reach the deeper tissues The latter
Ieyf' however. are poorly absorbed. and blue is
ne best all around ray. ANY kind Of light,
-all'ai or artificial. may be used with suitable
0''F screens. II is possible 10 inject dye sub
lance nader the skin which Will change the color
= ue tissues and permit strong ray 10 pene-
1ale The time NAV come when a man viii say.
nave eaten light breakfast" and his state
--snl ri be literally correct, meaning that he
@ii'Fed an electric light bulb and Illuminated
oarEsosne interior with the benefcent rays
= ~ Prescribed period blue breakfast. fol-
- ny mauve luncheon and a red dinner.
- % satisfy any Of a temperate disPosi-
~ j is not wise 70 eat colors between meals
- /" indulge in indigestible purple mixture