Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-05

I"Cats and dogs should not be allowed In
the kitchen, and the less they are in the
house the better. They are excellent
germ carriers.
NAL and reasonable. People fall into
strange habits with regard to food, and
II such habits lead to an i'll balanced
diet they should be corrected. For ex-
ample, milk, eggs and bcefsteak all
consumed at the same meal show a
lack of the sense of proportion as well
as OF food values. A variety Of foods
all OF the same class indicates lack of
and ingenuity on the part of
the housewife or steward and may
lead to much digestive trouble, not to
speak Of srayer ills, and ruined dispo-
Enod- for each meal, therefore, should
p~alatabiIity, digestibility and nourish-
ing properties. Remember thai q
steady diet must contain proteids,
carbohydrates Sugars. starches) and
fats. also minerals. Milk contains all
OF these elements and taken In suffi-
cient quantity will support life, but it
Is not a very desirable food for the
healthy adult who can eat a mixed
diet. Meat, poultry, game. fish and
tie iesunlinous vegetables (peas, beans,
lentils, etc.l are rich In proteld. Po-
tatoas. cereals and many vegetables
contain carbohydrates. Fats are sup
piled by butter, fat OF meat, lard. etc.
The various minerals required are
found In the food constituting a mixed
diet, and IN addition common salt
(which Is not q salt. by the way, but
c compound OF sodium and chlorine)
Is taken freely for seasoning purposes.
Right here 1t may be stated that salt
is usually taken In excess. One easily
falls into the habit of taking a little
nor salt until ordinary and proper
quantities fail to tickle the palate. In
cases of chronic disease a salt free
diet is often beneficial, and 1t Is prob
able that most of us eat far more salt
than is good for us.
An effort should be made to combine
all Of the elements above mentioned
In the daily dietary, varying the bill
Of fare 80 that each meal may pos
sess some attraction Of novelty and
provide a normal stimulus to digestion.
According to one authority the ratio
of nitrogen to carbon should be as /
to 15. 1t will be observed that a
large excess of vegetables or carbo-
hydrate food is required to maintain
this balance. The general rule may
be followed. therefore, of meat about
once a day and certainly not oftener
than twice, heterogeneous vegetables.
such as peas and beans, at meals
where poultry, game or light meat por,
ton is served; salads and green vege-
tables to accompany heavy meat por-
ton.
Fresh Food the Safest.
Some families Insult their wonderful
digestive mechanism with a steady
diet OF delicatessen atrocities or innu-
tritious canned foods when a little
more energy and ingenuity would en-
able them to secure a meal or fresh.
nutritious and appetizing food. The
tendency to run to the pantry for a
can OF sardlnes er salmon, Instead of
cooking a chop or fresh fish or pro- !
nutritious cold meats or salads, /
Is responsible for a certain amount of
American dyspepsia.
Some one has said shat "a chatting
dish Is a frying pan that has got into
good society" We boldly maintain
that the frying pan has no business In
good society.
Greasy fried foods will continue to
upset the digestion of countless
Americans rrtl natural selection mas
eliminated the frying pan users. "0ut !
OF the frying pan into the Are" Is a
good axiom. The food prepared In the
pan would better so into the
fire than into our s~topachs. where it Is
very lA6eIy to set up q fire I'm the shape
acute or chronic indigestion. If you
must Try. make 1t a dry" fry. Not
IS It difficult for the gastric juice
10 penetrate end act upon food that Is