The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-13
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Live
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Common Sense Comments en-
Health. Happiness and
Longevity
II
By GEORGE F. BUTLER.
A. NJ. M. d.
VARIETY IN DIET.

course dinner, or anything of that sort,
Neither do ] mini: it is best 10 restrict
the dict TO one or two or three arti-
Giles Of food, eating the same thing
day in and day out. Tho digestive or
cans get into a rut and become slug
gish
As Il rule. the more civilized Il man
becomes the greater becomes his va
riClv in diet. AS | have said, variety
in food does not mean Il great variety
at amy one meal. nor does it moan rich
pastries and indigcstible slufs.
think that il mUll of two or three AZ
ticcs is really better than a greater
number, but each meal should be diff
fcrcnt frGln the others. Breakfast,
dinner and supper should consist of
different articles of food, and these
he varied from day to day. y Na-
riety of Wholesome foods we'll cooked.
The sensible housewife is the one who
does not serve TO husband and chill
dren the same things day after day
until their appctiteS are ci0Ned and
thcr StOmachs 90 on Il strike, The
food ShOuId vary from season to sea-
son. from day to day, from meal to
meal.
Eat meat, cat fish, cat vegetables,
cat fruus, cat cereals, but do not try
to cat them all in one day. Remem-
Der your body is made up of many diff
fcrent clements, and il is best nOur.
iShed by many different kinds of foods
There is no single food, not even milk,
that will keep Il man in health and
Nigor for any great length Of time.
Even the domestic animals are kept in
better condition by slight changes in
diet, or changing from one pasture to
another. Nature has provided such Il
variety of products for food that il
SectmS only reasonable TO conclude
that they are of use in the nourisl.
mcnt of the body.
We may change our coat twice daily
and substitute a new one as often as
the fashion monthly leader dictates Il
new style; but, no variation in clothes
alters the personality, whereas the
food we eat may either improve or
dctcrioratc the character OF the body
which is our soulgarment.
The fact that important changes in
animal characteristics are produced by
variation in food cannot be doubted
by any observer of birds and animals
in state Of d0mcsticatiOn. Seeing
then that the food plays so great Il
part in these cases, it may safely be
inferred that its effects win be still
more apparent in the civilization OF
mankind. This being found true, is
it not highly desirable that we sh,-lld
seek to adopt a diet tending directly
to improve the body. IN order that il
may become a more efficient vehicle
for the mind, or, more correctly
speaking, the ego?
A sickly, waning appetite can fire. |
QuentlN be stimulated by some exceed. ,
insly simple change in the commoucsl
articles of daily food. For CNamplc, |
slices of dry bread are particularly |
uninviling. but the same bread, light |
~ Drowned, with delicalcly poachcd /
egg resting on the crisp toast becomes .
altogether smother item in the daiy |
mCuu There are some forty or fifty |
ways in which to prepare potatoes, |
yet how few are the tables whore one |
secs the vegetable save in the SDrrcu
typed boiled, mashed, or fried \
great variety of delightful dishes can
be made with apples at all seasons of