The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-11

only, and then only through
his column.
cerned with diets for invalids. This
has 10 do with consumers who
need more processed foods because
of illness.
Any consumer whose health re-
quires that he have more processed
foods than he can get with his
present war ration book No. 2 may
apply for additional points. The
application must be made on OPA
form R-f5 by the consumer him
self, or by someone acting for him,
either in person or by mail. The
application can be made to the
board only for the place where the
consumer lives himself, submit
ting with the application a written
statement from a licensed ply
stefan or surgeon showing why he
must have more processed foods
and why he cannot use unrationed
foods instead.
The board, after IL decides that
the application is bona ride and
proper and the applicants health
depends on using processed foods
exceeding the amount his ration
book allows, can issue to the appli-
cant the number of points neces-
sary to get the additional foods he
needs.
Help for Invalids
This loosening of restrictions
will help many invalids or semi
invalids, particularly those with
digestive disturbances - ulcer of
the stomach or duodenum, acid
dyspepsia, some cases of gall
stones and those with forms of in
testinal indigestion. For these,
processed, pureed and soft foods
are necessary and it is only proper
and fair that restrictions on their
ability to obtain such foods should
be lifted.
Thanks TO the efforts Of the
Committee on Food Rationing of
he New York Diabetes Associa-
lion, invalids with diabetes are
llso receiving special considera-
ion. Suggestions to diabetes are
Is follows:
Voluntary surrendering of sug-
IT ration cards should be the first
tep towards the registration OF
iabetics; in place of sugar ra-
ions, the diabetic patient should
eceive extra ration cards for pro-
Elm foods, especially meat, milk
nd butter, and fresh or canned
and fruits.
Providing Fresh Vegetables
Difficult
The important problem is to pro-
ide sufficient fresh and canned
ruits and vegetables-especially
,reen vegetables to provide sIf-
icient bulk to compensate for
he concentrated foods usually
,redominating in the diet of the
liabetic. 1t is doubtful whether
here exists in the diabetic a need
or cream above that Of the gen.
raj population; hence, if sufficient
MILK is available, it will be I'M
ecessary to make special provi-
ion for cream. Oleomargarine
nd other fats may replace butter
0 the same extent advocated for
ormal individuals.
AND ANSWERS
P. /. M.:-Please comment on
tatement l saw recently in the
aper: that it is unhealthful to
ave plants in the sick room.
Answer: I know of no special
eason that plants are unhealthful
I the sick room except in the case
I certain plants, such as prim-
ose, to which many people are
ensitive-so much so that they
reduce allergic reactions. Plants
re certainly good for the psychol-
gy Of a convalescent patient and
hey take one side of the respira-
Dry cycle of nature which states
hat animals breathe out carbon
ioxide and use oxygen and that
lants breathe out oxygen and
lants and animals go together. Of
tilize carbon dioxide. Therefore,
curse, if the patient is pretty sick
nd the plants have heavy odor,
hey had best be removed, but this
5 merely common sense.