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What you eat helps to keep you

fit

WORD (FOR THE

LAST

TIME

BEING) ΟΝ DIETS by Z O E 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 a sufficiency of protein (for building up the tissues), curbo- hydrates (sugars and starches), fata, mineral salts and vita- mins-the main foods.

There is a difference between dicting and slimming don't forget the dreadful warning wo road as

children in "Struwwelpeter.'

the risk of experimenting with our lives. First.

Does it give enough calories (units of beat: the fuel which rans our

THE present knowledge about diet has early all been acquired during the past Afty years and, as always happens in the early hodies)? experimental stages of a new study.

"

CEREAL: 3 tablespoonfuls; colories.

THE STORY OF AUGUSTUS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY soup,

100

uny

Augustus was chubby ladi

at ruddy chicks" Augustus hallit MAnd, avary body saw, with joy **

The plump and hantly healthy boy Ha ato qui denok na lie, was told, * Tand never lót his apup, bet cold.

But'uno day, no cold winter's day, Hoscream'dout-Tako themupswa Otake the nasty soup away!',

I won't have any soup today."V

Next day, now look, the jdcture shows Huw lauk and leau, Augustus grimag

Yethugliste teels so weak aut alty The mighty Fellow erien ost" mák”, “Not, any soup” forime,. Laayat. 10 inks then muty soup away!

Escón't have any snap tesligim

The tiled day cotzen; 'Oh what'a bisi", ~To make himself so-pate mail thing

Yet, when thežinup is put on table, He actenus joui,na ha b, nhiv, "Hut may kong for me, 2 say:

O take the nasty pay away!- Lovin't flavery up to lay."

A Look at him, now the fourthday' comet

Hepaticely weigh

-plum;

about diet.... That is, that you real- ly don't know much about it.

The convincing explanation that your particular fad-diet was wrup- ped up in didn't, you see, tell you the only thing that matters; whether I will nourish you adequately.

It is not possible to list all food values here--if you are in doubt about the energy yield of scheduled diet, and enre to send it cal advice, Now. according to our physical to me. I'll tot it up for you. we hear more about the theories of ranke-up, and the amount of physi quacks than of the proven, valuable cal exercise we take each knowledge that has been gathered by

will

E second question 3011 should ask of your dict-

person "bara" a

number of a different Averagely, the calories.

hard. genuine experts,

worker will 1150 4,150 Anybody can call himself a diell- innuat elan-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 foods are essential to the healthy quirements of the body than you 2,700; and the luxury lounger, only that

about 2,450,

upkeep of your body? have, do.

We have been told that proteins

To find out your expet individual Milk, eggs, fresh meat, bread, ish, must not be mixed with carbohy- requirements you would have to green vegetables, potatoes, butter, drates. That nudle life very con have your doctor take a test—which sugar, fresh fruits, cereals, enough fusing for a while. (Especially is called the basal metabolic test; water (a minimum of six glasses a as white of cits is about pets but this, for the healthy person, is day, in addition to that, of course, food which is purely protein: "Let's unnecessary, To Live you some which is contained in foods). All beat up a white of egg together and working gauge of calorie content, these foods contain substances which see a show.")

A perfect diet tas not been blend- here are some common goods that your boly needs. ed because everybody has slightly yield 100 calories, from: the quanti-

Lies given: different needs. The nearest we con

MILK: 2/3 of a tumbler: get to the perfect general diet is by studying the content and values of calories. the foods we eat and seeing that no

BREAD: 15ozs: 180 calories, essential is foregone.

BUTTER: 14oz.: 100 calories. ORANGE JUICE, tumbler

You should put this test to

..

100 calories.

SUGAR (which is pure diet-sheels before taking hydrate): Toz; 100 calories,

Any

The Bryman's Trio

*

unless you are prepared

or spend a tow

Do these

exercises

How a little bit of thread, And on the fth day, he was - deadf

studying the subject for yourself, you'll be safer caling what you like and what you know agrees with you.

And seeing that you miss none of Apply your superstition to something the main foods mentioned way back.

other than food. If you're loo fot- it is not from eating a normal amount and mixture of foods.

There are no' vores more dreary thon diet addiets, And Is about years time their friends told them so.

every day

A word on child patients

By A Nurse

TOWADAYS it is quite usual to send children to hospital for minor operations-which-used-to-be) performed at home. Mothers help the nurses and speed the child's recovery if they prepare their child- ren for their hospital visit.

can

one of them can be sub- TXERCISES are no good unless you stituted by another food which will do then regularly, 100 make up the defleit, but to do this

Here are twelve which you might you must understand the contents of take in groups of three a morning. ferent foods. And, as this is a You should do each one about ten -study-that-would-take-up-ali-your-times.

spare time for quite a few years, the

Breathe in through your nose at full: safret plan is to get medical advice, each first movement, out through

And then, when

you have put your mouth at each second move carbo-, your diet to this test, you will have ment. Take four or five deep breaths

learned the most important lesson before you start each day,

First three exercises make legs, { The modern child is extremely body

and smud of back supple and independent and sensitive. He hates strong

to be forced to take anything, either

child First: Stand with feet aport, arms medicine or milk-pudding. If a straight out abave head, touch ground shows a marked dislike for any par with palms of hands without bend- ticular food, respect should be shown ing your knees.

towards his Lastes. Medicines are Second: Stand feet apart, arms different; in order to get a chi

child to putstretched to the sides, touch in take these appeal to his intelligence. turn right toot with left hand, left Say you know it is unpleasant, but foot with right hand. Don't bend after all it la only a small dose and knces.

will do hin good or make him bet- ter. Give him the glass in his hand and leave him to take it on his own. Do not expect him to "kick up a fuss," or he most probably will." A child treated in this way will have a sensible attitude towards food and

will be very

little medicine. He trouble in hospital.

Don't let him see you are worried. Never suggest that there is anything about a hospital to make him afraid. A child reacts very quickly to atmos- phere, and if you are calm and un- Second: Stand upright, feet toge-flurried he will take his cue from ther, hands on hilpa, Bend knees, you. One weeping, unstrung child sinic as low as possible, heels to can quickly upset a ward full of pre- Kether, knees sparl.

viously happy children. Third: Stand upright, feet tage- ther, rest

It is of very little use trying to hand on stick to keep balance. Throw into air as high as smile bravely through one's fears. possible without bending right leg No child is taken in by it. Mothers and left arm, Change about,

simply must be determined to face Now for stomach" muscles which the ordeal of separation stoically. massage digestive organa,

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Third: Sund feet apart, arms stretched up, touch each foot in turn with both hands. Don't bend knees stretch back.

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Next batch makes hips and legs supple.

First: Stand upright, feet together, hands on hips. Raise cach le 10 side in turn as high as possible with out bending leg and keeping body straight.

are not the hurd-hearted First: Lie fint on your back on the martinets they are often taken to be, around, arms and legs stretched out, and they disilke intensely having to Sit up, touch toes with bands. With calm " screaming child. This: out bending knees,

screaming, besides being harmful to Scend: Sit on the ground, body; the child, disturbs everyone near. uprisht legs and arms stretched ou I knew one tle girl who had Touch in turn right foot with left; hand, left foot with right hand,

Third: Lle nt on the ground, lega stretched straight out, raise Icus straight up without bending. Lower slowly,

chest

been thoroughly "spolit." Her part- ing with her mother was of the type nurses dread. "You won't cry when mummy has gone, will you, darling?" Bald mummy, with a break in her volee, and the child, who, up to this Ume, had been studying her com- panions with interest, became sus-

Next three exercises develop

plelous, and her previous equanimity and help breathing.

was completely over-thrown by her First: Lie flat on ground, lega mother's parting admonition, "If you stretched out, feet together. Tako a are not good and don't do as nurse dumis-bell welatting between two tells you she will be very cross with und three pounds in each hand, you. That did it, the child started atretch arms Brat out, then up.

to cry and kept crying for several Second: Lie down with face to

days. ground, supporting body, on handa and toes. Place hands shoulder dis- It is not necessary to be a Spar- tance apart. Bend arma lill chestį tan mother, but firinness over per- Just touches

ground. Straighten] zonal habits from infancy will be again. Only do this five times, it's amply repaid when a child is taken Very Uring:-

away from its mother for the Aral "Third: Stand upright, fect toge- time. A child who has been brought ther. Lift dumb-bells to height of up wisely early develops an Indo- shoulders, keeping elbows to the pendence which is most gratifying] back. Stretch arms forward, then to watch and is a help to those who back...

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THE HONGKOng Telegraphi, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1938..

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