Nogales international., 1929-08-30

and other dairy products, eggs meats with the
cepton of liver nuts grains fats and oils all CIV
Ell much lower rank In vitamn content than tomatoes
A recent press dispatch states that DR.. LOWELL
Langstroth of San Francisco reported to the Ameri
can Medical Association at it's recent meeting n
Portland that from study of sol ill persons he had
concluded that the background of much sickenn is
unbalanced diet He stated that 88 Der cent of the
sol patients ate chiefly Bread meat potatoes sweet
desserts and other foods poor in vtamns He stated
that many of them improved diet of food rich in
lvitamlns such as eggs, milk fruit and vegetables.
The situation is we'll stated by Dr. Jones in the
quotation which has already been made, and which
will bear repeating, to the effect that vtamin re-
qurements Of the average person fully met by al
well chosen diet which includes plenty of milk eggs
fruit, tomatoes and green leafy vegetables Shall
organizations Interested in the public health and I'M
Ichild welfare stand by without protest while such i'm
Iportant products fresh tomatoes and green peas
are taken off our markets, placed in the luxury
class for several months each year through political
considerations which obviously predominant
when the National House Of Representatives placed
prohibitive tariff rates on many important fresh
vegetables?
If tomatoes were not highly perishable product
but one which could be shipped like wheat and pota
toes to all parts of the country without appreciabe
deterioration if there any section in the Untedl
States which could produce field grown tomatoes of
satisfactory quality throughout the winter months in
an adequate and depenable manner, and if such al
producing section We're located that the product
could be distributed economically to all sections of the
county, there would be no reason for American pro-
duce distributors looking to Mexico and Cuba forI
their winter supplies In fact, it would not be good
business for them to do so The same is true of green
peas, except that when available from domestic
sources this product be distributed more sue
cessfully and economically than tomatoes Neither,
product can be imported to compete with the domes-
tic product at season when American producers can
and do supply the American markets adequately and
dependably.
Public health associations, child welfare bureaus
connected with parent teachers associations and
other organizations should not hesitate to take DO
sitve stand in opposition to tariff rates on fresh
vegetables which threaten to restrict the availability
of these important products for American tables for
long periods each year. While it is generally known
that canned tomatoes are not affected as regards
vtamin content by the canning process it is obvious
that canned tomatoes do not ordinarily take the place
of fresh tomatoes in the American diet 1t is unjust
and contrary to the best interests of the public for
Congress to legisate in any way to deprive American
of essential food products or in effect to
declare that the public aside from the wealthy classes
must use canned products during certain seasons of
the year go without regardless of individual tastes
preferences and health requirements
All organizations interested in public health
should take action this matter as soon as possible
and direct strong letters of protest to the members
of the United States Senate which is now revising
the Tariff Bill of 1929 The National Restaurant
Association and many local and regional hotel and
restaurant associations in different parts of the
country have already filed protests against ncreases
in duties fresh vegetables, and expressions from
ron o77,c1 c,7rlI