Evening star., 1915-12-31
Your Boay Needs Minerals.


Vegetables are much like fruits in
composition. being richest in carbo-
hydrates and mineral matter. Some
Of them contain a large amount Of
protein. The carbohydrates are in diff
ferent forms. IS starch in potatoes
and old corn and sugar in young corn
ard beets. Beans are richer in protein
than other vegeta bles. Celery has
high percentage Of water. and is val
usbe for its ash.
Unfortunately. the common method
Of preparing vegeta bles is very
wssteful one. The most valua BILE part
of potato is very closa tn the skin,
yet this is usually peeled off. and. OF
course. thrown away. Likewise. spin
ach is similarly abused. II is often
plunged into a quantity of water
which releases the valuable salts of
the vegeta bic, and these finally find
their way down the sink pipe. Spinach
needs no added water in cooking. II
viii cook perfectly in its own juices
with very little loss of valuable sub
stance.
Some dietitians claim that any vege-
table usually peeled should be washed
and scrubbed only. If one would get
the full value Be that as il may /
can vouch for the following case:
woman nearing sixty years of
age. one of the busy kind. found her
self so run down and miserable that
after self-doctorins for some time she
went TO a physician who believed in
diet rather than drugs. This man told
her she had no organic trouble at all,
she was simply starving for minerals.
once you have "a ken sufficient min
eral matter into your system you viii
soon find it in perfect working order
again. You viii need no drugs" said
he. but for the constipation and to
stir up the liver take every morning
early possible a cup of coffee.
sweetened. adding tablespoonful Of
sweet butter. Al night drink cup
OF hot water. Take your breakfast.
eating meat, but no eggs. Bread must
white. Eat very little veGetab bles be-
yond a baked potato and celery. You
may eat plentifuliy of meat. but spar
ingly Of fruit. And now for the ques-
tion of mineral matter. Get large
veal bone. TO meat. and chop fine.
Put on over the stove with cold water
and add to IL all and every kind OF
vegetable. as turnip. carrot. peas.
beans, potatoes, spinach. okra. tough
celery stalks. onion. ana parsley.
These must be scrubbed and cut up
unpeelsd Boil gently for FIVE hours.
Strain. throw away the vegetables and
tue pones, ana let the 1qulu JENNY
Take a teacupfui twice or three times
= day between meals. You must give
up all kinds of sweets. desserts and
candy. Apple sauce and rice pudding
may be eaten occasionally. Do these
things and come and see me in a
month"
Al the appointed time the woman
found herself very much better. and
told The doctor so. 1T is true you
are better, but you must go on with
this diet for some months. Keep faith
full to the regime and there will be no
necessity for visiting me-
Not the least interesting part OF the
story is, that while the woman's hair
was silvery white around the face
when she began the diet. in few
is now light brown. She hopes II
may change to IT'S original dark
brown shade This true story GER
fainly proves how necessary mineral
matter is to the human body.
Children's Proper Food.
sav: II wish I could impress upor
mothers the necessity of giving youns
children foods rich in minerals. In
deed. ] would have every child taught
using the simplest language to explain
that such a diet would mean perfect
teeth. luXuriaHt hair. and strong, well
shaped nails. This would, ! am sure, &C
appeal to little folks that IL would b
Quite Unnecessary to go further and say
that good teeth means good digestion
and good digestion perfect health
II do not expect to do much II