Evening journal., 1917-08-08
eY FREDERICK NJ. KERaY

BY FREDERICK N. KERRY
Star Special
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. S.
"Most people dig their graves with
their teeth"
In this striking phrase Surgeon
General Rupert Blue OF the U. s.
Public Health Service. summed up
for me the plight OF the man or
woman who fails to eat intelligently
asked the head Of Uncle Sans
health bureau to tell the readers Of
THE EVENING JOURNAL how they
can serve their country and them
selves by putting their brains TO work
on the food problem.
isn't Il true" asked the sur
Eeon general, that the American peo-
pie can get as much health beneft
but Of intelligent food conservation
az the German people have dohe?'
1T Isl he said. You eat food be-
cause Of the heat units 1t contains.
You put fuel into the furnace and
you expect Il TO generate n certain
quality of steam The standard Of
measurement Of this heat is called
the 'calory.' A Gallery Is simply the
amount Of fuel It takes to raise one
cubic centimeter Of water one degree
rentigrade IN temperature. It IS a
way OF measuring heat value, Which
Is another way Of measuring power
"The average person needs about
1850 calories a day 10 keep him up
10 the mark. A man doing heavy
work needs more. Many who dc
light indoor work think they need az
much heat energy as the man who
spends the day digging bitches Of
Bhoveling coal They don't.
The ideal Is TO maintain proper
balance IN your diet. IL Is Just OF
foolish 10 eat too little as to eat to,
much. What we must do IS to regu
late diet according TO occupation
The British army ration provides III
grams OF protein clean meats. egg
, md things OF that sort; 21S gan
sf fat Tolls and butter) and 81
frams OF carbohydrates (mostly su
Far) "a total Of 1855 grams OF tooC
per day.
For tho average person, not en-
gagged In hard outdoor work, so TO 81
grams of protein per day Is enough
DR.. Robert H. Rose has worked GU
4 sample diet for one day which con
tains S2.5 grams Of protein, and pro
duces 2279 calories of heat. II is az
excellent example of a balanced ra
ton for a single day.
white Of eggs, Goldfish, lean beef
chicken and veal are all very higi
In protein and poor In fat. Shellhsh
skim milk, lentils, peas and beans
rank next in protein value and arr
poor in fat. Most FISH, most meats
most fowl, whole eggs and chees'
are both high in protein and rich II
Fat. Most vegetables, bread, potatoes
fruits and sugar are moderate or de
hcient in protein and poor In fats
while peanuts. milk, creamed soups
most pies and doughnuts are moder
ate or deficient in protein and ricl
IN fat: and fat meats, the yolk o
eggs. most nuts, cream and butte
are very rich IN fat while moderat
OF deficient IN protein.
"War tdieting would be a goo
thing The Germans, notoriousl
gluttonous, have, through enforce
dieting, developed into much NOR
healthy people.
There are a few rules 20 remem
Der about eating in hot weather.
you take a vacation where you are
little afraid of the food, never o.
anything that doesn't come hot o.
the stove, so thht It will be sterile.
you are afraid OF the water, tax
tea, because II requires boiled waite
II Is a great mistake 10 fancy this
large quantities Of alcoholic bevel
ages will cool you. Alcohol has a fu'
value and will heat you.s Eat. les
protein and more vegetables an
fruits in hot weather.
Large quantities OF cold mud
only serve to produce an unhealthf'