The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-12-12
NOBODY DRINKS
ENOUGH WHAT?
ruy SEVEN plNTs OF wArER IN.
slpH AND sEvEN GALLONS OUT.
slD1 pAiLy. sAYs LECrURER
AT q. A. q.
special to The lssraid


Special to The Herald
CORVALLIS. Dec. live can
almost insure perfect health By put
ting seven pints OF water inside and
seven gallons outsids daily" said
Dean Henrietta W. Calvin Of the home
economics department Of the Oregon
Agricultural College In . lecture ON
Food; A Factor In Health and Dis.
ease." before . large audience "
rarmers' Week visitors.
ITO every woman the food problem
comes three timcs day; what shasl
We gsts What viii b palatabls to
the familyf ror the last year or two
tho problem has also been what food
can b purchased for tho minimum
amount OF money!" continued Mrs.
Calvin. But neither palatAbility nor
price should be the governing factors.
There 10 Q more important oue---thst
the food should BE- OF = type that
meets the needs Of the body. The
ousstioa Of health should come arst.
why do we want foods Because
of hunger, Appetite 10 usually sim-
ply . report OF food habits. often per-
verted. Appetite and craving may In
dicate a.certain need Of the body.
but we do not always interpretass Il
Alright The college girl. for instance.
often buys - much candy - her
purse allows. and eats it all - fast
a. she can. but that does not indicate
that she needs all that sweet.
In the spring. when the teacher
nerves are worn thrsadbare and they
are run down. they have no appetite.
but nevertheless they need food even
more than after vacation. when they
enjoy their meals. We would all be
more efacient II we had that which
ws should have both right In quantity
and In kind. The purpose Of food 10
nrst Of all for growth In childhood
and youth: second. to make heat and
working power. and third. TO repair
waste.
The farmer working out Of doom
~ hard and fast - he can. con hardly
ovsrsat. a boy Of ~ or is years.
runnias. playing. studying and sssr-
cisins. must b. fed for energy. heat.
waste repair. and In addition. to help
him to grow into . six.foot man.
There 10 something the matter With
the boy Who b not always huasry.
The majority Of childrsa and .
great many invalids easaot hold
enough st . time to get the nourish-
mont they need for the day In three
meals: they nssd to b TED I've reg
ulaf timss. agree with the mothers
who refuse 70 let their childrsn piece
between meals. but do not agree that
three meals 10 enough for most chill
dren. II d simply . case OF capacity.
The growing child needs more food
and food Of different kind than the
adult. There are moro stuntsd chill
dren because Of . lack Of correct
feeding than there are stuntsd farm
animals; but man has spent more
money In investigating and the rear
Ing Of properly nourishsd farm stock
than ON childrsn's proper feeding.
almost half the children de b.
fore they are yeass old. and most
Of them Of prsvsntsbls diseases. usu-
ally because OF digestive troubles.
Many children are dsfornsd because
their food lacks the bone material
necessary. The child must b built
up from the little ls-inch creature 70
the six-foot man. just BY food. and II
any Of the necessary elements b hack
Ing. at any time. the child 10 going 70
suffer. and may even die.
There must bs . mixsd diet sun.
cient 10 produce the given amount OF
heat. energy. building material and
repair Of waste. One oe Tie greatest
ssssntisls b watsy. We eaa almost
insure perfect health u " Pct ssvsn
pints Of water inside and ssvsa GAL
Ions outside every day. But few Of
up would care TO drink thass sourtssa
siassss OF water daily. asd that Il
not necessary. though there Il never
any danger Of drinking too much. A
part Of the necssssry moisture may b.
secured By taking fruit juices. the
liquid In soup. vegetables and meats"
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