Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-11-21
Innovation in Ladysmith High.
school Interesting City's
Housewives
WILL TEACH HYGIENE;
PROPER FOOD HABITS
MalnutritiOn Cause of Millions of
Children Being Defective i'm Ply
steal Condition

Do you know that out of the 25,00O,-
600 children of the United States there
are 15000.000 who are suffering from
some physical defect which might be
prevented or corrected? The draft
reyelati tions showing. as they did, that
at least one out of four of our young
men who ought to be in the flower of
their prime were physically unfit to
bear arms for their country, recently
shocked us out of some of our cOmpla-
cency We determined that such sit
uatiOn should not overtake us again in
alton we must begin ON the children
who are now in school.
Everyone of these children who is
handicapped by some physical defect,
is failng to attain quite the physical
and intellectual development of which
he is capable. G,0OO,0OO children of
this country are in such bad physical
condition that they demand immediate
attention. They constitute the class
of "manOurished" children These
children who do not measure up to
standard become, in later years, the
men and women who do not measure
up''-the men who are physically unfit
TO bear arms in their country's time of
need, the women who are physically
unfit to become the mothers of men.
During the next year. moreover. the
country can not afford to have any
preyentable illness. The war is over,
but the scarcity of physicians and
nurses available for the civilian popu-
lation will continue. The children will
appreciate the significance OF this sit
uation. They will realize that it is their
patriotic duty to he as strong and well
as possible. to build up healthy. dis
ease-resisting bodies. whose cells are
stronger than the disease germs which
attack them. Never before was there
such a time as the present for driving
home the lessons of personal hygiene
and proper food habits.
An endeavOr is being made TO or
ganize two mothers clubs for the
purpose Of studying the diet of chill
dren. Each club is to meet once
week in the kitchen of the highSchOOl
building where they will study and
prepare the foods which children
should eat If you are interested in
this work and care to join the club
telephone to Miss Sands. The fol-
lowing people have already enrolled: :
Mrs. Ernest Pearson. Mrs. Martin
Nelson. Mrs. f. W. Day. Mrs r. w.
Fritz. Mrs Fred Arndt, Mrs. S. l..
Chicken Mrs Grant Campbell. Mrs.
John S. B0rdner. Mrs. n. s. Lewis.
Mrs. Nate Hand. Mrs. Grant Clark,
Mrs. ]. w CarOw. Mrs. SecOmbe
Mrs. W. II. Wilson and Mrs. Curtis.
of Interest to All Housewives
Classification of Fruits
1. Flavor fruits. as apples. or
anges. grapefruit plums. peaches and
melons.
.. Food fruits. as bananas and
dried fruits.
Composition of Fruits
l. Vitamines
. Mineral.
3. Cellulose.
4. Water
;. Sugar.
G. Fruit acids.
Food Value of Fruits
/. They promote growth and keep
the body in health.
, They give mineral water for
building purposes.
g. They stimulate the movement of
food through the digestive tract.
t. Because of water. they cleanse
the body and carry food TO the cells.
:. They give little heat and ener-
gy.
6. They stimulate the flow of di-
goStive juices.
DigeStibility
Fruits are easily digested by all eX-
cppt small children. They should only
have cooked fruits.
Importance in the Diet
Fruits have Il most important place
in the diet They should be used free
ly. Fruit is the best thing to eat be
tween meals They are good the first
thing in the morning.
Suggestions for Serving Fruits
Fresh Fruits
/. Whole.
. Sliced with sugar and cream.
>. Juices alone or diluted
4. Used in ices and ice creams.
Dried Fruits
|. In cereals, puddings or breads.
. In cakes. cookies or pastry.
B. Stuffed with nuts and rolled il
sugar and so used as confectiOn.
4. AS sauce or stewed fruit.