Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-10-23
HOT WEATHER DIET.

merous sources more or less easily
and In combinations of various de-
grees Of digestibility. but it is we'll to
hold firmly in mind the fundamental
fact that every spark of the energy
that wrinkles in our eyes, that moves
our muscles and quickens our imagi-
nation is sunlight first condensed and
woven into the vegetable cell. And
the closer We keep to the origin of
our life the less trouble are we likely
to experience.
For various reasons and as a result
Of the highly artificial conditions I'M
der which the human animal is living
we have been forced from the source
Of our natural food supply, but never
with advantage, because the proteins
condensed in meat are mixed with the
poisonous waste products from the It's
sues Of other animals.
II 1t were question Of feeding
horses, cows or pigs all the necessary
information could be found in innu-
merable popular treatises, government
| bulletins, magazines and agricultural
papers. Any one can learn in day
how and what to give to a trotting
horse, or how much and what to feed
a working horse, and there is no dis
pute on the general proposition that
if the rations are reversed inevitable
disaster will result to both. But at
tempt to select the right ingredients
and proportions of food for the nutri-
ton Of men and women and you are
confronted with a mass of contradic-
tions, fads and fancies, the only es-
cape from which is to wade through
abstruse and scientific treatises.
In warm weather it should be our
aim to diminish unnecessary heat pro-
duction as much as possible, at the
same time taking sufficient food to
maintain the body in at least approx
mate equilibrium. A brief study of
the tables given in bulletin No. %,
| United States department of agricul-
ture, "The Chemical Composition of
American Food Materials" will show
that this may be advantageously
achieved by the use Of fruits, vege-
tables, fish, cereals, etc. Fats and fat
meats are especially to be avoided in
hot weather, because not only is there
no specific need for them, but also be-
cause, on account of the greater sensi-
tiveness of the gastro-intestinal tract
during hot seasons, there is greater
liability of disturbance from eating
undue quantities of rich heterogeneous
foods.
We have noted that the average
man Of $50 pounds weight requires
about $500 calories to live with com.
fort and without loss. Referring to
our tables, we find the following fair
average diet for day, and this may
very easily be varied to meet indi.
vidual requirements:
BREAKFAST.
| Galleries.
| One shredded wheat biscuit, / ounce,
about ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Joe
| One teacup cream, 4 ounces, about. zoe
| One wheat roll, ounces, about. 500. 16s
2 one inch cubes butter, LIS ounces,
I ABOUT ........................... 2Si
One cup coffee, 4 unces..............
| Cream, 1 ounce, about. 81
| One lump sugar, 150 grains, about. 81
| Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
LUNCHEON.
| Chicken soup, ounces. about. ... 60
| One roll, lbs ounces, about ............. 10
one inch cubes butter, 1.25 ounces,
| ABOUT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ZS4
| One slice lean bacon, $50 grains about 65
One baked potato, 2 ounces, about. IS
One rice croquette, ounces, about. $50
Two ounces maple strip. about. 166
| One cup tea or coffee.
One lump sugar, LEO grains, about. IS
| Total ...."....................... SZS
DINNER.
| Cream soup, ounces, about. Y
| One roll t25 ounces, about.............. 10
| One inch cube butter, .65 ounce, about 142
| One lamb chop, broiled ounce, about 80
One teacup mashed potato, ounces,
| about ...,..................... 175
| Apple, celery, lettuce salad, with
mayonnaise dressing. 2 ounces, about rs
| Split Boston cracker, 100 grains, about AZ
One-half inch cube cheese, 100 grains,
| ABOUT Observation-Disclosures. oU
| One-half teacup bread pudding,
ounces, about ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
| Coffee ..........................
One lump sugar, $50 grains, about. IS
Total ............................ s51
Total ca1orfes ..........................2 ,729
Compared with the daily food, intake
of many business men not doing phys
ical labor this would appear to be
starvation, but for those engaged in
sedentary occupations some agreeable
notifications of the above during hot
weather will certainly mean increased
comfort and improved general health.
When we invest our money in anil
mails we feed them on balanced"
ration, and the young animals do not
die when their food is Of the proper
kind. Common sense and caution are
required to produce stock that will
yield a profit. Surely we have reached
plane of development where we
! should understand the necessity of