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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0770 Enlarge and print image (6M) |
| THE JEFFERSONIAN, TOWSON, MARYLAND Saturday, February 9, 1924—Page 9 FAT MAN'S MISERY—NOT ONLY DISCOMFORT —BUT A SYMPTOM OF SERIOUS EVILS Struggle Of Human Body Against Irregularities Of Diet, The 111 Effects Of Which Increase Daily Is Heavy Strain To Place Upon System. (By Nancy Hanks) To be fat is not only a discomfort In itself, but it is a sympton of more serious evils. At the bottom of the trouble, I was told by Dr. George von Wendt, professor in the University of Helsingfors, Finland, during my stay there last summer, is our undue consupmtion of albumen, of which we habitually take three or four times as much as nature intended. Prof von Wendt sets forth in brief, ideas on the subject that he has expounded at greater length in a book recently published in Sweden. At the outset he alludes to statistics printed on its fiftieth anniversary by a Finnish insurance society. "Thule," indicating the cause of death to its clients during the last half century. In more than 60 per cent, of the cases malnutrition was one of the principal factors. Even in cases where diet is not the direct cause, errors in diet are likely appreciably to diminish resistance Dr. von Wendt says, to trace -the origin of a disease to a fixed date, or to establish the exact relationship between cause and effect. People sometimes reach advanced age in spite of defective diet. That does not mean, however, that injuries inflicted on the system remain unpunished or that punishment does not fall on succeeding generations. The majority of unhealthy persons are likely to have had, among their ancestors, the writer suggests, people who neglected rational diet. Obesity, which almost inevitably leads to a shortening of life, is a sign of prolonged irregularity of diet, when it is not a sympton of a chronic disease. The struggle of the human body against irregularities of diet, the ill effcts of which increase daily, is in itself a heavy strain upon the system. Properly regulated diet not only protects us from obesity, therefore, but it also increases our natural resistance to external influences. A fairly clear anatomical analogy is noticeable between the shape of the jaws and the working of the digestive system in man and in the monkey. The use that each makes of these organs is, however, entirely different. The monkey is a typical fruit and vegetable eater. He eats meat only in very small quantities, and then only occasionally. In spite of the organs which nature has given him, man closely approaches the car-nivora as far as his choice of food is concerned. Albumen is an important factor in his food. A comparison between the constituents of an adult's ordinary food and the milk diet of an infant shows clearly how nature's prescriptions have been forgotten. The organic and nutritive matter contained in mother's milk is composed of 7.5 per cent, albumen and 92.5 per cent, sugar and fat. An adult's food contains 18 per cent, albumen and even as much as 23 to 25 per cent, among the richer classes. The new-born infant, who developed very rapidly, would logically require HAD TO LET HOUSEWORK GO So III Husband had to do the Work. Completely Restored to Health by Lydia £. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound South Bend, Indiana.—' 'I was all rundown, tired out, and had pains in my back and bearing-down pains. I was so sore I could hardly drag myself around and was not able to do a bit of housework. My husband worked all day in the shop, and then came home and helped me at night. The doctors said I had female weakness, and there was no help a greater quantity of albumen in proportion, since albumen forms the essential part of all new tissues. But instead of a decrease in albumen, we find adults consuming a quantity about three times as great as that consumed by infants. The body thus receives daily a far greater quantity of albumen than it requires This excess would not be so dangerous if albumen were a harmless substance, but this is not the case. In disaggragation and combustion, albumen forms a considerable quantity of acids. Most foods rich in albumen contain, for instance, elements which produce uric acid and other waste matter with which the body becomes saturated and which can only be got rid of with difficulty. A great many of the troubles put down to gout and with the large quantities of uric acid contained in the system. The composition of our food, Professor von Wendt goes on to say, is generally such that the body is obliged to react against an overproduction of acid. In most cases the system accustoms itself to this surplus, but our powers of resistance suffer in consequence. Such a dipt results in overfeeding. The surplus of acid and of the elements producing uric acid favors the accumulation of fat and this is the origin of the disease called obesity. Many people consider slight corpulence negligible. They do not realize that this obesity is a symptom of impaired circulation which, sooner or later, will be followed by more serious troubles and by shortening of life. Every one ought, therefore, to regulate his diet carefully, closely examining it and making the necessary changes in it as soo nas the first signs of obesity ap- pear. Women in particular should attach great importance to this if they wish to preserve youth and beauty, but all efforts to reduce should be undertaken with the greatest prudence and under special medical advice, otherwise the cure will leave more noticeable traces than those apparent at the beginning of the increase. It is all the easier for a woman to make such observations because coming corpulence is generally announced by localized accumulations of fatty tissue. In a book entitled "Growing Thin or Growing Fat," which has appeared in Sweden, was published photographs on different types of the onset of obesity, and in this way it is easy to recognize the exact moment when it is necessary to begin to follow a regime. The sys tern unfortunately shows a tendency to reduce adipose tissue in other parts of the body before attacking just those where embonpoint first shows itself. Too hasty efforts to reduce local fatty accumulations often lead to undesirable loss of flesh in other parts and consequently destroy the harmony of the hu man body. The first local symp toms of obesity should therefore be recognized and competently treated. These defects can often be rem edied by a change in the hours of meals or by modifying the. quantity and the proportion of liquids absorbed. In the apportioning of liquids, it is very important that a sufficient quantity be taken in the morning, immediately on waking. This liquid should be prepared with fruit or fresh vegetables, being a beverage to supply the circulation HEADACHE ? Go to your druggist or dealer and ask for a package of mttm and get relief, *ith no bad after effects. You can depend upon White Caps. They contain no narcotic or prohibitive drugs. Trial Size 10 cts. — Regular Size 25 cts. GILBERT BROS. & CO., Baltimore, Md. HOME FRIENDLY INSURANCE COMPANY INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE 1026-1028 LINDEN AVENUE BALTIMORE, MD. All Claims Paid On Presentation Of Pmef. No Red Tape—No Delay. The Secret Of SuCCeSS-Y'outh: "What is the secret of your success?" Prosperous Merchant: "It is not a secret. I tell it as often as I can, and every sensible man can do as I did." Youth: "And what did you do ?" 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Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound a fair trial—now. For sale by druggists everywhere. * :. w Mr Most Sanitary Store In Baltimore Lexington Meat Company 120 North Paca Street Phone, Calvert 0497 |A. H. MESENBRINK, Manag*. Pure Lard .......... Fresh Pork Shoulders. Hamburg Steak..... Chuck Boast....... Veal Chops........ Liver Pudding...... Fresh Sausage ...... Tender Steak...... Lamb Chops........ Pork for Boasting . . . Sliced Bacon........ Smoked Ham....... with a sufficient quantity of alka line salts. If, in addition, a simi lar drink, but in lesser quantity, be taken a few hours before the principal meal, th.e letter should be ta-¦ken without drinking. Attention to these simple rules is sfficignt to ward off the threat of embonpoint. It is a good plan to tVgfn the first meal with fruit or fresh vegetables and to begin and end the second in the same way. In conclusion, I quote here a few rules from the above mentioned book. They refer principally to the consumption of liquid food: 1 Chew your food well. 2. Stop eating in time; don't overload your stomach. 3. Avoid drinikng too much at mealtimes. 4. Begin and end the day with a light drink; take as little liquid food as possible. 5. With the exception of the early morning drink, never drink unless you are thirsty. 6. Drink sparingly during heavy work or tiring exercise. MBS. PATBICK BBADLEY ILL AT LOBELY HOME. Mrs. Bradley, widow of the late Patrick Bradley, at one time Judge of the Orphans' Court, Towson, is critically ill at her home in Lorely. VISITING FBIENDS IN FLORIDA. Mrs. John Kinlein, of Govans, is spending some time at Tampa, Florida, as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnum. % Tires and Tubes Repaired. X I ± Retreading a Specialty. £ ALL WORK GUARANTEED HARRY A. RANDALL York Road Garage TOWSON, MD. ?J* Phone, Towson 525 ?•?.,» ' ..... .......y IT'S NOT A HOME UNTIL IT'S PLANTED TOWSON NURSERIES, Inc. TOWSON, MD. '. CATALOGUE ON REQUEST. 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