The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-12
Frederic Haskin's Lettef


> mattel OF iact there 10 No. =.
manufacturers give u vhafl,
mand.s 1t is true that II, i
sible to buy whole wheat 49,
many American cities TO-DAY r.
ham bread II not the same ~.
But II even one housewife
began regularly demandlnr ~
whea< bread, it weuld MAXI n n.
pearance. The manufacturs,.
not slow to satisfy any pavis. -
mand. Arl you can't bian. 4.
for not trying to put out I n,ss.-
for which there is no dem,pl ~. ;
manufacture a few Year, q, n.
try putting on the market Ds,,S,
brown rice instead of polishsI =.
in the interests OF health. He ~.
not sell 1t.
Taking the blame unto our,.,..
then. let us see why it Ia ~ -
refined foods are not good ~ =
In making our white bolted -.
the millers remove the outsr ~
OF the wheat. In so doips IN.
greatly reduce its content n
eral and fat, leaving largely
protein. The same happens ~.
commercial process Of msiss
corn meal. In like name, 4.
brown husk Of the rice cossl..
valuable minerals. while the ~
polished rice contains almoat -.
In the tropics, the disease hssss
as beriberi follows upon eatin, .,
ished rice, and is prevented n !,
diet of natural brown rice
These minerals which sfe :.
moved are necessary to the buiIdS,
Of bone and tissue. But then -
! also necessary q keep the h,oS
in its proper chemical Composition
! The proteins which form the NM
| of our food tend to make the Mn
acid. These minerals keep 4 Am.
line. A great many Of our typial
diseases are due TO acid blood
| Many Of the elements in our dir
which might counteract this ten
dency to acidosis of the blood n.
demineralized before We eat than
Thus the potato is a valuable Aha.
line food, but il boiled and ma,hM
| much of the bets of its substance 4
leached away. 1t should be eatm
baked with the skin on, and part,
Of the skin should be eaten, too.
In general, the way to avoid
demineralized diet. as we upSef!
stand II, is TO eat whole what
bread II you can get it. Some food
experts advise that you buy Who'll,
corn and make your own corn hsa
in little hand mill. 1t is true tint
whole corn ground by hand m,hes
a more tasty bread than the con,
cercial product. The Indians n
the southwest grind their own con
by hand, and its fame has sprea
so that the Indians have quite sde-
mand for it from the white pecpls.
Oatmeal is a good natural food, mi
breads and cookies may be made
from it as well as mush. The
natural brown rice is good 4 you
can get it. So much for the cerah
OF vegetables we learn that spn.
ach. carrots. and turnips are ~
cially rich in minerals needed "
Y the body. Plenty of fruit should h
eaten, Of course. Raisins are sa9e.
cially good because rich In irun.
Did you ever try stewed raisins On
breakfast? -
| Meat should be cut down, aid
broiled or roasted meat is better
than that which has been boiled
as the boiling takes out the min
erals.
| In general the problem Of eating
is not SO terrible as it seems pro
vided you have money enough ard
sense enough to procure . VARIED
diet. The more varied it is, appas
ently,~the better chance you haS
of ,getting the food elements yo'
need. Next TO variety, perhaps ID
best rule you can follow is to u
foods as much as possible in thei
natural statSe. Whole grains y
, very hard 10 get in this countf'
and the lack of them seems 10 ,
. the most serious problem Of ou
|, diet, but whole fruits and who'
vegetables, and meats not osel
cooked will supply much OF VIZ
, the cereals lack.