South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-31
The Philosophy Of Right Living
Foods
Professor of Hygiene and Sanitation Not Dame University

ent therefore that beef broth made
from chopped beef is useless as a
food. All we obtain by that process
/ Is water favored by a few extrac-
tives none Of them being albumen.
none OF them Of much more cOnse-
Quence than the water in which they
are boiled. Extractives OF beef made
by extracting the albumen with di-
lutte acids are highly important.
since the real nourishment is OBJ
tanned. Besides destroying germs
and parasites. cooking Ioosens the
connective tissue which holds the
muscle hbers together-muscle is
the lean of meat-and makes them
more easily attacked by the diges-
tive juices
Chew Food Well.
Food should be well chewed. Good
teeth are a prime essential. wheth-
or natural or false and il should be
matter Of concern to every person
TO have reliable dentist TO examine
I the teeth at lease once each year.
Good teeth are kept healthful by
usage. The teeth are the hardest
portion Of the body. They are kept
healthful by exercise, and the exer-
else does not consist in chewing
gum or in eating ice cream, but in
biting food that is resistant. and
chewing it with knowledge. The eat
ing Of soft foods causes the teeth
to decay; causes them to lose their
/ frmness in the bones Of the laws.
and permits the inroads of an ami
nal form called Plasmodium Pyorr-
hea. It is advisable 10 chew each
day piece of resistant wood or sim
liar substance. Jim Browns ability
10 bite a nail into two parts.
should offer no inducement to you
70 try and do likewise. Place no
metal near the teeth. If the teeth
must be cleansed use a tooth brush
or a wooden tooth pick Sugars and
starches are transformed into al
cohols and eventually into acids by
the action Of the saliva. hence aft
er eating clean the teeth with tooth
powder or paste. About once each
week use soap. Never use any
gritty substance, such as charcoal
powder or salt. 1t is better to take
this care. than TO permit your lazy
actions 10 be an asset TO the work
OF the destructive teeth bacteria
called Spirillum, which act vigor-
ously in an acid medium. Once the
hard outer coating Of the enamel
is broken. the life Of the tooth in
volved, as a perfect part of the
body. is gone.
Should be Appetizing.
Food should be appetizing: OF
course a real hungry man will eat
whether the food is pleasing OF not:
nut TO people of ordinary occupa-
lions. who are used 10 fare thrice
daily it is better for the stomach to
have what is called palatable
dish. The saliva Is caused to flow
when the first odors of a savory
preparation reaches the nostrilas
with the salivory flow there is a
sympathetic flow of the gastric juice
Of the stomach, and so on 20 the in
testines and pancreas. This is known
as psychic stimulation.
Use discrimination in the selec-
ton OF foods. Remember that all
lappetizing foods are not easily di-
gested, and 10 sit down TO a table
laden with various dishes Of food.
and TO eat any and everything. not
only shows your utter carelessness
OF your stomach, but establishes
your propensities as a glutton. If
you wish to know yourself well. get
acquainted with your stomach, and
| in later years. you will not be both
cred with one of the worst OF hui
man ills.-dyspepsia.
Eating between meals is a habit.
and the palmer our food is the less
the desire, since we eat more TO the
taste and smell develop a desire