Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-07
ROTARIANS HEAR
DR.. HUTCHINS ON
KEEPING FIT"

People are poisoned by the ordi-
nary foods of life" said Or. W. II.
ilutChinE of WutcrEillo. speaking
Friday night before the Augusta
Rotary club. and they little realize
this is the case lie went on to
show how body scusitizatton," of
which many people are little aware,
plays large part in keeping TT.
He told Of the fact that certain
foods cause aggravation of the Nom
hranes and glands Of the body and
that the resulting condition which
causes some impairment OF health is
many times not laid to its true cause.
He told of a woman who had been
Unconventional by asthma. This
womau's husband was talking with
tho d0ctoV. who told him that in some
cases white bread cannot be eaten
by people who are bothered in this
way. The man then recalled that his
wife was often much worse after she
had been cooking, ana this was
found - be tho reason. The doctor
declared that an innniteStimai
amount of the poisonous matter.
Whatever it may he when floating in
the mir VIII do serious damage and
Il that Is tho fact il is easy to con-
lure the result when many times
that amount is taken into the stom-
ach.
He also spoke Of tho danger Of
carrying surplus weight. tfo de
clarcd that IL has been found that
for every man of normal weight that
dies between the age Of 40 and -
from "a certain class of diseases, two
die who are overweight. Thus he
declared that il Is extremely dan
cerous To be fat.
I'pF THp1tNlit-0 ffAna that
many times result in death in cases
from which . recovery might he cN-
pcCtCd it IL were not Tor this Cupdl-
ton. lie cited cases in which tho
patients were apparently recovering
from an operation when suddenly be
cause Of the unhealthy condition of
the body. they reiapsed and died.
Or. ljutChins also told Of the pro-
vision which was made by nature in
The case q the early prehistoric
men who were often called upon to
fight or run, In either case an I'M
usual effort was necessary and
glands were provided which would
pour a fluid into the system which
would give the man unusual strength
both mentally and physically In
crCisc, either by running OF lighting
quickly wore away the stimulus
caused by this fluid. In like manner.
he pointed out. when one finds him.
self tho prey 10 some sudden emo
ton. he may often times work it off
by goinS out ana walking around the
block.
The talk was very interesting and
at it's close several members OF the
club told the doctor Of incidents
which had come TO their attention
and in many cases which had not
been connected with their causes uu-
til his explanation OF these little
known matters
At the meeting the appointment Of
Milton Q. Dean as chairman Of the
Public Affairs committee to take the
place of l.. :. Moves. recently re
signed because OF removal from the
city. was announced, by a close
vote OF the members present il was
decided 10 have three of the four
meetings which are scheduled for
July and August at l2.l5 noon, to last
for an hour and quarter. Because
fof the speaker who is TO address one
OF the meetings during those months
il Is necessary to have that one
meeting in the evening, but il was
thought that there WOULD be bet
ter attendance during the summer
months II the meetings were held at
noon