Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-16

here takes care of them, as in many
other matters.
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There are thousands of adults who
feel the demand for a small amount
OF food often, instead of three large
quantities of food at stated periods
throughout the day.
These people should throw over the
ancient rules and regulations of the
masses and make their own laws. AS
matter Of fact, thousands already
have done so. They eat as they please,
mind their own business and say MOTH
ing about It,
The common sense rules of most of
the great ocean liners provide one meal
after another all day long. The sea air,
OF course, is partly responsible for the
gusto with which these snacks are eaten,
but the demand is natural one.
The huge demand for candy bars and
fountain drinks shows that the bulk
of workers take the bull by the horns
and feed themselves according TO
natural demand.
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Eat as you please, then.
You Will find one wing Of medical
science, the liberal side, entirely with
you.
This does not mean, however, that
you can eat as much as you please.
That is an entirely different matter.
Here Is where the mind of man and
its ancient will power come in
1t takes will power, and nothing else
to resist gingerbread with peanuts in it,
hot rolls spread with poppy seed, cottage
cheese with sirup, watermelon Sprinkled
with salt.
We give these four, not as favorites of
our own, but as some Of the combina-
tons We have seen eaten freely and with
great satisfaction by acquaintance.
Several years ago we wrote here about
the enormity OF putting peanuts in
gingerbread. Gingerbread is one food
stuff that should b. served AS is
Putting peanuts in it is gliding the
lily 1t can't be done. except as a re-
oundant gesture, sound and fury, mean
ing exactly nothing
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Poppy seed on rolls OF biscuits is an
other attempt.
Just why any one would want to eat
their br,ad as II covered with q flock
OF small ants is a mystery
We tried one of these CONNECTIONS the
other day. and found it. like the Modes
and the Persians of old, wanting.
The things had absolutely no taste at
all. spoiled the appearance OF the roll,
and gave at least one eater a very I'M
easy feeling. Maybe We have too much
imagination.
Yet they were so popular with other
consumers that the painful was gone in
no time. Hence we concluded that thsre
must be some attraction in them from
which We were mercifully excluded.
II is.so With many popular things.
Why any one wants TO put salt on
watermelon is a mystery to him who
dos not like watermelon that way.
1t is every man to his own taste, in
deed. The curious thing is that the
man who shrinks from putting salt on
his watermelon may find it tastes good
TO him on cantaloupe.
1t all gets back TO taste, the real
and false-guardian of our food con-
sumption Most human beings will eat
anything that lasts good to them, even
If they know that it will make them III.
1t is against the taste buds. then. that
one must be on his guard especially in
Summer, for the heat blunts them very
little.
Although the appetite itself may be
dulled. foods still taste good. and the
average person. that mysterious COM
pick OF all Of us and each of us. finds
himself inclined to eat as much or all
most as much in July and August as in
December or March.
Many people have an old. mistaken
notion that they must "eat to keep up
their strength They must. of course
but not 10 the extent in which their
faster leads them to indulge.