Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-30
Health Officer Foulks Says
Milk Is More Nutritious
Than Other Food
CAUSE OF ILLNESS
Says Milk Being Supplied Aiexan-
dria Soon to Compare Favorably
With Any in This Country.

Among the many letters being
da:.y sent to Health officer Louis E
FOulks he has selected the following
as asking question of general pub
,ic interess..
Il have three children ranging
from three to seven years of age, but
they don't seem to thrive as they
should. Would you kindly advise me
what would be the most suitable food
to give them as principal diet and
which would contain the most nour;sh
ment for the money expended. / am
poor and cannot afford much meat at
the present high prices"
] could fualy answer this important
question with just one word-Milk!
lHowever, / will go into the matter
more deeply and give my reasons for
such a statement.
Milk is one of the oldest foods
adopted. by the human family, of
which we have any mention of in our
records of ancient history. The in
scripticn on Chaldean tablet, thou
sands Of years old, says-"Milk doth
benefit the body; strength and power
does it give"
Isaiah says-tHo, everyone that
tfirstetfl, come We to the waters, anS
he that hath no money, come ye, buy
and eat; yea. come buy wine and milk
Without money and without price"
While it is true our Modern milk
men demand price, yet when you
consider the food value of milk. even
with meat, eggs and other standar"
foods, he is giving you more for your
money than you can obtain by any
bther purchase e.NFor child, no other
food is as necessary and important as
milk. During the early period of its
life, it's existence, depends upon this
kood alone, and all must admit that it
nswers every requirement. of nature.
lying life, Health and strength. The
rowing baby requires food elements
form bone, muscle, tissue and blood
nd milk is the only food known tha:
ontains an OF the required elements
a concentrated and easily digesti-
lie form. This being an undisputed
act, it is not hard to understand wh'
bslk should be an Important part OF
he food given a growing child of any
re. It is true that as the baby grows
der teeth form and its organs o.
sestion develop, SO it can. consume
i'd actually requires some more soho
brms Of food, yet the food value
kilk remains the same as the baby
asses into childhood and on even to
lut life.
Most Of the Ills of childhood-ex-
epting contagious diseases = are
sused by digestive troubles from i'm
roper food. It must be remembered
AT man is not by nature carnivor-
animal, for that is plainly indi-
Ned by his teeth. hence meat is
Either indicated or necessary to hus
saEhful existence. And unless he
Ads, an active life, the consumption
much meat throws a heavy burden
son the organs of digestion and
animation and trouble sooner or later
suits.
1T must be understood, however.
at an adult is much better able
meet this extra and unnatural de-
and upon his fully developed and
Atured internal organs, than half
3own child. Hence it is plain to be
eIn that child should be given only
fh food as will not in any way over
it's powers Of digestion, aSsimula-
h and elimination. Milk meets al
Use requirements and at the same
he does not cost more than half a:
ich as any other article or combina
n Of articles having the same foo
hue. For instance. one quart of mill
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