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§ 41 — WOMEN AND CHII^DREN 



In addition to the comnients of E. B. Forbes, chief 

 of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, 

 Ohio, upon the importance of the alkaline mineral 

 salts of fruits and vegetables to the diet of soldier, 

 sailor and civilian, he contributes to the philosophy 

 of nutrition other elements of scientific value 

 which apply particularly to women, children and in- 

 fants. 



Certainly the health of women, children and in- 

 fants during times of war is of importance equal 

 with the health of soldiers, sailors, factory workers 

 and farmers. 



He says, "It is during rapid growth and during 

 the reproductive life of women that the mineral salts 

 are especially in demand and it is at these times that 

 lack of mineral salts causes or aggravates a number 

 of well-known pathological conditions. 



§ 42 1>in^ BABY 



"The normal food of the human infant naturally 

 furnishes its full mineral requirement. This subje®t 

 becomes of interest in this connection, therefore, in 

 cases of artificial feeding and in certain metabolic 

 derangements. 



"For an artificial food we naturally turn first to 

 cow's milk which because of high fat and casein con- 

 tent must be liberally diluted. If water is used, the 

 necessary dilution reduces the minerals, the albumen, 

 the lecithin and the so-called accessory nutrients to 

 an undesirable extent. 



"The best diluent is whey, which any one can pre- 



