The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-30

't@N"r'i 49, ANN hht'"t W uh AuN
wonders Of the brain achievement.
mans body y weaker Today than
before. No attention has been paid
10 properly feeding u.
In All other lines Of life there
have been tremendous leaps away
From The past, aud some modern in
s ontlons y wholly revolutionary 10
the making OF a new body oui Of
foods that shall become a COM
plele revolution and full departure
from the past"
We feel that wa have just such q
man In food Administrator Her
bert Hoover.
II is q well known fact that the
human body eats fourteen different
chemical elements In seventeen
combinations. With careful thought
-nd study wecan all compound our
,ood into a more nutritious and Ear
lh..per way, than we are doing nj
he present time,
Weaving Of skin and tissues do
as on ho.h food and habits. But
.gorous habits can never be en-
"a &C.. VIII the food IA slckly.
The bones are brittle and break
c.s.,y; Thy IRE made Of lime Gn4
.....,i.r Minerals. Iron has been
y dosiors IS Swing more
strength aud vitality when taken
.rIp rly. Hut they r given ~
n0rgLnizcd form; when all foods
b. IN Organized plant form.
ms is a sllf evident truth. But the
ding Of iron 10 provided by ma
ure IN some form. and is always
Nv d by remarkable results In
Is r,l h ind vitality when taken In
BE- uized plant life.
Is .ody built OF different plant
r. s not u that Is required.
iho mind must have vital energy
Of new character. and the heart
must be filled with new courage.
& We feed our families on sickly
foods. we can hardly expect them
to seep well. They r not strong.
The mind aud the body arc no moro
than the food that susiains them.
The only method Of Judging
VIII hgr one is getting sufficient
protein, Is by determining whether
u ..ssuOs ere kept well nurished.
II IL is decided they IRE not, then
he question arises as 10 whether
n insufficient amount Of alumni is
not being taken, or whether the
pro ess.s OF digestion and nssiml-
lation are not taking care Of what Is
nndigosled.
As nitrogen Is an essential de
ment In compounds used for tissue
building. as carbon Is necessary IN
those intended 10 keep the body
warm. and sccondarily, supplying
II with the energy 10 WORK. The
fats ard carbohydrates are cspcc-
tally adapted 10 such purposes.
Although as portein contains car
bon as well as nitrogen, II Is also
lscd 10 some 6xtent.
II is necessary. therefore 10 have
a good general idea Of the various
kinds OF foods, Of their chemical
composition, OF the uses 10 which
hoy are put in the body, and Of
heir values us tissue' builders, OF
nergy producers.
Food IRE eaten partly for siruc-
iural purposes and partly as heat
nd energy producers"
II Is time for We as mothers Ia
W ken 70 the fact tina we are not
r)nerly feeding our children. We
re OH rnxinus 10 do our 'bit;.
money Ia hard 10 get. foods r get
Ing scarcer oil the time, and prices
r. going up. Why spend our time
q mo ey on foods that n not OF
very best for our welfareg
Foods that ere not full Of nulrimeni
90 not want. II is time 10 study
'oods-know what we are feeding
r family. In canning fruits and
cgctables IL is very necessary that
he wori, is done In the proper way
o not deprive the food Of It's nutri-
nent.
II 70 frc some helps that should
in every mothers home, and will
he a blessing aud help 10 her,
"rhe Average Composition OF
s. Formers Bulletin No. it2.
How 10 Select Foods" what IN
llp,y Neads:" Cereal Foods" and
Foo s Rich in Protein"
A cory Of any Of these may be
,Ntainod free Of ch-rge by rny on
4 rppli'ation TO the Secretary Of
ri'ultur', at Washington, u. c.
G. ders re badly vented alonl
hese lines.
h future drs'iny Of tlie nalio