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adults, all authorities agree that their effect is injurious on 

 growing boys and girls, who will be better off if they leave 

 these drinks alone. 



SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION 



1. Which is better, a mixed diet or a vegetable diet? 



2. To what extent should cost be considered in buying foods ? 



3. How may economy be practiced without injuring the 

 health ? 



4. How did Professor Chittenden's experiments differ from 

 Professor Fisher's? 



5. To what extent are their conclusions similar ? 



6. How may these experiments help us in determining our 

 food habits ? 



7. What is the chief value of thorough mastication of food ? 



8. What bearing on health does the care of the teeth have ? 



9. How does overeating injure health ? 



HOME PROJECT n 



Purpose. To practice daily the proper health habits. 



Directions. Copy the following table in your notebook. Try 

 each day to follow out the habits here suggested. At the end of 

 each day fill in the blank spaces, giving yourself the credits you de- 

 serve according to the faithfulness with which you have practiced 

 each of these habits. At the end of the week have your father 

 or mother sign the report. Then hand it to your instructor as 

 a part of your regular class work for which you will receive 

 school credit. 



