The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-19
HOW LONG WILL YOU LAST
ON COFFEE AND PIE?

hope no reader will regard me
rs an authority on anything. Tn
Just plain one-horSe-and-b buggy
man, so, whenever make an as
Sertion here that may not seem
according to Hoyle you may take 1t
as merely my opinion or belief
unless l cite some authority for 1t.
Now here is statement 1 must
make entirely on my own respon-
sibility, although l am pretty sure
that / have one good authority for
1t If / can take a day off and fish
for him in my files. Incidentally, if
ever there was a delusion and
snare-but who cares what I think
about filing systems? The statement
is this:
Most of our everyday complaints
and health impairments are the
manifestations of nutritional def
cienry. Lest some readers misun-
derstand, the term nutritional def
cheney means that our pure, refined,
nourishing, digestible food Is def
Gent in one or more essential ele-
ments-minerals, vitamins, amino
acids-which are essential to MAIN
tain optimal health, vite, growth,
vigor-even though we get plenty
to eat or perhaps eat too much.
Seriously, then, ask how long
will you stay in the race If you
make habit of lunching on coffee
and pie, or sandwiches and beer, or
ice cream and cake, or toast and
tea, or your favorite sweetened car
donated beverage and hot dogs? All
of these popular luncheon items
except clear tea and coffee, yield
plenty of Galleries, to be sure, but
all of the items, including tea and
coffee, are deficient in minerals and
vitaminS and hence any one who
depends on such foods to sustain
strength. vite, immunity, efficiency,
endurance is bound to lag or get
winded and drop out of the race
altogether.
Let's try to be grown-up about
this-it does not follow that a
dose" or forty doses" of any vita
min or combination of vitaminS or
minerals will magically oispel the
manifestations of nutritional def
cheney that develop from months or
years of such deprivation.
The sound, practical inference to
draw from this is that for every
one, school child. white collar work.
er. business woman. professional
man, machiniSt, street cleaner,
truck driver, teacher, policeman or
horse thief. the ideal, healthful,
protective corrective luncheon must
always include % a salad or in
lieu of that at least two fresh raw
vegetables or herbs or greens or
fruits: and 90 at least glassful
g fluid ounces. half a pinD of
fresh whole milk. If any additional
item is desired, it should preferably
be made entirely or largely of plain
whole wheat. After the salad and
milk have been assured, it doesn't
matter much whether one eats
cake, pie, candy, ice cream or other
sweet or takes a sweetened bever-
age, although such fuel is merely
fuel and contributes little or moth
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QUESTICcIS and ANSWERS
BedWetting
I recall you told how to cure a
child of bed-wetting-or I think
I do-and now my own little boy
aged four. (MrS. J. NJ. W.
Answer-On written request mot
a clipping, if you inclose a stamped
envelope bearing your address. III
send a pamphlet on THE BED
WETTING HABIT
Peanut Butter
Since it has become 50 difficult
ing peanut butter and we all like
it, especially the children. Does it
contain vitamins like real butter?
&C. P. s.
Answer-It is excellent food for
anybody. 1t contains less vitamin
A than real butter no vitamin D
(real butter contains a little D..
and if it is the kind with some
Of the peanut left in it in small