San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-16
Grandmother "Fedwell"
Teaches Grandmother
"Eatwell" a Lesson.
CHEWING IS ESSENTIAL
DRINKING Water and For
getting About Diges-
ton Important.
By WINIFRED STUART GIBBS
Food Specialist.

Food Specialist.
Grandmother Fedwell was beaming
as she looked up from a letter.
well, that is good news" she. re-
marked. .....-s ... .
"Tell US, Mother, and let US have
some fun, too" Father Fedwells an
swering smile showed that he at least,
the society of his mother.
why, it's from Elaine Eatuns,
TOMS mother, you know, and she's
coming to visit them SO writes me
that we can renew our college friend
ship. My goodness. Did we really
graduate forty years ago? 1 know
ours was one of the earliest classes
and 1 was only seventeen when / left
college. Girls did not take college
as a matter of course in those days,
and We were looked upon as high
brows.'" p -
Teaches a Lesson.
Fancy grandmother named
Elaine" said Mother Fedwell. '':No
wonder she feels young"
20, hut she doesn't, that's just the
point, Mother" cut in young Tom.
Fatty Eatums says the kids have
to pull a lot of soft pedal stuff and
act like sissies SOS not to disturb
her. You can just bet your sweet
life she isn't like Granny"
THAT will do, son.. the fact that
you appreciate your own Granny is
no reason for your discussing Fatty"
Jaw, shuC%s," muttered Tom under
his breath, but he frightened as his
grandmother made him a meek seri-
Gus bow.
Tom is right" she announced
calmly. I'm going Ito teach Elaine
Eatums lesson she won't forget in
hurry"
Teach her to be as full of the
spirit of youth as you are, Mother"
was Father Fedwell's last word. as he
ran for his train, land the Eatums
family will decorate you"
Now Grandmother Fedwell knew
whereof she spoke. GRANDMOTHER
Eatums was aging before her time.
At sixty she was settling down to
life of coddling and scarcely ate
meal that was not the subject of
much conference and wondering as
to whether she would have "indiges-
ton" as a result.
Changes Food Plan.
Grandmother Fedwell proposed to
change all this and to show her
friend that Ler food might help to
keep her young. Instead of planning
a dietary Of negatives or "don'ts," she
taught Grand Their Eatums that she
was only changing from one set of
food habits to another and that prop
erly used her menus would present
as stimulating and attractive a food
program as any reasonable person
could desire.
You know, Elaine, you are not
old; your chief reason for making
any diet changes should be that you
are not as active as you once were.
In other words. you don't frisk up
and down hill just for the fun of it,
and YOU sit dow" when you can, in
stead of keeping long hours on your
feet. Then you are very apt to drive
instead of walk whenever it is prac-
ticable. Now this means simply that
you do not need quite so much fuel
as you used to and your muscles are
not being exercised and sometimes
strained, so as to require extra or
even normal quantities 81 food. You
are perfectly healthy and need not
begin making real changes in your
diet for some years to come.
80, the first rule is, eat slightly
smaller portions of food. Second,
chew everything very thoroughly, so
as to satisfy your appetite without
eating too much. Third, drink water
freely, but not at meal times. Fourth,
forget all about your digestion.
Wrong to Grow Old Quickly.
"This may sound unsympathetic,
Elaine, but / have worked it all out
for myself, with the help of Mis-