Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-08
ifGHf EATING LEADS fO
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 This Is not a new idea, circulated by Mir Hoover and his publicity writ CTS at Washington.
 It is at least as old as the fifteenth century. for more than 400 years ago Luigi Cornaro wrote his book, "The Art of Living Long," which is still classic. Cornaro, given up by his phy sicians to die at forty. changed his habits of living-and lived to 103. His secret was light eating, about one third of what the average American consumes each day.
 Cornaro's story fell in the hands of the great-grandfather of Thomas A. Edison. He lived along the line of Cornaro's teachings for years, and died at the age of 102.
 The grandfather of the present Edi- son followed his fathers teachings and died at the age of 1O3.
 The grandfather's seven sons all followed the example set by their fa- ther and grandfather, and all seven sons lived to be more than 90 years old.
 Samuel Edison, father of the in- ventor. died at 94.
 The present Edison, Thomas A., is said to have practiced Cornaro's doc Urine. like his ancestors, with the re- suit that he is approaching the age of seventy in remarkable health, and with a capacity for work that is un- equalled.
 To follow the doctrine of CornarO and the Edisons 1t is not necessary that one buy new cook book and set of calory scales. The whole sec ret is cutting down the quantity of food.
 Eat three meals a day, and eat the things you like. but don't eat so much of them.
 That is what the government is ask ing of yoh in time of war It would he to your profit to form the habit now and continue it in time of peace.
 One of the popular fallacies is that all food is converted into energy in the body. As matter of fact. all food taken into the body beyond that need l ed to meet the body's requirements is eliminated as waste-garbage. The single exception to this is fat which is stored up in the body. But why carry excess fat around? Not only is it a waste of food to eat too much. but 1t Is a waste of ener- gy. The stomach works hard to digest all the food taken in. The energy
 which the stomach devotes to digest ing excess food might better be used by you in the performance of useful
 work. either with hand or brain. Again--the excess food is not eas fly eliminated. Frequently it ferments in the lower intestines, the garbage can of the human system. Poison is poured into the body and the results are headaches, tired feeling. lack l of pep. laziness.
 The very items of food of which there is a scarcity and of which the government is asking conservation are the items of which most of us par take too freely. to our own individual detriment.
 These items are meat and white flour and other highly concentrated foOdsfoods. No man. except one en- gagged in hard. physical labor. can eat meat more than once day without positive harm. Whole wheat bread and Graham bread are more healthful than white bread. Stale bread-bread three or four days old-is better food than new bread. so why throw 1t away?
 aThe government is urging all of us to eat literally of greens and roots spinach. string beans. cabbage. let tuce. parsnips. potatoes, turnips. beets and so on.
 Fortunately, these are the items which can be eaten with most profit. They are high in bulk and low in food value They act as sweep to the lower intestines. helping the process of elimination and guarding against toxic poisons.-The Ground Hog.