VALUE OF FRUIT AS FOOD 271 



Celery — Water, 94.5; protein, 1.1; carbohydrates, 3.4; ash, 1.0. 



Green corn — Water, 75.4; protein, i.l; carbohydrates, 19.7; ash, 0.7; 

 fat, 1.1. 



String beans — Water, 89.2; carbohydrates, 7.4; ash, 0.8; fat, 0.3; pro- 

 tein, 2.3. 



Dry navy beans — Water, 12.6; protein, 22.5; carbohydrates, 59.6; fat, 

 1.8; ash, 3.5. 



Shelled beans, fresh— Water, 58.9; fat, 0.6; protein, 9.4; carbohy- 

 drates, 29.1; ash, 2.0. 



Walnut— Water, 2.5; protein, 16.6; carbohydrates, 16.1; fat, 63.4; 

 ash, 1.4. 



Peanut— Water, 9.2; carbohydrates, 22.4; protein, 25.8; fat, 38.6; 

 ash, 2.0. 



Chestnut — Water, 5.9; fat, 7.0; protein, 10.7; carbohydrates, 74.2; 

 ash, 2.2. 



Peanut butter — Water, 2.1; protein, 29.3; carbohydrates, 17.1; fat, 

 46.5; ash, 5.0. 



Cocoanut, dessicated — Water, 3.5; protein, 6.3; carbohydrates, 31.5; 

 fat 57.4; ash, 3.1. 



WHAT FOOD DOES IN THE BODY. 



Protein is that part which is utilized for building up tissues. Fat is 

 a concentrated form of heat; serves to yield heat and is stored as fat. 



Carbohydrates are the sugars, starches, etc., but are transformed 

 into fat that yields muscular power, etc. Mineral matter or ash forms 

 bones, assists digestion, etc. 



A balanced ration is one that contains the above mentioned constit- 

 uents in proper portions. 



Good farmers today, and expert stock feeders, feed their stock, usu- 

 ally in weight, a well-balanced ration. We are not benefited by the quan- 

 tity of food taken into the stomach, but according to the amount assimi- 

 lated. Is it any wonder at the present time that we have so many prema- 

 ture deaths, when people will fill their stomachs with iced foods, sweets, 

 and other delicacies just to gratify a growing appetite, which is certain 

 to become abnormal and which brings on stomach trouble and other 

 human ills? When we begin to study these things, govern our appetite, 

 be reasonable with ourselves, and practice temperance in eating as well 

 as drinking, then we can hope to become a healthy nation. 



Unripe fruit is unfit for food. Fruit that has been picked before 

 allowing to ripen on the vine or tree is always inferior, and should be 

 used with the exercise of great care. The department of agriculture 

 has recently decided that oranges which have been picked before they 

 are allowed to ripen, and then later placed on the markets is a violation 

 of the pure food laws. There are a number of fruits picked green, such 

 as cantaloupes, bananas, tomatoes in order that they can be shipped 

 without any loss to the grower. 



Bananas are unfit for food unless the flesh is very soft, brittle 



