The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-20

Immigrants from the agricultural
sections of certain European coun-
tries. where black bread made of
whole wheat is the standard food.
have teeth that are sound from the
cradle to then grave. These teeth
wear away at the ends old age
approaches, but they do not decay
Men and women from the cities of
the same countries present the phe-
nomena of bad teeth, same as the
United States does. Other facts per-
pick Certain diseases increase nm
duly.
Alfred w Mccain. author and
militant food reformer says that the
over refined and demineraIized diet
of the people is a chief cause. White
flour which keeps Indefinitely. be-
cause it contains no life, is indicted
in stirring language. White sugar
also mineralized is an offender
Remedy is quite simple. Eat
whole wheat bread, brown sugar
when it can be had, honey by prefer
, ence. and such foods as are whole
and natural. with their mineral con-
tents as nature made them. Nc
!, Cam is q. straight from the shoulder,
vigorous fighting man. who puts his
stuff over with a punch
High school audience, large and in
tel1igent. wouldn't go home. last
/. night. Everybody had a question
about a food. Bridgeport is pretty
well heeled in the food reform line.
/, thanks to DR.. A. e. Zones. The
great source Of correction must be
in the training OF the young. Zones
sbegan with tooth decay. Believed
that cleanliness. complete and con-
tinuing would do the Job. Came to
,know. as Mccain knows, that the
trouble is constitutional Deficient
diet, deprtving the body of clements
9 necessary to its health. produces.
among other consequences. bad teeth.
9 In bridgeport schools the princi-
pies Of sound diet are impaired to the
young, especially the necessity OF US
: ing tho whole wheat. IT will be
worth while to attend the health ex-
hibit at High school. now in pro-
gresa
MCCAIN fndicts commerc1ansn,
blaming It for dennineraHzed foods.
Better to blame ignorance. Until
recent experimentation nobody knew
that white n1our Is practically worth
less aS a food Tt had not been
land they had not died OF IT
Peter pHvey, owner of many gro
Gerry stores. 70 In commerce The evil
Will be- corrected by Intelligence in
commerce. Bridgeport grocers would
as soon sen whole wheat as anything
else They will. as Mccain says.
gfve-Ssae people what they want That.
realty In what commerce is for.
Tho peoyne are much to blame.
They prefer pretty packages to sound
contents IN the package. They buy
oleached dried fruits. preferring them
TO the uneeeached article. Bleached
fruits have been treated with sui
phurous acid. Changes have been
made which are not so good.
Demand for the untreated article |
will do tho job. The preservat1Ves
and the oolorings have mostly dtsap-
peared from canned goods now
Canned goods are wholesome, most
of them. Mccain says SO. and he |
is the best posted man in the coun-
try. Nothing will take the place of
fntelligenca Men like Zones and |
Mccain are teachers. They take
the time to find out They tell the
rest OF us what to do. They are lit |
tie rewarded. and much denounced |
It was sver thus. We are grown up
children, Seldom Is teacher popu- |
lar with children.
This IL WHY very useful men are
usually commemorated after they are
dead. A new generation. bit older
IN intelligence. a bit nearer the man
hood of the race, looks back upon
-eachers with understa1 dfng, affection
and appreciation born OF Increased
wisdom.