The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-12

What to Eat" is a very important one. Perhaps the most important thing to take up next to the diet for the young is the diet for the elderly. Both need careful attention Elderly people are just as careless in their way as chill dren with the added argument that they know better Good Judgment on the right kind of clothing. sleeping in a we'll ventilated room away from draughts, perfect elimination. internal bathing and the avoidance of those ar ticles of food that are positively dan serous ought to bring about a perfect state of health and long livety. One cannot set down any hard and fast rules of diet for the elderly as each person must adapt the advice to her or his particular case Many cannot can eat with perfect immunity. With out any question. the one thing that seems to agree with the elderly is but ter-milk. It is nutritious, digestible
  gestion of other foods and aids long evity. As cure buttermilK has not all the numerous virtues ascribed to it by many medical authorities. That it aids digestion, tones up weak stomachs and cures many ills there is no doubt The juices of many of the fresh fruits are valuable, cleansing and purifying The juices act much better and do not disturb the stomach as when the whole fruit is eaten. The fruits which seem particularly adapted to the elderly people are pineapple, orange and grape. Pineapple juice is especially valuable in aiding digestion and the juice is bet ter adapted to the elderly on account of the pulp being woody, hard to di- gsst and apt to injure the teeth.
 Elderly people should eschew fried and greasy foods, rich pastry and spicy viands and stick to young chicken and rare tender meats. Soups are not to be recommended being composed of the boiled juices of the meat and flavor a uric acid disposition. Boiled fish. bak ed fish grilled bacon, rare roast beef and lamb and three minute eggs are recommended. If milk is assimilated and digested it is a valuable adjunct to the diet and is better appreciated if little vichy is added to it. Egg and milk is good Too much attention can not be paid to the vegetable foods for they are nutritious and invaluable on account of the fact they contain earthly phosphates. Of these string beans, spinach, fresh salads plentifully sprinkled with pure olive oil and slight dash of good vinegar or lemon juice are the best Stewed onions and celery, carrots, and other succulent vegstab bles when in season in modera- tion are to be recommended Fresh bread should be avoided and whole wheat and toasted bread is of the most value If the teeth are bad or inefff- cient the food should be ground or chopped. On account of the digestive organs in the elderly being scarce of digestive ferments, food in the cereal line need more heat in the cooking to make the starch granules more sus- ceptible to digestion and for this reason many of the predigested manu- factured foods on the market are of great value. Stewed fruits make an
  acceptable addition to the diet like prunes. apricots and peaches and in the cooking a small piece of lemon should he added to neutrilize the sugar, or if an acidity is present add small amount of bicarbonate of soda-a quarter of teaspoonful to the pound of fruit is the proper measure. These measures obviate gastric fermentation and acidity Deserts made of eggs and stale bread, indian meal. arrowroot, sago and ground rice well baked are valuable articles of diet as is macar- oni cooked with milk and baked with a slight quantity of mild cheese is good. Don't neglect the daily use of some
 
 scorbitus which is very prone to take place in the elderly. Avoid too much of fresh pork, smoked meats and too young veal. Above all, don't forget the daily use of buttermilk.
 The habit of drinking plentifully of pure water between meals should be encouraged and on arising and retiring Flush the body by drinking plenty of water. install a perfect system of washing both the outside and the in- side of the body and seek to bring about perfect funetioning of all the organs of secretion and elimination. With this going on the terrors of old age can be warded off and one can live to be a hundred.
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