The Washington times., 1922-07-02

tuudCcly WHY bCibSha DOohs
A single outburst Of It COM
pletely broke up one q the later
crusades. and 10 armies an
through the Middle Ages. to fisher
hamlets and to mariners on the
long sailing voyages Il was bit
terly well known.
Captain Cook, discoverer Of
Australia also discovered how to
cure scurvy by . daily ration OF
lemon juice-for which he deserves
almost as much credit as for his
other finds.
We now know that scurvy Is
largely due to Q shortage Of fresh
vegetables and fruits In the diet.
and hence It is quite easy to correct
once we have the key.
But milder forms OF 1t still often
appear. oddly enough in infants on
the bottle and particularly on pat
ent baby foods. AS one Of the early
symptoms is a putting and inflam.
nation Of the gums, a good deal Of
"teething trouble" can be traced to
this source.
Since the omission of these vita.
Minis even for a brief period will
cause trouble the diet must not be
allowed to grow one-sided or mo
notonous even In winter, when
vegetables are more difficult to
procure.
VALUE OF ORANGES.
There is enough OF this vita
min TO prevent scurvy II the cows
are fed plenty Of green foods or
ensilage. and II the child IL fe,l
solely or chiefly upon milk. But
II too much Cruel or flour or
cereals or baby foods. mixed with
water. are going into the botii.
then the supply Of vitamin runs
short.
To be on the safe side 1t IN best
to give all bottle.fed children
orange Juice or tomato Juice (can-
ned will dol after the third month.
beginning with q teaspoonful a day
and increasing steadily up to q Ia.
blespoonful three times q day ut a
year.
For older children green salad
vegetables are the best source OF
supply. Cooking generally weak
ems the vitamins, though fortu-
nately It does not destroy them un.
less excessively prolonged and with
soda added.
An apple or half an orange, or,
quaint as It may seem, q good help
ing Of canned tomatoes, will break
the spell" completely. This is
when AN apple q day keeps the
doctor away" IN good earnest.
The growth vitarhin in milk from
properly fed cows ION grass. ensi.
lage or alfalfa). butter and eggr. Is,
Of course. now available ut all sea.
sons. nor need any rule as/ to it's
amount be laid down. save that
there should be plenty of II In win.
ter. and a good deal more In the
summer. because the growth
urge" is greatest at that season.
USE OF CEREALS.
The breakfast cereals also con-
tain small amounts of both Vita
minis. but their chief value lies In
the sugar and milk Tor better,
creamy that accompany them.
Liberal amounts Of fluid. espe-
.cially milk and water. are an essen.
tial part of the child's summer diet.
In fact, every child ought to drink
at least three pints Of water and
one OF milk each day. and more IL
he wants It.
His radiator capacity may be
taxed to the utmost by playing in
the heat. and should he run dry"
II would have much the same effect
on him as II would on a small auto.
This includes any lemonade,
cocoa, ice cream sodas, or similar
beverages that may happen to
come his way. but there is very
slight danger. II he Is left to follow
his own instincts. Of his either rot.
ting "water-losged" in summer or
failing to imbibe enough fluid.
POISON TO FRACTION.
"one mans meat IL another
mans poison" was written long be.
fore the discovery Of anaphyls xis,
but It precisely describes the s,tua.
ton.
Every foodstuff, no matter how
health-giving and delicious II nav
be to the majority. will aot like sn
absolute poison upon a hap,ess
fraction Of per cent.
Even butter. milk. and eggs, the
"Dauntless Three" those spot.
loss champions Of health, yigor
and growth. have their victims,
often healthy and normal enough
In all other respects, but absol,,te.