The Ocala banner., 1922-05-26
mrs. Caroline Moorhead in Florida
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Grower)
Since the subject before us is so
broad, covering years of research and
Experimental work on the part of
many scientists, shall only attempt
to add few thoughts as reminders
Of the many practical uses of citrus
fruits, as food, beverages and confec-
tions, as well as their acknowledged
value in medical science.
In the capacity of my services. it
has been my privilege to carry the
story of Florida fruit into the 9omes-
tic science department of many of
our schools. colleges. women's clubs.
and various organizations. anc in
some of the most noted cooking
schools of the New England and
Northern states.
1t has been most gratifying in each
instance to note the interest al en-
thusiasm shown in regard to a fur
INeT huOWiSuSS VI IuS uses Ol fIOT-
ida fruit.
The housewife of today, if she be 4
successful manager, in the art of home
making, must not only be student
in domestic science and its relations
to the family diet, but she must be a
practitioner, as we'll.
The real home maker. especially
If she be mother, realizes that she
not only creates the home, but
brought her efforts in selection, pre-
paration and careful planning of we'll
balanced meals of nutritive value,
she is directing the body building for
better citizenship
A wise mother will place at the
very top of her order sheet those
fruits and vegetables which are so
important in the daily diet. She will
also train her children from early IN
fancy to acquire taste for citrus
fruits, because of their health giving
qualities.
DR.. Roger H. Dennet of New York
says, bottle babies who have not re-
ceived orange juice cannot compare
very favorably in color, volume of
flesh, body development, strength and
often in avoirdupois, with those
babies who have received orange juice
at six weeks or two months of age"
Strained orange juice is especial
ly valuable to the child under one
year of age, whose diet consists of
pasteurized milk says DR.. Harvey
W. Wiley of Washington, d. C.
The following figures from the Bu-
reau of Vital Statistics State Board
Of Health, under head of Infant Nor
tality due to disease caused by error
in feeding in United States, is as fol-
lows:
In 1911 death rate of infants up to
years Of age, was IT'S per thousand;
in 1919, death rate was reduced to
44.2, showing gradual but decided de-
crease due to educational advance
ment both in medical and domestic
science.
From a popular Florida booklet we
read THE high food and energy value
Of citrus fruits has been conclusively
demonstrated by investigation of the
United States Department of Agricul-
lure, In bulletins No. IS, Office of Ex-
pertinent Station, The Chemical Com
position of American Food Materials,
and Farmers Bulletin No. 142, The
Principles of Nutrition and Nutritive
value of Food The result of these
Investigations are given in detail. 1T
Is clear from the findings which are
summarized in these bulletins, that
oranges have a higher food value than
OeeI Juice, buttermlik, oatmealgruel.
" oysters. and that citrus fruits far
exceed in units of food and energy
value to the pound number of COM
monty used vegetables
AT the time this little treatise ap-
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