The Coolidge examiner., 1935-04-05

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IL Is dried and thlckens 70 protect us
against friction. as the skin. ~ 9th.
~ places Il Il n thin moistened layer
as In the nose. mouth snd throat.
Many people DO not think ~ Il this
way. but the lining membrane ~
the air tract. the wind passages
and the lung cells. are really body
surface coverings.
The lining of the digestive tract
Is likewise another body surface
covering. Considered as such. the
contents OF the digestive tract are
outside % the Lody The body sur
face selects from the food that We
sent 20 the digestive tract hy way
% The mouth. tie substances IL
needs.
Obviously. II we do no; give !, the
night materials 10 work upon. the
body rzunos have is maximum ef5-
cheney. a body that Is no; given the
right food can never be as eff5eient
or healthy as the body tha, has the
Tigh, "s,okinE-
In many experiments. which we
have been conducting In cur medical
researcli laboratories. we have
found that one of the very .rupor.
taui functions OF this body surface
covering. whether Il Is the "uj side
skin or the lining of the breathing
tract or the digestive tract. - ts
prevent the invasion 81 bacteria.
iiealths skin has marvellous pew.
er for dislnfeciinE itself when
germs land on healthy body sur
faces. they are promptly and Ell
cieniiy destroyed
Yon can. for instance. place mil
lions cf germs on the skin az your
hand cr any other part ~ your out
side body surface. except under
your fiaEer nails. and the Tine where
the outside skin and tire lining mem
brane meet ~ vour mouth. yeur nos
triis and around your eyes. and N
the skin ~ clean tire germs viii dis
appear of themselves within few
minutrx
You can likewise breathe in many
germs and swallow many germs
without being affected In any way.
providing the lining of the breath
tng tract and the lining OF the diEes.
tive tr1ci are IN good healthy con.
diiiou. But n the mucous lining -
infamed or sick" In any way. then
the affected part loses iis seif-fiStin.
fecfing power. and hacteria gain an
easy entrance Go the body.
Man is an omuiverous animal:
that IS. he Is q meat and vegetable
eater. The anatomy and the physl-
ology of his stomach and intestinal
tract show that Re has developed
through untold generations upon a
mixed die; OF meat and vegetables.
A good big beefsteak makes rs feel
good. We secreie more gastric juice
after eating n meat meal We use
more oxygen per unit of body weight
after n beefsteak than after veg
etnble meal OF the same theoretical
hcaf-produclng units. In other words.
our habits OF eating three times the
amount OF animal proielns neces-
sary TO replace our daily loss Of
these substances has sound scien-
tlac basis. We are nnconsciously
stimulating ourselves. This Is
healthful
The American public has been
made vitamln-conscIous as result
OF the advertisements appearing In
the press yitamlns are grouped In
10 two big classes. those promoting
normal growth and those aiding US
In maintaining health after adult
age has been reached. We cannot
always separate these two classes
OF vitamlns from a public health
standpoint.
We have found in tests which We
have made in our research labora-
tories that an unbalanced diet. that
Is, one in which necessary vitamins
are absent, causes these lining men,
branes of the breathing and digestive
tracts TO lose their power of destroy
ing bacteria. Then germs can invade
US because our defenses have lost
their ability to defend.
In tests which we have been max
ing In the last three years. we have
learned that most of the people who
suffer from frequent head colds eat
too much starchy food. They do not
get enough OF the health-necessary
vItamlns. They should cut down
radically on the amount OF bread.
pastry. and sweets they consume
and eat generously OF cooked vege-
tables and of salads and green vege-
tables, and OF all fruits in season.
Soups OF peas, beans. asparagus and
celery are especially recommended.
Two full glasses of orange Juice a
day are good medicine for chronic
cold sufferers. The cheaper tomato
Juice, however, is just as healthful.
And the inexpensive cabbage is
mighty good food.