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RECREATION. 



they are used as fuel, and hence are val- 

 uable nutriments." 



The carbohydrates, such as the starch 

 of wheat, potatoes, oats, etc., and sugar, 

 are fuels, and yield heat and power when 

 taken up in the process of alimentation. 

 The fats are concentrated fuels and serve 

 the same purpose as the carbohydrates. 

 The surplus fat is stored up in the body 

 and is kept as a reserve fuel in the most 

 concentrated form. 



Meat and bread together make the essen- 

 tials of a healthful diet. Such are the facts 

 of experience." 



THE NEED OF ECONOMIZING IN FOOD. 



People will economize in their amuse- 

 ments, in clothing, in their habitations, but 

 they will not economize in food. This is 

 mainly the result of ignorance. 



Persons who are exceedingly economic 

 in the purchase of clothing and other ex- 

 penditures do not, and in many instances 

 cannot, practice the same economy at the 

 markets. They frequently pay $i to 

 $2 a pound for the protein of the meat 

 and other family foods which they use, 

 when it might be obtained, in forms equal- 

 ly wholesome and nutritious, for 15 or 20 

 cents a pound. The difficulty is that in 

 comparing different food materials with 

 respect to their cheapness or dearness, we 

 are apt to judge them by the prices a 

 pound, quart, or bushel, without much re- 

 gard to the amount of actual nutriment 

 they contain. vVe endeavor to make 

 our diet suit our palates by paying high 

 prices in the market, rather than by the 

 skilful cooking and tasteful serving at 

 home. We buy more than we need, and, 

 what makes the matter worse, it is fre- 

 quently those who need most to save who 

 are the most wasteful. 



THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF CERTAIN FOODS 



A sirloin steak, 5 ounces of wheat flour 

 bread and a quart of milk contain about 

 the same quantity of nutritive matter. Of 

 these substances milk comes nearest to 

 being a perfect food, because it contains all 

 the ingredients necessary for the nourish- 

 ment of the physical organism. "Bread," 

 says Professor Atwater, of Wesleyan Uni- 

 versity, "made from wheat flour will sup- 

 port life. It contains all the necessary 

 ingredients for nourishment, but not in 

 the proportions best adapted for ordinary 

 use. A man might live on beef alone, but 

 it would be a one-sided and imperfect diet. 



THE VALUE OF NUTRIENT INGREDIENTS 

 IN CALORIES. 

 The unit for measuring energy, as de- 

 veloped by the nutrient ingredients of 

 foods, is called a calorie, i. e., the degree 

 of heat necessary to raise the temperature 

 of a pound of water 4 degrees Fahrenheit. 

 The following estimate is considered cor- 

 rect for the average degree of heat and 

 energy in one pound of each of the va- 

 rious nutrient ingredients: 



Calories. 



Protein 1.860 



Fats 4220 



Carbohydrates 1.860 



WHOLESOME AND DIGESTIBLE COURSE 

 DINNER. 



Of the many course dinners recently 



submitted to the readers of the Cincinnati 



Enquirer, I think the following the safest 



and the most wholesome: 



Blue Points. 



Salted Almonds. 



Chicken Broth, with Rice. 



Sliced Tomatoes. 



Grilled Pompano with Parsley Butter. 



Saratoga Chips. 



Roast Quail on Toast. 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Fruit in Season. 



Cheese. Crackers. 



Coffee. 



AN EASY TEST FOR FLOUR. 



Arthur J. Burdick in October What to 

 Eat gives the following tests for flour: 



First, the color is an indication of qual- 

 ity. A very white — bluish white — flour 

 with fine black specks it not good. 

 A yellowish white is a good color. Take 

 a handful of the flour and compress it in 

 your hand. If it retains its shape when 

 the hand is opened it is a good sign. 

 Throw a small lump against a smooth 

 perpendicular surface; if it falls like 

 powder it has no life; if it adheres in a 

 lump it is all right. When wet and 

 worked between the thumb and fingers it 

 should work dry and elastic; if sticky and 

 soft do not buy it. 



"To our silent heroes," little Willie read 

 from the memorial bronze. "Popper, what 

 are silent heroes?" 



"Married men," said popper.— Indianap- 

 olis Journal. 



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