The Springfield herald., 1914-10-23
(CooyrighE. 1914. b A. S. Gfay)
PLAIN FOOD BEST.

(copyrishe. 1914. b. A. S. Gray)
PLAIN FOOD BEST.
Without special training to that end,
It would be impossible for any of US to
form an adequate idea Of the proper
tons. the general plan or the relation
ship>of the several parts of a building
in which we might be living. but Of
which we had never seen the outside.
To secure ,anytbing approximating =
clear mental picture of structure It
II necessary for most Of US to view It's
several sides from sufficient distance
. to get true perspective. Better still,
we might carefully inspect and study
the architects sketch of the edihce
drawn to scale. BY this latter plan we
are enabled most easily to form In our
minds q picture showing the general
relationship of the several parts and
to adjust to them our knowledge Of the
inside of the structure
Obviously 1t Is impossible for US to
stand outside and view our universe
from a distance as we would build
ing. And for most of US 1t is very dit.
-ficult to understand our relations to
and absolute dependence on what we
consider "immaterial" outside factors
as presented by our astronomers, ply
sicians and chemists, simply because
we lack the training necessary to en-
able us to detach our minds from our
persons and. looking in from the out
al h1x
what may be to them comparatively
simple statements. We get started
wrong and find it exceedingly difficult
to unlearn and forget much that we
acquired in our youth.
We have noted that most of our
serious diseases, and also ricketts,, ar
rested development and the like, are
closely identified with anaemia; that
anaemia in turn is closely identified
with the oxygen carrying capacity of
the blood and that this function de-
pends on the presence of q pigment
known as hematin and a protein form
ing q very complex substance, haemo-
slobin. Haemoglobin. next to proto-
plasm, Is unquestionably the most I'M
portant organic substance of verte-
brate life. and in conjunction with the
stroma-the spongy. colorless frame
work of the corpuscle-with which It
ID associated is an active functioning
protein, the main function of which -
to convey oxygen from the external
organs Of respiration to the internal
organs and tissues In general.
Specific respiratory substances are
essential constituents of all living or
ganisms. and they are found univer-
sally distributed throughout plant and
animal life. These substances are d.
vided into two groups. the metal
bearing and the metal free, and the
former may contain manganese, COP
per or iron. For the most part they
are colored.so far as is known.
In each kingdom the major pigment
may be represented or supplemented
by physiologically allied bodies which
may or may not be closely related
chemically. Chiorophyl in granular
form has been found in large num-
ber OF Invertebrates and vertebrates
and haemoglobin ID also distributed
among the invertebrates in a sporadic
and inexplicable way. Haemoglobin
may be present in one small group of
muscles and absent from all the rest
of the body. Ray Lancaster states:
Wherever increased facilities for oxi.
dization are requisite, Shaemoglobin
may make its appearance in response:
facilities can be dispensed
with or are otherwise supplied, 'haemo-
globin may cease to be developed"
This explains the phenomena Of the
blood adaptation to different altitudss
and is subject for thought for the ar.
of sleeping quarters.
:, The daily press for some years has
columns Of matter regarding
rations and pure foods in re-
lation to good health, and much GOOD
has been done. but the vast majority
Of readers have failed to derive mate
rial benefit therefrom because they
fail to grasp the full Significance of
the statements made and uhe possible
relation to their own troubles. They
consider themselves things apart from
the rest Of creation and do not under
stand that when 1t is stated that the
Ssh Of wheat. barley, rye. rice. millet.
oats. potatoes. peas. lentils. broad
beans. kidney beans, milk, eggs and
meat contains ferric oxide.- 1t means
the presence OF iron, which Is as
sociated all through the living world
with the vital elements necessary to
our life and. good health. This pres