Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-13

: tories of this country have tremendous
| plants. i'll which machinery turns out in
| Al clean and systematic manner some
very good and wholesome candy. and
| also some that is very bad. la tho
cheaper grades glucose is used in
stead or sugar, since glucose does not
! crystalline, and therefore. keeps tho
| candy soft and holds it together. So
| lar as the digestion is concerned, how
ever. sugar is better Then, too, many
cheap candies are colorcd with coal
tar or anlline dyes. which contain Il
| certain percentage" OF arsenic, and whilc
the content Of arsenic in one piece OF
candy would be too small to hurt any
body. eaten in large quantities il might
produce serious results. At least 50
says DR.. Wiley
| one woman. who had three children
with ~ craving for sweets that kent
| them running constantly to the corner
candy store. finally took them to q.
| physician for examination. My chill
uich seem I" have an abnormal appc-
Ut" Tor sugar, she told him, and I
cannot believe that SO much is good
/ Tor them. The physician explained
| mat their systems probably required
| mat amount Of sugar. but that they
should not he constantly eating IN.
cheap candies bought AT the stores
make your own candy out OF clean
Wh"icsom" materials" he said, "aud
men let them have as much az they
please $" long it does not upset
]
L" confcctioncr noted for his pure
ANA! and paid him to teach her how
L" make il Now she makes candy
three times week for her children.
other children
Too Much sugar 1. md.
IN" latest scientific opinion gives
Tour ounces OF sugar as the proper
ddllE consumption for the average in
diV'duaL More than this overworks
the liver. which regulates the amount
OF sugar sen; into the blood Sugar"
says one authority rs AN essential
food for The blood, but to prevcn, ,ha
assimilation OF AN excess Is equally
essential The liver serves as an cf
it'ttN" regulator, maintaining. in sp;tc
81 All fluctuations in the supply and
demand, definite percentage OF sugar
Snrh as is best adapted to keen Tho
| iissu" Of the body in - norma and
''"''"N condition. Americans cat
more than fou. ounces Of sugar :, d.y
Tor the annual consumption per can't.
per year IS - pounds without sir,,us
and hpncys used in such abundance on
TN" breakfast tables. and there is no
d"nht in TIA" medical mind hut what
thiS excessive consumption has "a great
zeal I" do with the national prevalence
OF stomach trouble
Not long ago e Califorri, c,ro-;
mcnter denied himself sugar for ,hr.e
years. during which time he ,Jain,s mo,
"h'E I" hay" rcgHincd his health. but
n tv,
mo" mental and physical cXcrtion
without H. on the other hand most
authorities aGr"" that sugar is a mos,
"n"c'iN" fu"i. and IN the experiment.
'"h"u"'"d IN Hcrnany. tho army
+ marched for five DAYS on :, dir, 81
sugar alone. Since tho war ,hn candy
making factories Of Europe have tocp
working !" ihc!r utmost capacity for
ia" governments, supplying the armies
with tho candy. which is an irnno-,.,u,
s.f hstr ~.
"lat"s and French hcnbong arc p,rt q,
tn" equipment OF every military com
utissary.
Chewing Gum Invade. Europe.
GUT. recently. too, the furopc.ns
nave bec"m" gum chewers The habit
which has long been associated only
with the drawl of the Yankee il NOV
spreading over Europe which is keen
ing tho American gum factories busy.
~ mas been suggested that tho gum
chewing habit Was first introduced into
england by the Canadian soldiers who
are Just as enthusiastic gum chcwe-s
as The Americans. but this is denied nv
the american manufacturers. Amcr!-
can chewing gum, they assert has long
been chcwed in Europe
Whether gum chewing Is n valuab,,
habit or not has never quite been de-
cldcd In this country Certain IL ia
tina, the majority OF manufacturers
make their plea for popularity on a
medical basis. II aids digestion, We
ar" told, reduces nervousness and is
ixod FOR the teeth Aud now tho sam.
. medical advertising ia being .npIiod ~
candy. Candy. say tho candy ,uanufar-
tur"rS is much mal!gncd foodstufr.
which furnishes energy enough to Ls..n
a man alive for days. |, is boon TO
the poor especially. for there is nothing
quit. cheap as Chc.r CANDY 81
| tn" candy men ~ the nation &c. to-
p'th"r' h"Id national candy DAYS on
the l'th % October. and use \ rrc,,
zeal ~ their Toasted energy pushing
the sale OF candy. Al! az which to Tho
casual observer. seems a trinc unncccs
Sary. since u appears that hard limo,
pr"Speriiy. dyspepsia and cvcrythiur
els" do not prevent Americans from
buying candy.
! ~ and enjoy all tina, earth holds Nm,