The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13
MRS. wTsEACRE CHECKS U

z MRS. WTSEACRE CHECKS UP New acquaintances-well, many of them contribute to the makeup of the mythical Mrs. Wiseacre who writes:
 For many years we have been taught to use citrus fruit and to- mato juice in abundance for cleans ing the body of acidity, which was the cause of Rheumatism and every sort of infection the human family is heir to-
 The human family is not heir to any infection, so far as we know. But Mrs. Wlseacre uses the term infection" In the pickwickian sense, probably. For years she has been absorbing the glib pseudo-scientif1c instruction of a charlatan who calls himself Doctor" but has no degree recognized by an educational in stitution.
 Mrs. Wiseacre lightly brushes this Quibble aside and continues her lecture:
 It has become not only a habit but a pleasure to flush our flyers with these great cleansers which we learned should be used between meals, or not too close to the gen. eral meals.
 I'm 50 sorry Mrs. Wiseacre could not take time out to explain to me, in words of one syllable, just why the great cleansers should not be used at mealtime.
 But, alas, some other charlatan has gotten Mrs. Wiseacre's ear. This chap warns her that citrus fruits, tomatoes, watermelon, straw berries and rare beef, as well as pineapples, cherries, apples and grapes, contain Ian acid which is poison to the joints" The lady de- clares:
 My aim has been to learn the art of feeding the human ma chine, that I might help others, as well as myself ...
 Perhaps Mrs. Wiseacre c ontem- plates going into the business of food specialisln as soon as she can accumulate a working capital of such transformation as she quotes above. It is an easy way to sep. arate suckers from their money.
 My entire reaction through many years has been alkaline though every one who diagnosed my condition offhand has consid- cred it too acid ...
 Shucks, the customer must give the food specialist a break. How can he do his stuff If the customer refuses to be too acid to begin with?
 It is a mystery how the Wiseacres determie their acidity or alkali- nity. In that they have the physi. clans, physiologists and chemists baffled.
 There is no conceivable circum- stance in which 1t matters at all whether the items of your diet con- .tain or leave alkaline, acid or neu- tral ash or residue, so far as health or the prevention and treatment Of disease may be concerned. Tn rare cases 1t may be necessary to deal WAkkA WSAA0oAOD nkD G SSAARAAS&eeVeA SA effect of disease or Illness, but in such cases the condition is always serious enough to demand medical care, and In any case the patient who is well advised will leave en- tirely to the physician the regula- ton of the diet.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Hot and Cold
 Will hot food put directly in the refrigerator spoil or become unfit to eat7 If SO, how long should 1t cool before going into refrigerator9
 P. O. Anwer-Makes no difference. Let the hot food stand until reasonably cool before putting 1t in refrigerator merely for economy in ice or power.
 Baby's Formula
 Is 1t all right to prepare the days supply of modified milk formula for the baby in the morning, and put 1t in the refrigerator immediately af- ter boiling, before 1t has cooled?
 Mrs. R. p Answer-More economical of ice