The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-08

DGGH IOTCcu upon US m AAAAA 'AoN
ais we must make ourselves fit for
it. The physical stamina of a peo-
pie is as important in armament
as cannon" That is the thesis OF
Doctor Heiser's book.
Certainly it is a pertinent mes
sage at the present time. Doctor
Heiser has chapters on food, sleep,
exercise, our daily upkeep, the
conquest of germs, and our own
worst enemy, which is each mans
self. There is a chapter for those
under 80, in which on the question
Of diet is quoted Doctor McCol-
ium's advice, Eat what you want
after you have eaten what you
should"
Much of the work Of planning
Americas course in the next few
years will be done by men over 80,
and for them Doctor Heiser's
chapter called "Outwitting the
Years" will be valuable.
Emphasizes Prevention
As would be natural with Doctor
Heiser's background, he empha-
sizes the value of preventive med
icine. Certainly preventive medi-
cine has proved itself in the pres
ent war and an instance of what it
can do is given by DR.. Heiser
as follows:
zone instance in which n re-
markable improvement in public
health was-5reught about quickly
by money spent in education was
the use Of fund of 100000 con-
tributed by Massachusetts for the
relief of the people of Halifax,
when the ships carrying munitions
exploded in the harbor during the
first World War.
81 was privileged to direct the
expenditure of this fund. In Hal
fax found eight groups each
eagerly supporting a plan, one for
tuberculosis hospital, one for a
home for the blind, all sorts Of
humanitarian projects. 80.
"What you really need / told
them, SIS a modern health depart
ment TO bring about compulsory
vaccination to prevent another
epidemic of smallpox such as the
one that followed the explosion,
adequate garbage disposal, pas
teurized milk, child welfare, an
efficient chlorinated water supply,
and all the other essentials TO pre-
vent and control disease. Such a
program would be more effective
than new buildings in reducing the
tuberculosis rate, and most other
diseases, for that matter
Early that summer the Halifax
Massachusetts, Health Commission
was organized. District nurses
and health, centers worked with
the police and school teachers and
the welfare organizations. Cooks
trained in dietetics went into the
homes and showed housewives how
10 make the best expenditure of
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1.-THE results Of the diversified
health program were spectacular.
In 5 years the death rate was cut
from pol TO Ill per 1000, and
the infant death rate from 1877 10
81 per 1000. Nearly 2,480 people
were alive who otherwise would
have been dead.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Reader do beef cubes have
any value?"
Answer: Beef extracts have lit
tie or no caloric value and can
therefore be used in a reducing
diet to satisfy appetite without
counting as food. But they should
not be considered as having any
nutritive value in a convalescent
diet, where they may be used only
to increase appetite.
NJ. X: Does acidity cause
itching and would you advise q
strict Diet"
Answer: The two things acidity
causes are sleeplessness and govt,
although everything is ascribed TO
acidity from the skin in and back
out again. If you find the cause of
the itching, the correct cure will
suggest itself. 1t is likely to be