THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1938..
What you helps
eat
to keep you
fit
WORD (FOR THE
BEING) ON
by
ZOE
LAST
TIME
DIETS
FARMAR
KNEW a man once who gave his life to trying to find the perfect diet. He died at forty-one, after living on swedes and water for three months.
Proving nothing very much, but I suppose his closer friends have said, "It was the death he would have chosen, in the saddle and for a cause." Or whatever it is they say when
your favourite dog bites you.
Anyway, the poor fellow is a good example of where food fanaticism
can land you, if you choose a diet-sheet for what it promises, without find-
ing out whether it gives your body i suficiency of protein (for building up the tissues), carbo- hydrates (sugars and starches), fats, mineral salts and vita- mins the main foods.
There is a difference between dieting and slimming don't forget the dreadful warning we read as
children in "Struwwelpeter."
the risk of experimenting with our lives. First.
CEREAL! 3 calories.
THE present knowledge about
Does it give enough extories (units diet has nearly all been acquired during the past fifty years of heat: the fuel which runs and, as always happens in the early bodies)? experimental stages of a new study,
tablespoonfuls:
THE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUP,
100
about diet.... That is, that you real- ly don't know much about it,
The convincing explanation that your particular tad-diet was wrap- ped up in didn't, you see, tell you the only thing that matters: whether it will hourish you adequately,
CO, unless you are prepared to pay for qualified medi- or spend a few years
It is not possible to list all food here if you are in doubt values about the energy yield of any scheduled diet, and care to send it cal advice,
I'll tot # up for you.
our
physical
to ine.
Now, according to r we hear more about the theories of nake-up and the amount of physi- person quacks than of the proven, valuable el exercise we take each
number of knowledge that has been gathered by will "burn" a different
Averngely, the calories. the
hard, Kenuine experts.
worker will
4.150 Anybody can call himself a diell manual
LENC
THE second
you question should ask of your diet-
clan-and a great many people, with calories a day; the medium worker, little more understanding of the re- about 3,400; the sitting-down worker, sheet is: Does it cover all the fonds quirements of the body than you 2,708; and the luxury lounger, only that are essential to the healthy
nboul 2,450.
upkeep of your body? have, do.
see a show.")
Wo have been told that proteins.
To find out your exact individual Milk, eggs, fresh meat, bread, Bah, must not be mixed with carbony-
requirements you would have to green vegetables, potatoes, butter, drates.
That made life very con ave your doctor take a test--which sugar, fresh fruits, cereals, enough fusing for a while. (Especially co.
is called the basal metabolic tesi; water (a minimum of six glasses a as white of egg is about the only but this, for the healthy person, is day, in addition to that, of course, food which is purely protein: "Let's
give you some which is contained in foods). All unnecessary. To beat up a white of egg together and working kange of calorie content, these foods contain substances which
A perfect diet has not been blend here are some common goods that your body needs.
everybody has slightly yield 100 calories. from: the quanti iles given:
MILK: 2/3 of a tumbler: calories.
BREAD. TAGASI 100 calories. BUTTER: Moz.: 100 valories,
ed because different needs. The nearest we can get to the perfect general diet is by studying the content and values of "the foods we eat mid-seeing that mo
essential is foregone.
100 calories.
YOU should put this test to SUGAR (which is pure
diet-sheels before taking hydrate): Joz.; 100 calories,
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Any
The Bryman's Trio
Do these
exercises
Atiguasa was a shutby, indt
Put rully cheeks Aisgifsfud hädig And.overy body saw, will joy Tho plump and hoarty healthy bay, fle ato and drank an hy was fold,
And covor lot his spup.ket cald, 20 But one day, uns cold winter's say, Kastronu'dout—~~Take this wŭpaway! O'take the nasty soup away
I won't have suy són today?
Next day, now look, the picture showse. Hew lauk and Jeņu. Aupistus growi Yet, though he tecla su wenke and, un The naughty fellow cries out sull' Not may soup for me, I may re 60 Take the nasty soup away!
won't have any amaze to-day?"-
The lady coreea; Oli with a'kini? To make himself so pale and thing. “ Yet, when the Soup is put on table, ila serrama, na koud në lie is able,
Not way soap für sam, & pay:
O take the nasty spup away!.
1 it so, any soup trilaj,"
Hook at hip, now the fourth day's case! „He, nous cely weighs is sugar-plumt
18% like a little bit at thread, Anlog the fifth day he was deul!
studying the subject for yourself, you'll be safer eating what you e and what you know agrees with you.
And seeing that you miss none of the main foods mentioned way back. Apply your superstition to something other than food. If you're too fal
t not from eating a normal amoun! and mixture of foods.
There are no bores more dreary than diet addiets. And it's about time their friends told them so.
A word
on child
every day patients
"XERCISES are no good unless you |
do them regularly.
strong.
towards 1735
By A Nurse
one of them can be sub- siituted by another food which will 100 make up the defeit, but to do this
Here are twelve which you might you must understand the contents of
TOWADAYS it is quite usual to take in groups of three a morning.
for different foods. And, as this is you should do each one about ten send children to hospital study that would take up all your times.
minor Operations which used to be spare time for quite a few years, the Breathe in through your nose at performed at home. Mothers can ORANGE JUICE, fumbler full: safest plan is to get. inedical advice. each first movement, out through help the nurses und. speed the child's And then, when you have put your mouth at each second move-recovery if they prepare their child-
Take four or five deep breaths fren for their hospital visit, carbo your diet to this test, you will have ment.
learned the most important lesson before you start each day.
The modern child is extremely First three exercises make legs, body, and small of back supple and independent and sensitive. He hates to be forced to take anything, either First: Stand with feet apart, arms medicine or milk-pudding. If a child straight out above head, touch ground shows a marked dislike for any pur- with palms of hands without bend-ticular food, respect should be shown tastes. Medicines are In your knees,
different; in order 10 get a child
child to Second: Stand feet apart, arms outstretched to the sides, touch in take these appeal to his Intelligence. turn right foot with left hand, left Say you know it is unpleasant, but foot with right hand. Don't bend after all it is only a small dose and will do him good or make him bet- knees.
Give him the glass in his hand Third: Stand feet apuri,
ter. Arina stretched up, touch each foot in turn and leave him to take It on his own. with both bands. Don't bend knees Do not expect him to "kick up a fuss," or he most probably wil. A stretch back,
child treated in this way will have a sensible attitude towards food and medicine. He will be very lilie Next batch makes hips and legs trouble in hospital. supple.
First: Stand upright, feet together, Don't let him see you are worried. hands on hips. Ralse each leg to Never suggest that there is anything side in turn us high as possible with about a hospital to make him afraid. out bending leg and keeping body A child reacts very quickly to almos- straight.
phere, and if you are calm and un- Second: Stand upright, feet toge-flurried he will take his cue from! ther, hands on hips. Bend knees, you. One weeping, unstrung child sink as low as possible, heels to can quickly upset a word full of pre- Kether, knees apart.
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Third: Stand upright, feet toge-
It is of very little use trying to ther, rest right hand on slick to keep balance. Throw into air as high as smile bravely through one's tears. possible without bending right leg No child is taken in by it. Mothers und left arm. Change about,
simply must be determined to face; Now for stomach muscles which the" ordenl of separation stoically. massage digestive organs.
First: Lie fat on your back on the ground, arms and legs stretched out, Sit up, touch toes with hands. With out bending knees.
Nurses are not the hard-heartedi martinets they are often taken to be, and they dislike intensely having 10 a screaming child. This calm screaming, besides being harmful to Second: Sit on the ground, body the child, disturbs everyone near. upright legs and arms stretched ou I knew one little girl who had Touch in turn right foot with lett hand, left foot with right hand, been thoroughly "spoili." Her port- Third: Lie flat on the ground, legs, ing with her mother was of the type stretched straight out, raise legs nurses dread, "You won't cry when straight up without, bending. Lower mummy has gone, will you, darling?" sald mummy, with a break in her slowly..
volce, and the child, who, up to this Ume, had been studying her com- panions with Interest, became sus- plelous, and her previous equanimity wan completely over-thrown by her First: Lie flat on ground, ics mother's parting admonition, "If you stretched out, feet together. Take are not good and don't do na nurse dumb-bell weighing between two tells you she will be very cross with und three pounds in each hand, you." That did it, the child started stretch orma flest out, then up.
to cry and kept crying for several Second: Lie down with face to days, ground, supporting body on handa
Next three exerelsen develop and help breathing.
chest!
and tocs, Place hands shoulder dis-i 11 is not necessary to be a Spor- Lance apart. Bend arms till elesi tan mother, but firmness over per- Just touchies ground. Straighten sonal habits from infancy will be ngain. Only do this five times, it's amply repaid when a child is taken very tiring.
away from its mother for the first Third: Stand upright, feet toge time. A child who has been brought ther, Lift dumb-bells to height of up wisely early develops an Inde- shoulders, keeping elbows to the pendence which is most gratifying back. Stretch arma forward, then to watch and is a help to those who
come-in-contact with him,
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