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ing use of sugar (a readily fermentable, acid-pro- 

 ducing food)." 



These comments of Forbes are supported by nu- 

 merous other authorities, many of whom are to be 

 found in the Public Health Service of the United 

 States Government. 



To repeat, "A high mineral content of the food 

 is desirable since the organism is much better able 

 to handle an excess of mineral salts than to meet a 

 deficiency." ' 



Our white breadstuffs, bolted corn, pearled barley, 

 polished rice, the breakfast foods made of highly 

 milled grains like farina, cream of wheat, corn 

 flakes, pancake flour, pies, biscuits, crackers, crullers, 

 doughnuts, muffins, cakes, corn starch puddings, re- 

 fined sugar sweeteners, table syrups, vegetables 

 served apart from the water in which they are cooked 

 and meats are all deficient in alkaline salts. Whole 

 meal bread, vegetables and fruits, whether fresh or 

 dehydrated, dry milk powder or fresh milk supply an 

 abundance of alkaline mineral salts. 



Now is the time for the gcivernment to act upon 

 these truths. Preparedness means more than the 

 equipment of army and navy, the manufacture of 

 rifles, guns and ammunition. It means first of all 

 the stamina of the nation. The stamina of the na- 

 tion rests upon adequate food and plenty of it. 



The United States yields an abundance of such 

 food and private industries, however powerful, 

 should not be permitted to destroy its value, however 

 great may be the individual profit which accrues at 

 the expense of the nation. 



