The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1920-06-02
SAY THOUSANDS
DIE FROM ! 4. c. |.
United States Scientists Give
Startling Facts Cleaned From
Investigation.
CHILDREN MOST SUSCEPTIBLE;
Claim Vice President MarshalI's
Adopted Son Killed by Lack Of
Nutritious Food Proper
Diet 10 Needed.

Washington.-The high cost Of food
is killing thousands Of Americans and
undermining the health Of thousands
Of others.
This Is the deduction made by scien-
fists connected with the government,
whose Job is to. figure out just what
kinds of foods are necessary to sus-
tain the human body.
The reason for the H. c. L. casualty
list is that the most expensive foods
are the ones most necessary to good
health. Economical shoppers select
the cheaper food and thereby deprive
themselves and their families of life
sustaining elements.
The disease that develops is called
acidOsis. 1t Is not new disease, but
its prevalence in America has devel-
oped in the last five years. The word
'acidosis' is so new that 1t hasn't got
into the dictionary.
Children Most Susceptible.
The disease is more prevalent among
children. It was the malady that kill
ed Vice President and Mrs. Thomas
Marshail's adopted son. That child
had been properly cared for after the
Marshalls adopted him, but he was un-
dernourished before he fell into such
fortunate hands and several years Of
proper feeding failed to restore his
health.
BREAD and other starchy foods are
the cheapest" said DIR. Carl Voegtlin,
professor of pharmacology, government
hygienic laboratory. "For this reason
they are consumed more extensively.
They are the foods that, used to ex-
cess, bring on acidOsis."
The principal symptom Of acidosis
is abnormality in breathing. The res
piration is more difficult because the
lungs are trying, to eliminate the ex-
cess of poison.
What is the preventive or remedy
for acidosis7
Sometimes doctors give bicarbonate
of soda or magnesia-alkalines that
neutralize the acids-to prevent aci.
dosis after operations, after ether an.
esthesia or relieving established aci
dosls or diabetes.
Proper Diet Needed.
But to keep from getting acidosis
there is better rSway. The necessary
alkalines can be taken into the body
in mixed diet containing green vege
tables. fruits and milk.
Zone cannot emphasize too much
the value of milk fresh vegetables
and fruits declared Doctor Voegtlin
"From these foods one gets sodium and
potassium carbonates and other in
organic.salts that are absolutely neces
sary in neutralizing the acids if one
is to keep WE'LL The juices contain
the alkalines the E&iy needs. We
should have them regardless of cost
for 1t is not economy to save money
and ruin our health.
"The starchy foods, such as cakes
pies, hominy, hot cakes, biscuits, breai
and potatoes should never make w
more than SO per cent of the menu
and should be much less, If possible
People should eat lettuce, cabbage
spinach, carrots, turnips, onions, ap
Pies, pears oranges, grapefruit ant
other fruit and vegetables.
| "String beans contain about tn,
right proportion of foods and we shoult
eat all we can get OF them. The peo
pie now eat half-pound of meat {
day Per capita. which is. just 100 pc
cent too much. Sugar is a luxury tha
could be entirely eliminated With NJ
bad effects. The best rule to follow
Is mixed diet, with emphasis, espe
cially now that summer is near, OF
the green vegetables and fruits ant
milk and its producers, and eat plen
ty of food at regular intervals"