Evening star., 1926-05-09
WHAT AND HOW TO EAT
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

dish OF chopped meat or fish. mixed
with Vegetables, with oil. vinegar and
other condiments.
The slogan with which we should
rally around the dining table, II is
said. Should be, Eat what YOU want
after you have eaten what you
should"
Well Worth the Trouble.
III adherence to the system Of diet
which we have recommended seems
hKe going to lot of trouble" the
authors say, consider the difference
in the value of a life of healtb on
timism, vigor and enthusiasm as con.
trasted with lassitude, chronic ia.
tigue, constipation, lack Of resolution
ana OF initiative. One of the most eff
tectlVe ways of securing the former ts
through good nutrition. One of the
Surest ways to reap a harvest of mis-.
cry is through chronic maInutrition. :"
Several pages of the manual are
devoted to typical or well balanced
menus for breakfast, luncheon and
dinner for every season of the wear.
The general plan of these menus is for
each member of the family TO take a
quart OF milk daily, two salads to be
served and one leafy vegetable. The
resi- OF the diet is built up around
| those foods. Coffee or tea ara no. in.
cluded IN the menus for Iunch or d;,,.
| ner, but the authors say they see I'm
great harm in taking them provided
| they are taken as q hot drink and NOT
| taken too strong.
In a separate chapter on cofYAe ara
| tea they say that there can he No
doubt that we'll person who lives
upon diet which is satisfactory. and
| who takes sufficient rest. and who
mas never formed the habit. is better
| OH physically and mentally without
| either tea or coffee, and that cons,d.
erahle damage is being done through
the abuse Of these beverages. They
concede, however. that there are times
when cup of coffee finishes A dinner
and that iced tea in Summer IA q, de.
ightful drink and not harmful II tak.
en- sufficiently weak.
Emotions Harmful.
| Fear, anger. worry or pain tend
greatly to interfere with the digest I've
processes and all such emotions Should
pc banished, at mealtime, particularly.
| Likewise it is advised that Deople see
| to it that they have pleasant sur.
| roundings and agreeable companv
when they are at the dining table If
| they wish to get the most beneficial
effects from well selected food.
One OF the most fruitful causes, Of
| digestive disturbances, 1t Is pointed
| out. is for person to become possess
| ed of the idea that certain foods. or
| certain combinations of foods. do not
agree with him. AS a rule, such ttlea q
are purely fanciful, and the distress,
which follows eating the foods in
| question Is almost invariably the rx.
suit of fear.
| There are, the authors concede. In.
stances Of food a1lergy, in which one
is actually sensitive to certain food.
This is. however, very different
thing. from the digestive upsets re-
ferred to. Dyspeptics are very likely
to become convinced that ce.tai,
combinations of foods, such as milk
and fruit, oysters and sweets, crabs
! and milk, etc, are dangerous. bu,t
| experts insist that there is no evi.
dence whatever that there is anv.
thing harmful about eating these
i foods at the same meal.
| Another warning conveyed by Mrs
McCollum and Simmonds is "thaf
there is no greater fallacy than fhe
idea that q man or woman can eat
as IL preparing himself or herself FIR
the live stock market and at the same
time realize many of the worth while
! things Of life"