Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
by MRS. NJ. A. WILSON

( fcepyrt0ht, 1921. by Mrs ~. 4. wilson.
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TNHE digestive tract is just like a
4 manufacturing plant or a factory.
The mouth. teeth, stomach and intes-
tines are the workers. and IL one or the
other becomes n Stacker. then the whole
plant is thrown out Of balance.
( Food must be thoroughly chewed and
Z not bolted or swallowed In Jumps or
chunks, and if the teeth are unable to
do their work properly then this throws
an extra strnin upon tho digestive trnct.
; The mouth secrctcs a juicc--thc saliva
that contains constituents that net
directly on the stnrchy foods: in fact
. this juice or saliva partly digcsts the
rtarchy foods, so that the food that
lacks sufficient mastication Is only partly
digested. This in turn causes the food
to decompose in the inteStineS. which
. forms gasses and causes Indigestion.
The busy scdentary indoor worker
should carefully follow rules IL he wishes
TO overcome intestinal disturbances.
, I. Drink plenty Of watcr-a glass an
hour is not too much.
2. Eat slowly and chew the food
we'll
3. BE sure that the teeth are in good
condition. Those who can only chew
foods on one side of the mouth do not
properly masticatc their food; decaying
and broken teeth will overload the body
with poison.
4. Meat or it's equivalent once u day
that II all that is needed for the in
door worker.
3. Milk and green vegetables will pay
immense dividends in health.
o. Simple foods, with both stewed
and raw fruits. salads. dishes made Of
nuts. cheese. milk md dried vegetables
will break the monotony.
Z. Avoid foods you know disagree
with you. no matter how much you like
/, them: many have lost their lives by
attacks of acute Indigestion, which can
be traced to this cause of indulgence in
foods that did not agree with them.
Avoid strenuous physical and mental
labor directly after hearty meals for
this reason-eat lightly at the noon
: hour.
The lack Of sufficient exercise during
the winter causes carly spring lassi-
tude. headaches and other intestinal
disturbances. This feeling of WEAKNESS
+ arises from the above conditions. as
also do insomnia and that fatigucd
feeling that you have upon arising in
the morning, although you have ap-
parently slept tho better part of the
Persons who are below par physically
usually spend n surprising sum OF
money for tonics and health builders,
yet they can find in mother nature !
early spring offering Of salads, vegc-
tables and fruit the real elixir Of life.
Get the lunch habit of glass of sweet
or butter milk and some uncooked
green's or salads daily and feel life's
invigorating blood stream course
through your veins. Away with spring
fever and it's kindred ills.
Can you remember the nauseatin2
doses that those kindly souls of yester
year, our grandmothers. used to give u
such things as sulphur and molasse,
for a spring tonic? They recognized the
fact that over-rich winter diet caused
the blood stream to become sluggish am
slow, and hence the purifying dose.
Today we can furnish the system
. liberal dose Of sulphur, minus the
Inolasses, by adding to our diet th'
succulent green spring onion, the seal
lions and the regular onion of oul
markets. With the satisfaction that VI
get from the eating of the scallion'
and onions, the sulphur is given tC
us In u form that is more easily as
simulated and more agreeable to take.
Some Spring Luncheons
This is a particularly fine time T.
begin carrying your lunch, II you hav