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BUT RARELY SUSPECTED
TRUTHS ABOUT THINGS YOU EAT.
BY ALFRED w. M'CANN

w. M'CANN
animal organism, the phosphorized fats
played most important part
Steinitz, Zadik and Leipziger dis
covered that these various phosphorus
compounds could not be substituted
one for the other. Simple proteins with
inorganic phosphates do not make a
substitute for phospho- -proteins.
Rohman has shown that the phos-
phorized proteins furnish the material
for tissue growth
Gumpert and Ehrstrom demonstrated
that phosphorus equilibrium was main
tanned in experiments upon men when
the phosphorus was consumed in the
form of phnspho= =proteins,- whereas
when taken as dicalcium phosphate or
as the potassium phosphate or meat
the same quantity of phosphorus would
not serve the needs of the body
Hart in feeding hogs in expert
ments conducted i'm the Wisconsin eX-
pertinent station, found that liz grams
of phosphorus per day in its various
compounds was just about sufficient for
the hogs until they attained a weight
of about eighty-five pounds, after which
I12 grams became clearly insufficient
for the needs of the animal.
Sherman, commenting upon this fact,
states: II grams of phosphorus
would hardly seem desirable amount
for growing child of the same size,
or for a fully grown man or woman"
1t was said as we have seen, that
the Madeira -Mamore laborers. died of
"beri-beri," although the phosphorus
had been removed from their food
prior to their deaths. Let us repeat
over and over again. for the sake of
emphasis that this is the same phos-
phorus which is removed from the diet
of the American people in the refining
of all their grains and breadstuffs. and
that its removal represents but one of
the twelve mineral elements which are
also removed.
Sherman. Mettler, and sinclair
through the office of the experiment
stations. United States Department of
Agriculture. reported comparison OF
the amount of phosphorus contained in
the. food of typical American families
They did not go to the Madeira Ma
more squad for their facts They went
right into the homes of theA people and
showed that freely chosen diet OF our
typical denatured food products does
not furnish much more than 112 grams
of phosphorus. estimated as 2.75 grams
phosphorus pentoxide.
These Investigations were carried out
in lawyers family in Pittsburgh a
teachers family in Indiana; a school
superintendent's family in Chicago; a
teachers family in New city; stu
dents club in Tennessee; lis woI.ien
students in Ohio; carpet dyer's family
in New York; sewing woman's family
in New York; a house decorators fam
lily in Pittsburgh; a glass blowers fam
lily in Pittsburgh; two mill workers
families. in Pittsburgh; mechanics
family in. Knoxville, Tenn: thirty lub-
bermen in Maine: farmers family in
Connecticut; a farmers and mechanic s
family in Tennessee; thirteen men stu
dents. five women students and one
child In Knoxville. Tenn; two negro
farmers families in Alabama.
The study continued fifty-eight days
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and took the average from 1928 meals
consumed by men and 79S meals con-
sumed by women.
Speaking Of these analyses Sherman
declares. The results indicate that
present food habits lead to a deficiency
of phosphorus compounds and IT is
not improbable that many cases of mall
nutrition are really due to an made
quate supply of phosphorus compounds. /"
He-wa cautious in his conclusions, but
nevertheless explicit. He did not com
ment on the fact that in removing the
phosphorus from natural food all the
other mineral salts, colloids. and vita
mines with which phosphorus is asso-
ciated are also automatically re-
moved In the process. because one can
not be removed without removing the
others.
However his experiments have
clearly indicated that, notwithstanding
the fact that in the American. homes
many offsetting foods are consumed
which were not available in the Made
ira -Mamore poison squad. the mineral
elements necessary to normal metabol-
ism are nevertheless found to be def
Client in the typical American meal In
the meantime certain food commits
sioners. writing for the newspapers!
are striving to smother these grave
truths and conceal them, for reasons
best known to themselves, from the
common people
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CHAPTER ~

CHAPTER 81
Food Commissioners who preach the
gospel that "AIl Is now well with our
food supply" are forced In their COM
merciaI philosophy to ignore the ex-
traOrdInary truths demonstrated by
sherman. Forbes. Hart, Maxwell, Stein
itz, Zadik, LeIpsIEer. ROhman, Gump-
ert. EhrstrOm, MOttIcr, Sinclair, Volt,
and the hundred other benefactOrs of
the human race referred to In these
chapters. whose work has cOncIusiveIy
proved that such diet as the COM
mon people of America are now Ienn-
ing so heavily nothing but disorder can
result. s.t
The 4. 900 laborers who. attempting to
live on the most popular typical
American foods during the construc-
tlon of the Madeira -Mamore Railway,
were deprived. as we have learned. of
the mineral elements necessary to nor
NAL metabolism. Let us see whether
the Madeira Mamore poison squad
really bears any relationship to the
average American food.
Henry c. sherman of Columbia Uni
versity declares: Possibly because the
crudity of the views formerly held and
still sometimes met Especially. if
fraudulent advertisements OF propri-
etary foods) tended to bring the sub
ject of nutrition into ridicule, the study
of the phosphates, and other phospho-
rus compounds in food and nutrition
was very generally neglected. Recent
Iy, however, the significance of phos-
phorus in the growth. development and
functions OF the organism is at last
being adequately recognized"
Phosphorus was only one of the
twelve mineral elements removed from
the foOdstuffs of the Madeira -Mamore
poison squad. The Investigations OF
Forbes. Ohio Experiment Station. and
Hart. Wisconsin Experiment Station,
Indicate that much of the malnutrition
is not due to a low protein diet. but to a
deficiency. of phosphorus and calcium
in the food supply.
Here are two of the mineral elements
which have been specially studied in
the diet of dogs. cows and American
homes. Let us look al the facts.
Phosphorus is found in the body as
phosphorized proteins called nucleo-
proteins existing in the cells and It's
sues. True phospho-proteins exist in
casein (milk) and ovovitellin (egg
yoke). In brain and nerve substances,
and also to some extent in other tis-
sues, the phosphorus appears as phos-
phnrized. fats called lecithins. Egg
yolk is particularly rich in this form
of phosphorus; so is the discarded
germ of wheat, corn. rice, and barley.
Less highly organized forms of
phosphorus are utilized by the body as
phytin compounds or phytates. Wheat
corn, rice, barley. oats. and buckwheat
in their natural unrefned state, contain
phosphorus in this form in abundant
quantities
In the fluids and soft solid tissues
of the body phosphorus Is found in an
inorganic form as potassium phos-
phate. In the bone structure it is
found as calcium phosphate.
Maxwell. in observing terminating
seeds and developing chic, embryos.
found that in the construction of the
tissues of the growing vegetable or
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WEEEYs ( Corner

The victory for the Tech High re-
lay team at Philadelphia Saturday is
taken as an indication that this season
will find the athletes under Coaches
Peet and Hill in the running for the
seasons championship. Central, in
spite of the fact that the team was
not picked until Friday. made a good
showing. Steelton, Williamsport and
Reading promise to be strong contend
ers in the coming State high school
meet.
From now until the close of the
schools and colleges for the summer
there will be track and field events
each week. Results will be watched
with interest. a general opinion pre-
wallis that new records will be in order
all over the United States and in the
pick of athletes for the next Olympic
events there will be some fast boys.
Penn athletes did not show up
strong in the finishes at Philadelphia
Saturday, but Ted Meredith and other
athletes showed there is still some
thing better in store Cornell Har-
ward and Yale have strong track and
field teams.
In the selection of a program for
their next boxing show the manage
ment of the West End Republican
Club has not overlooked the local
fighters. There is no denying the TACT
that Harrisburg can furnish stars
when necessary for any sport. On the
boxing bill for Monday. May s, the
West End club will have four young
sters who promise TO be in the lime
light for some time.
Tomorrow is the day when the
Harrisburg State League players mo-
bilize at Bucknell and prepare for a
weeks training under Manager George
Cockill. How many will be on hand
is still unknown, as Manager Cockill
was unable to reach Harrisburg Sat
urday. He has a fast bunch, accord
ing to reports, and hopes to land
another pennant-winning team for
Harrisburg.
The amateur games on Saturday in
cluded few fast games. The teams
are slow in rounding into form this
year and it will be at'least two weeks
before anything special is shown by
local players. The games are interest
ing, but team work has been lacking
due to the inability to have practice.
The weather conditions have been any
thing but favorable for the youngsters
in baseball this season.
The Lancaster State League team
will get into the practice game to-
morrow. Manager l.. h. Reinhart has
big bunch ready for work, including
a number of former Federal League
players. Plans are under way for pre-
Hhffnary contests TO start in That city
on Saturday. The league will meet in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01
Local Boxers Busy With
Plans For West End Matches !;
Revoire Hard Man For Clarke

This week will find local boxers
busy. Some will be working hard for
the big battles on May 8, others are
assisting fighters who are on the West
End Republican Club bill The mid
dleweight match between Eddie Re-
voire and Jackie Clarke is expected
to be a real contest.
These boys are training hard for a
round miX-up. 1t means, perhaps
a knockout for one of the fighlers
Revoire has long ago been recognized
as a coming knockout boy. Each vic
tory places him closer to the fighters
who are contenders for middleweight
honors. Clarke is popular because he
never disappoints crowd.
The eight-round semi-windup will
be between Young O'Neill, of Scran-
ton. and Willie Franklin. of Lancaster.
Willie Green, the local boy, will have
a tough customer in frankie Filling.
Eddie HoVerter, of Harrisburg, and
Eddie Costigan. of Baltimore, will
meet in the preliminary Offering. An
other bout is being arranged. Seats
are on sale at Hotel Kelley, Straw
berry street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01
ATHLETES HOME
TELLOF VICTORY
Tech Boys Return With Many
Trophies; Praise For
Good Work

For the third time in four years, the
relay team representing the Technical
high school returned from the Penn
relays at Philadelphia with first place
tucked safely away in their grips.
Along with the first honors. the
local athletes brought four individual
loving cups and banner that will be
added to the trophy room of the Ma
room school. Starting from fourth
position from the pole. each succeed
ing runner added to the advantage un-
til Captain Demming crossed the line
five yards in front of the Williamsport
runner who finished second.
At the opening session of the school
this morning addresses were made
by Coaches Peet and Hill. DIR. Eager,
members of the team and students
who accompanied the squad to the
Quaker city. Members of the team
divided honors with the coaches,
Both were lauded for their good work
in winning. While the mile was run
in $40, it was stated that the Tech
lads could have subtracted several sec
onds had they been pushed.
Met Old-time Rivals
Glass 2 found Reading, Central,
Williamsport. Tech, Steelton and AL
toona toeing the mark in that order
from the pole. The three inside teams
yard by the starter At the crack of
the pistol, Eyster, the first Tech run
ner got away to a flying start, but
because of his outside position could
land only third place at the end of
the quarter. Raleigh Evans took the
baton and by some fast sprinting went
ahead of the Steelton man and when
he passed the baton to Sutch, the third
Williamsport lad had lead of a yard,
The Tech flyer finished strong and
gave Demming the Maroon anchor
man a good lead. Demming took
things easily in his quarter, and finish
ed an easy winner.
Wtlliamsport, Steelton. Reading
Central and Altoona followed in or
der. The local team was made up en-
trely of members from the Junior
class. and will likely comprise the re-
lay team for the remainder of this
year and next season unless faster ma
terial is unearthed.
Encouraged by their victory on Sat
urday Tech athletes will prepare dur
ing the week for the dual meet with
the Mercersburg second team at that
place next Saturday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01
NEW TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS
IN PENNS RELAY CARNIVAL
HonorS For Yale Cornell and HARVARD Western Stars Big
Surprise in High Hurdle EDent

Marks were broken and equaled in
the University of Pennsylvania relay
carnival Saturday. Yale, Cornell and
Harvard figured in championship
honors. Old Eli captured the two
mile event and Ithacans ran away with
the four-mile chase. Harvard came
in first in the one-mile event.
There were many thrills in the finish
OF the track events. Ted Meredith. of
Penn. made new figures for the quar-
ter mile. but lost out at the finish.
1t was because Penn did not have
another runner nearly as fast as Mere
dith. and because Harvard's quartet
were all fast men, that Pennsylvania
lost the one-mile event. But even at
that Harvard's time of 3 minutes 19
seconds does not equal the world s
record of S.1S. hung up by Meredith
Lippincott, Kaufman and Lockwood
last year
The winners and new records fol-
low:
Track and Field Winners
One-mile college championship
Harvard, 3.19.
Two-mile college championship
Yale, 7.5S equals worlds record.
Four-mile college championship
Cornell. 1851 1-5; equals worlds
record.
One-mile freshman college cham
pionship-Pennsylv 3.29 As.
One-mile high school championship
Northeast High School, 3.27 2-5.
One-mile preparatory school cham
pionship - st. Adams, Washington,
d. c., 3.272-5
120-yard high hurdles on turf
Simpson, Missouri. Is seconds; equals
worlds record.
100-yard dash-H. Smith. Michigan,
1922 seconds.
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Reading on Thursday, at which time
there will be final roundup Read
ing, Lebanon and York expect to START
practice on Wednesday,
Members of the Harrisburg Acad-
emy tennis squad opened the season
at Mercersburg on Saturday. While
the local players lost the four matches,
every player, considering there has
been little practice, showed form. The
courts at Mercersburg were not in the
best condition Moore, Jeffries, Hick-
man and Schreiner put up a game
fight for the Academy.
The New York State League will
open the season Wednesday, Every
team has been strengthened and it
looks like a close race all season.
Manager Bill Coughlin,. at Scranton.
has great lineup, including a num-
Der of players from the major leagues
who are not needed in the big game
this season.
Special efforts will be made this
week to get Island Park in shape for
practice. The local high school ath-
letes have been greatly handicapped
because of no track and have been
working out at the Harrisburg
Academy.
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Javelin throw - Morse, Princeton.
III feet IL \ inches
Shot put-Mucks, Wisconsin, As feet
u inches.
Discus throw - Mucks. Wisconsin.
145 feet 4 y inches.
High jump-Richard. Cornell; Oler,
Yale. feet 8 inches.
Pole vault-Foss. Cornell: Newstet-
ter. Pennsylvania. p feet inches.
Broad jump - Worthington, Dart
mouth, 23 feet 1 u inches.
New Records Hung Up
Worlds record for two-mile relay
equaled by Yale (Rolfe, Cooper, Bar
ker, Overton). Time. 7.5s. This
breaks collegiate and relay carnival
record for distance. Former collegiate
record. 7.55 3-5, made in 1915 by
Princeton (McKenzie, Atha, Hayes and
Moorel.
Worlds record for four-miIe relay
equaled by Cornell (Taylor. Hoffmire
Windnagle. Potter). Time, 1851 1-5
This time breaks collegiate and relay
carnival record for distance. Former
collegiate record, 1885, made in 1911
by Cornell (Jones, Berna, Hunger.
Putnam).
Worlds record for 12O-yard high
hurdles on grass broken by r. Simp-
son. Missouri. Time, Is seconds.
Simpson, however, will not be credited
with this record, as he knocked down
one hurdle.
Collegiate record for discus throw
broken by A. Mucks, Wisconsin. Dis
tance, 145 feet u inches. Former
record. lao feet q inches, made in
1905 by J. c. Garrels, Michigan.
PENNSYLVANIA record for discus throw
broken by M. Dorizas. Distance, 1S0
feet inches. Former record 124
feet S% inches, made by Dorizas in
1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01
FRANKIE INQUIRE
QUITS HARD WORK
Expects to Show Form Against
Freddie Welsh Wednesday
Night

This was the last strenuous day at
training for frankie Mcclure, who
will meet Freddie Welsh, the English
lightweight champion, Wednesday
night. The fight will take place at
Chestnut Street Auditorium and will
be the wind-up feature of the strongest
boxing bill ever offered to local fight
fans.
Welsh, with his coterie of trainers
and Manager Harry Pollock, will be
in Harrisburg tomorrow. He may go
to Hummelstown for final workout
The Englishman is anxious to show
his best form. He comes here under
the direction of the Keystone Sporting
Club, of which William J. Mehring, Jr.,
is the manager. The latter is also the
manager for Mcguire and has given
the Williamport boy every opportunity
possible to get into championship
form. Mcguire has been faithful in
his work and expects to give Welsh a
hard battle.
Johnny Gill OH the Bill
Johnny Gill. of York, is scheduled
to meet Jimmy Conway, of Scranton
and settle long argument as to who
is the best man. Conway has been
holding off on a chance to meet Gill
for some time and this has been looked
upon as an indication that the Scran-
ton lad was afraid of Gill. julie
Ritchey and Charley Collins are sched-
uled for a siX-round go. This match,
in the opinion of local supporters,
means plenty excitement. Others on
the bill are frankie Erne, who will
meet Al. Murphy, of Scranton, and
Willie Stone, of Philadelphia, and Hen
Rittenhouse, of Lancaster. The seat
sale is on Tickets can be had at
Kochenours, Third and Market streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01

Four Worlds Records
Broken by U. S. AviatOrs

New York, May Henry Wood
house. a member of the board of gov
ernors of the Aero Club of America.
announced here that four worlds rec
ords were broken by American avi-
ators at Newport News, Va, yesterday.
Theodore G. MacAuley took six pas
sengers in the flying boat HI, of the
super-America type. to an altitude OF
1,000 feet. remaining in the air an
hour and 10 minutes and maintaining
a speed of SS miles an hour, establish,
ing records, Mr. Woodhouse said, forY
speed, passenger carrying and altitude
with six passengers
Victor Carlstrom. in n twin motto
military biplane. rose to a height o
$500 feet with a passenger whichz
sets a new record for altitude with u
Messenger. il was announced.
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PRIZE FOR SLOGAN
SfecIaI Io "a TeIeerafh

Annvllle, Pa, May In order to
stimulate interest in the new Board
of Trade which was organized in this
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Saturday College Scores

Penn S, Yale I.
Harvard 10, Vermont l.
Trinity 4. Lafayette 8.
Cornell l. Princeton 0.
Penn State S. West Virginia 1.
Army 4, Lehigh /
Hamilton 6, Stevens 4.
Dartmouth 3, Brown 4.
Holy Cross ., Williams l.
New York Univ. 6, Swarthmore ).
Maine 4, Bowdoin 8.
Michigan s, Case 0.
Johns Hopkins Z. Maryland A. c. 6
Mercersburg 2, f. and NJ. l.
Navy 15, North Carolina 3.
Bucknell 10, Albright 0.
Notre Dame ,, Michigan O.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01

Mr. and Mrs. David n. Fass, of Man
HEINZ celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their marriage. The Rev.
Lewis Peters. now deceased, minis
ter of the United Brethren Church
performed the ceremony. Mr.. and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01
Saturday Amateur Scores

Marysville. 10; Hope, o.
Independents, s; Wickasaw, 4.
Country Club, 9; Academy, S.
Midway A. c., Il; Union A. c., ..
Harris Park, A. Red Lion, o.
Keener A. c., s; Enola Y. NJ. c. A.. G..
East End a. c., 12; st. Mary's
. c., s.
Carlisle. Z; Camp Hill. 8.
Galahad, 10; Jackson A. c., 5.
Dauphin, 9; West End. 2.
Hick-a-Thrift, Is; Oberlin, 4.
York, s; Rosewood A. c., 9.
Middletown, 4; Hamilton A. A., 1.
Conway Hall, IA; State Highway. 2.
Stanley a. c., 10; Hickok A. c., 0.
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r. IT. r.
NEW HURDLE RECORD

Los Angeles, Cal, May Fired
erick w. Kelley. international cham
pion high hurdler. broke the worlds
record for the 220 low hurdles on a
curved track. making ii in "a 2-5 sec
onds in a sanctioned exhibition race.
The previous record was "a AS sec
onds. established in 1908, and equaled
last wear by KelleN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
AnlariHau Taaoua
MARYsvITIE HIGH WINS
.SbfcidI 20 The TeIegrdfh

Marysville, Pa. May 1.-Marysville
High School walloped Duncannon High
School here on Saturday by an lis
score. The game was featured by the
work of the Clendenin brothers bat
terry for Marysville. The score by in
r. II. f.
Marysville 80 SO1 3 / XII 9 o
Duncannon 2 20 II O. 6 3 o
Batteries: NJ. Clendenin and ID. Glen
denim: Kirk. 7. Lightner and Glass.
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Baseball Summary;
Games Today and Tomorrow

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY
American League
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington.
Cleveland at Detroit
Chicago at ST. Louis.
National League
Philadelphia at Boston.
Brooklyn at New York.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
st. Louis at Chicago.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
American League
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Chicago at st. Louis.
National League
Philadelphia at Boston.
Brooklyn at New York.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
st. Louis Chicago not scheduled.
Yesterdays RESULTS
American League
Cleveland. 70; Detroit, 6.
Chicago. 8; st. Louis, 2.
Other clubs not scheduled.
National League
Cincinnati, 8; Pittsburgh, Z.
Chicago-St. Louis, rain.
Other clubs not scheduled.
SCORES OF SATURDAY GAMES
National League
Philadelphia, 5; Boston. 2.
Brooklyn. 5; New York, (12 in
nings).
Pittsburgh. q; Cincinnati, 1.
st. Louis. s: Chicago, 4.
American League
New York, 4; Philadelphia, (1O
innings).
Detroit, 81 Cleveland, III innings)
Washington. 4 Boston, 0.
Chicago, 8; st. Louis, 1.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-05-04
CLIO CLUB.

The last paper on the regular pro-
gram fer this year was read by Mrs.
Best. The subject where the Home
and the School Meet" was most ably
treated and lively discussion fol-
lowed. Dean Rumold Hospitality en-
tertained the club on the night of
the 26th. A fine musical program
arranged by Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs.
Smith gave great delight 10 the men,
bers of the Club and invited guests.
The women took pleasure in shar-
ing with their husbands such treats
as were theirs.
The last regular business meet
ing of the Club was held on the 9th,
and the next meeting will be in con-
nection with the Progress Club