The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-10-17
HEALTH HINTS

The body the house in which
we live" furnishes both heat and
energy by food taken into the
stomach and assimilated into the
various elements necessary for the
maintenance OF the human machine
at the highest point Of efficiency.
1t has been we'll said that man
should eat to live and not live to
eat This does not mean that we
should not enjoy our food. On the
contrary, it is a truthful saying that
good digestion waits on appetite
and health on both" 1t is my firm
conviction that food forced on a per
son when there is no craving of APP
petite is of very little benefit In
fact an occasional fast is Of value in
giving the digestive organs ''vaca-
ton so to speak. The fast days pro
vidcd under the Jewish law were of
more than spiritual value to those
who keep the commandments during
fist days
In considering digestion the pro
per assimilation of the food taken
into the human system. it is natural
to speak first of Proper Selection.
Within the limits Of this article it is
of course impossible to give a sample
bill OF fare or to enumerate The fool
values OF the various articles that
enter into a we'll balanced ration.
but this much should be said, that
The utmost care should b" taken N
seeing that the food is fresh, that
tho milk or meat is free from any
faint and that Of whatever character
the food may be and however limit
ed as to variety, it should be whose
some and free from authorizations.
Much has been done by the Pure
Food Law Of both state and natlc.,
IN eliminating from the national BIZ
of fare of food that is adulter;;tcd
and harmful, and am confident
that this work will continue and
gradually the standard of the food
permitted to be sold to human con
sumption will be improved Second.
a well balanced dietary | have nc.rr
been vegetarian in the strict 4s,s.
Of the term. In fact can see y. !; hen.
-hn r., ~
wit nor WISDOM in the theory of
itself IS Injurious TO the teeth and
other organs of the body lead Us 10
believe that flesh food was intend
ed by the Divine Creator t. ON
prise a portion Of the diet Of man.
However. | am fully satisfied that
tn" average man in America eats
more meat than necessary, to the
manifest detriment Of his health and
with special strain upon his pocket
book This applies with especial
force to those whose occupation do
not require hard physical strain.
The man who does hard physical la
Dor can assimilate larger quantity
Of meat without detriment for the
reason that it is used in furnishing
the energy that nc consumes in larg-
CT quantities than the man Of sedcn-
tary habits.
Now. good teeth are essential.
Much that sad in former article
N "egalu % the care of a teeth is
applicable IN considering aid to good
digestion. Proper masticated of the
food for its easy assimilation is
clearly and aid to good digestion The
food should be thoroughly and slow
ly masticated and because of the fact
boiling ones food in great haste is
to be condemned This is especially
necessary for those who habituallv
eat quick lunches For thehabit Of
swallowing the food without mas
tlcatlon Is thus easily acquired
The thorough mastrication Of the
food is Of further value for the rea
son that it thus becomes thoroughly
mixed with the product Of the sail
vary glands which perform an i'm
portant function in digestion. In this
connection it is also necessary to
emphasize the necessity Of a clean
mouth; frequent cleansing Of the
mouth with a good tooth brush and
dental soap or powder is quite es-
sential.-J. r. Ebersole, Medical
Director of the Bankers Life.
All YOU who haNe tnrL:I Li,al