Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

With a properly balanced diet,
Summer should be a season of abur-
dant health, with energy at it's high
est and life the fullest. The healthy
heat of human blood is constant apd
constantly evaporating through oar
pores. In Winter. If we do not keep
It up with warming foods and warm
clothing 1t escapes and illness is the
result, but in Summers the reverse
applies. We must keep our tenn
perature down with suitable foods
and beverages. We need not eat
less and drink more, but we should
eat more of lighter foods, richer in
water and eliminating salts and acids.
In the matter of choosing food and
clothes we should be guided more. by
the thermometer than by the cal
endar.
In Summer appetites crave dainty
food, such as light meats and fish
or egg dishes. which can be relished
with fresh, crisp salads dressed with
mayonnaise, and fruits and. creams
and favored jellies that satisfy, yet
do not leave a sensation of diScOm-
fort. The stores are well supplied
with tempting dainties especially pre-
pared for Summer consumption, and
we can make creams, blanc manages
and other light desserts to make the
summer dinner an event 10 De looked
forward to with relish, and extracts
of orange, apple, lemon and lime are
comforting to the thirsty as well as
being full of life giving salts and acids
which restore the sluggish blood and
tagging fibers. =
The blood undergoes subtle
change in Summer and is thinner
than it is in Winter, and the tendency
10 perspiration being much higher in
consequence of the extra heat and
water emulation, greater thirst is the
natural result. This thirst is best
satisfied with natural fruit beverages,
especially those containing citric acid
in the form in which it is derived from
fruit. AS it's name. implies, this eX-
tremely beneficial acid is extracted
from fruit of the citron family, of
which the most popular members are
lines and lemons. Such beverages
not only quickly quench thirst but
also give the blood the assistance
which 1t is in need of. so that it's tenn
perature is not raised by the warmer
air surrounding the body.
How to Select Foods.
The substances which. specialists
find are needed In the. daily diet to
maintain the body may be. grouped
under seven heads as follows: Mineral
fats, cellulose and certain little known
but very important growth
ing substances. Adults and children
must get several different substances
from the food they eat or they will
miss something which is essential to
bodily efficiency and health.
The housewife who plans her meals
or attempts to save money on food
without some knowledge of these sub
stances, and of the five simple groups
Of foods which supply them, is very
liable to omit from her meals some
food essential for the growth of chill
dren, or necessary to supply the fam
lily with the energy they need for
their daily tasks. Attempted economy
which entirely omits certain foods
may prove q very poor investment be-
cause of it's. ultimate effect on the
well being Of the family. Price, in
dividual preference for certain foods,
and even the fact that hunger is sat
isfied after a meal, are not safe
guides. Tomatoes at 10 cents each in
Winter are no more nutritious than
they are in Summer when much
cheaper. A child might crave much
more sugar than would be good for
him. A bulky diet Of potatoes or
bananas might make person feel
that he had eaten enough, but would
not furnish him with the elements
that his body needs.
Various Substances Important.
The mineral substances such as
lime salts, compounds of phosphorus,
iron and others are supplied largely
by vegetables. They serve the body
as building material, tend to counter
act acidity in the body tissues and.
fluids, and are useful in other ways.
Vegetables and fruits, therefore,
should not be neglected in the diet,
especially as they supply also an
other substance, cellulose, the frame
work material Of plants. which gives
hulk to the diet and tends to pre-
vent constipation.
Protein, a substance supplied by
meat or meat substitutes, including
milk. Is very important fuel and
body. building material. 1t provides
an element. nitrogen. which is needed
20 form body tissues, not only during