The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-24
WAR TO Be ONE OF ECONOMIC
SUPERIORITY, JAMES FARRELL
DECLARES AT WAR CONVENTION
HOME HEALTH CLUB
edited by DR.. David H. Reeder, Chi

cago.)
TABLE MANNERS: 1 see a look of
establishment, on some of your faces
as you exclaim, Now, how in the
world is DIR. Reeder going to connect
our table manners with our health"
and 1 answer Easy"
My little boys are very patriotic,
they are doing their bit'' this summer
by keeping the table well supplied
with all kinds of fresh vegetables and
plenty of chickens. They have two
acres of garden and it has kept them
quite busy. They remembered a lit
tie boy back here in the city who had
told them once that he had never been
In the country in his life, although he
is ten years old. His father, an Eng
lishman was employed as a baker but
he had enlisted and gone to Canada
for transportation to Europe where he
would do all he could for democracy.
One day the boys asked their mother If
they couldn't send for the little fellow
and give him a week at least of real
country life with apples right off the
trees and good, clean food right from
the garden.
OF course, he was sent for and the
wonder and delight expressed by the
little fellow more than repaid them,
but when he came to the table they
were simply dumfounded. They have
been carefully taught how to eat pro-
perly, to chew their food well and to
not drink when food is in the mouth
that the natural secretions of the
mouth should be well mixed with the
food in order to digest 1t and make
them grow.
OF course they are active, normal,
hearty boys and many times the re-
straints imposed by proper table
manners has seemed them them a
punishment and they could not fully
understand the purpose of it all, but
when they saw the little stranger
rush franctically to the table and
without waiting for Grace on for 9TH
ers to be seated, grab two slices of
bread and spread them quickly with
butter and begin to eat, they first
looked with startled eyes at their
mother and then at one another, then
boylike they broke into uproarious,
convulsive laughter. The little strang-
er was too deeply absorbed to notice
it and for fear of hurting his feelings
they at once ESetended to have dis
covered huge joke that was unrela-
ted to his actions while their mother
gently helped the little fellow to gem
erous portions of various foods. He
watched her and when she was about
to put certain things on his plate
would call out sharply, ST don't like
that" or "I don't want that, give me
more OF that" It was a big task for
the first few meals to keep order, at
the table, but gradually the little fell
low found 1t, was not necessary to eat
so fast in order to get his share, the
food was plentiful and wholesome
but 1t took much patience and careful
admonition to induce him to chew
and get real taste of it. He was
greatly surprised to find that some
of the things he formerly would not
eat, had a delightful taste and were
good.
I have seldom seen change take
place so rapidly in a. human being.
His parents had, we learned, always
served plaaty of food but only q linn
tied time was allowed for eating. Like
many men and boys I have known
there was a boast that a hearty meal
could be eaten. in a few moments.
why waste time at the table?
The boys face had that old. pinch
ed, starved look that is so often, seen
in children that are not well nour-
ished but within a week the roses be-
SdH u appear vi Ills C1lCCho olA0 LIS
boyish laugh was as hearty. and
Children learn quickly and he was
bright SO it did not take him long
to learn at least a few of the most i'm
portant table manners and the result
will be helpful all through his life.
I will gladly answer all inquiries
for Information on health subjects
from readers Of this publication If
same are addressed to Home Health
club, 5000 Cottage Grove Ave-, Chi
cago, Ill. Send full name and address
with cents postage.
Mrs b has written about a big
crop of boils that keep coming on
various portions of her body and so
far, in spite of many remedies and
doctors prescriptions, she has found
no relief.
One Of the troubles of the old
methods of treating boils is the fact
that instead of removing the cause,
the disease is usually increased or
made worse. Several years ago I
wrote upon this subject and I told
you then that all kinds of greasy
ointments, poultices and similar
methods of treatment but spread the
trouble and that the sufferer should
use what is called in Vol. 2 of the
Home Health Club books, a Soapy
Blanket fermentation. The trouble is
nearly always to be found externally
and therefore internal medicine is
not at all necessary. Absolute clean
illness is imperative and boils will con-
tinue to come on those with delicate
skins if irritating greases or poultices
are used. In some aggravated cases
it will be found necessary to not only
take the soapy blanket fermentation
as directed in Vol. 2, but to change
the clothing from the skin out daily,
especially being sure to put on fresh
ly Numbered under clothing each
morning and even changing the
sheets and pillow cases of your bed
daily.
In some cases the application of
the soapy blanket fermentation or
times will be sufficient but the en-
tire body must be sponved each night
before retiring with aceticN acid about
10 per cent Commercial acid is about
32 per cent, so if to each ounce OF
the commercial acid you add 2 ounces
of water you will have it all right.
THE RIGHT TIME:-The time at