The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-02
The Truth About Galleries
fRv Mrs. A. II. Foster. r. M


When Barnes experimenting in his
laboratory established the principal
that the relation of heat to energy
could be expressed with the accuracy
and precision of mathematics he prob
ably did not anticipate what fuss
food advertisers would make over his
discovery. He proved that If one ca
lorie of heat Is produced in a steam
engine enough energy can be obtained
therefrom to lift a load OF three
pounds one foot in the air.
Now foodscientIsts taking adyan-
tage of this discovery have invented
the "bomb calorimeter" In which all
sorts OF material may be burned to
determine the carolic value. III twenty
drops of water are SO heated that
their temperature goes up one degree
the amount OF heat required to raise
the mercury in the thermometer to
this extent Is one calorie. And the
material used to produce this amount
of energy may be any product from
soup to gasoline. 1t does not mat
ter to the calorimeter although II
may matter to the human body.
When Fabre. the naturalist was
studying the lives of insects, ne found
in feeding caterpillars that there are
condiments in natures pantry that
cannot be produced in the laboratory
alphabetically. So it is in feeding hui
mainly. A man may get the right
amount of calories in his food--for the
caloric value of gasoline is greater
than either alcohol or sugar-and still
be starved for the want of those min
eral salts which have been taken out
of natural food products by modern
processes of preparation; or by lack
in his daily food of those condiments
which nature has provided. FOODS
containing vitamines are not high IN
caloric value, some indeed being en-
tirely lacking In heat producing ma
terial. Next to the calorie the vita
mine is coming in fer attention among
advertisers and synthetic yitamines
are being put on the market. This
illustrates the value of the old adage,
"a little knowledge is dangerous
thing." Heed the warning Of Fabre
In feeding his insects. 1t Is hard to
initiate natures products in the lab
oratory and you cannot stoke the hum
an furnace as II 1t were coal stove.
The we'll balanced ration for man
must contain proper proportion OF
mineral salts and yitamines and that
proportion is best determined by the
provision made by nature for mans
good. In the old folk lore 1t Is
written that wheat and bees were sent
from some other planet to be the food
for man. What eastern races revere
! In wheat the North American Indian
treasures in Indian corn. These
grains are in their natural state very
nearly perfect foods, but as we have
them at present with all the mineral
part of the grain secured away they
are nothing but pure starch and we
certainly have a great deal too much
starch In our food as 1t Is without
spelling ideal foods to make more
starch. Oatmeal Is another near per-
feet food but requires long cooking
to get the full value of its products.
Milk is practically complete food
especially for children. Add to these
eggs for the additional protein requir-
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his taken for the protein there should
be enough but not too much. Four
ounces OF meat contains two ounces
of protein which Is as much as the
human body can use in a day. Any
surplus eaten beyond this must be dis
posed of by the organs Of elimination
and consequently they are apt to be-
come overworked and later diseased
But add to the above foods plenty OF
green vegetables. at least two a day
besides potato, with general allow
ancc of fresh fruits and plenty OF
water and a man can defy both calor-
les and disease. Go easy however on
sugars as starch is turned into sugar
in the body and for daily use it only
requires 40 of one percent.