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WHAT to EAT and WHY
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Bÿ PATRICIA LINDSAY
style end we grew into it!
Honestly, we are queer, we of the
female sex. But at last only good
AVE something brand new and
H smart, to cheer you up during
the after-holiday tim e when you feel
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Vitamin D? Relates Need for and Sources
O f This Necessary Vitamin
A s
THE mode changes we re
«
fashion our bodies! No wonder
men m arvel at us One year we are
without chests. The next
velnn nipoiL ”
‘J’" " " 1 we oe
the wnikir V rounded bosnms! I*
slouch and8 «»3™ 6 18 a uslouch we
Houston Goudiss Asks How Do You G et
Your
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By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS
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IS scarcely a m other of a young baby today who
h a s n o t a t one tim e or another been told to give her child
cod-liver oil. Perhaps she does not know this substance m u st
® S1' en 10 lJ e bab; for the vitam in D that it contains. But
'
, ,rts heard that there is something in cod-liver oil which
sn ake s it valuable to the baby’s health.
A generation ago, cod-liver -------------
oil was given to children in the w ritte n in L a tin by E n g lish and
winter time, “ to build them D utch doctors d u rin g the 1600’ s.
In ric k e ts , the c h ild ’s head
up
after colds or various
grows la rg e and out of p ro p o rtio n
other respiratory
illnesses.
It
,
... , no, .
i to the body, w h ile the leg and
was not until 1921, however, a rm bones, and in severe cases
that a long series of painstak- even the rib s, are bent and tw iste d
ing investigations, term inat- 0,,t of their n o rm a l shape,
ing in the discovery of vita-
min D, made it clear that Nced for Calc!um aad Phosphorus
The tw o p rin c ip a l m in e ra ls re
cod-liver oil is valuable as a quire
d fo r co n s tru c tin g the bones
source of vitamin D, and also and teeth are c a lc iu m , obtained
why this vitam in is essential ch ie fly fro m m ilk , cheese and
in the diet of growing chil green le a fy vegetables, and phos
phorus, found in generous am ounts
dren, as well as adults.
in eggs, whole g ra in cereals and
I
has been m ade an e ffe ctive v ita -
m in c a rrie r.
N atural Food Sources o f Vitam in D
The ric h e s t n a tu ra l sources o f
v ita m in D are the fis h -liv e r o ils,
I in c lu d in g the liv e r -o il o f the tuna,
sw ordfish, ro c k fish, salm on, h a li-
but> mackerel, cod and haddock.
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accounts to r ’th e ’ ta c t’ th a t earne d
salm on has been reg arde d as such
a splendid food in the d ie t o f c h il
dren and adu lts. I t is not o nly a
good source o f p ro te in and o f en
e rg y values, b u t it contains sub
s ta n tia l a m ounts o f the m in e ra ls ,
c a lc iu m , phosphorus and iodine,
and has been found to be an un
u s u a lly good food source o f v ita
m in D.
E gg
y o lk
contains
s m a ll
am ounts o f v ita m in D, and when
eaten re g u la rly , the q u a n tity is
enough to have a s ig n ific a n t ef
fe c t in the d ie t o f c h ild re n .
Vitam in D Requirements
So im p o rta n t is v ita m in D con
sidered, . th a t the U n ite d States
C h ild re n 's B u re a u advises th a t
c o d -liv e r o il o r some o th e r fo rm of
th is v ita m in be su pplied to a ll
babies, b e g in n in g a t the age o f
tw o o r th re e weeks.
M others should be guided by the
advice o f th e ir p h y s ic ia n in de
te rm in in g when to s ta rt the use of
a v ita m in D p re p a ra tio n and w h a t
q u a n titie s to g ive .
B u t i f they
w a n t to give th e ir babies the bless
ing bestowed on th e m by the s c i
entists w ho discovered v ita m in D,
th ey m u s t n ot o v e rlo o k th is im p o r
ta n t substance.
As g u a rd ia n s o f the hea lth o f
both c h ild re n and adu lts, m o th e rs
should see to i t th a t v ita m in D
is supplied r e g u la rly th ro u g h the
use o f eggs and s a lm o n ; ir r a d i
ated foods and those fo rtifie d w ith
v ita m in D ; and i f necessary, fish-
liv e r o ils o r concentrates.
a little let-down. Here are two of
the very smartest things you can
wear, both just as p re tty and new
d rie d legum es.
B u t one o f the
as they can be! And they’re so easy
Discovery of Vitamin D
things th a t m ade it so d iffic u lt fo r
to make that you’ll enjoy doing it
A fte r years of patient w ork and scien tists to d e te rm in e the cause
and of course you’ll save, decidedly,
m any th rillin g and d ra m a tic ex of ric k e ts was the fa c t th a t a p p a r
by choosing your own fabrics. Each
perim ents,
seven e n tly w e ll fed c h ild re n , who had
pattern is accompanied by a de Exercises will help to fill out
form s of v ita m in D p le nty o f c a lc iu m and phosphorus,
chest and straighten shoulders
tailed sew chart.
have been revealed fre q u e n tly developed the disease.
Soft Afternoon Dress.
by science.
And
posture and regal carriage is fash
This is a lovely design, very ionable. Thank heaven for this era’s
scientists have also
M ystery o f C od-Liver O il
smart and new. It does ve ry nice style for now we must learn to walk
solved the m yste ry
C
od
-live r o il had been used fo r
things to your figure. The wide g ir erect with easy grace. Our shoul
of how such w idely
dle makes you look doll-waisted, the ders must be firrq and lovely to sei
separated factors as m a n y years because o f its sup
o r “ b u ild in g ”
gathered bodice fills out your bust off the new strapless gowns and
cod-liver o il; sun posedly “ to n ic ”
pro
pe
rtie
s,
when
it
was observed
line, and the fu ll s k irt is extrem ely swim suits. Our necks, usually neg
lig h t; a diet th a t is
graceful. The high neckline is scal lected, must be beautiful, as ap
rich in, and care th a t re g u la r doses of c o d -liv e r
o il not o nly cure d ric k e ts in c h il
loped to make it softer and more propriate pedestals for smartly coit
fu lly balanced w ith
becoming. In velvet, silk crepe, fured heads. Hair sweeping up intc
calcium and phos dren, b u t also cured the c o rre
sponding disease in adu lts, called
satin, or thin wool, this w ill be one a cluster of curls with tantalizing
phorus; and u ltra
of the prettiest afternoon dresses ringlets in back ot our ears. Yes violet light, a ll can perform the osteom alacia, in w h ich the bones
become soft as the c a lc iu m and
you ever owned!
it is practically the Gibson G irl pe same service fo r the body.
phosphorus a lre a d y deposited in
Readers of this column m ay
riod returned, and we might con
Suspender Skirt With Jacket,
them are w ith d ra w n and excreted.
Here's a perfectly charm ing new ceivably look forward to wasp waist have observed th a t the discovery
of a num ber of the v ita m in s came
princess skirt, in suspender fashion, lines!
Fat and Vitam in D
about chiefly through the efforts of
topped by a short little tuxedo ja c k
Q uestions A n sw ered
One
o
f
the stra n g e st paradoxes
investigators to discover a method
et You can wear the s k irt with
to the s c ie n tis ts in th e ir e a rly
of
trea
ting
or
curing
obscure
nu
your own blouses, or ju s t w ith the
tritio n a l diseases.
In m ost in inve stiga tion s was the fa c t th a t
M iss G. M . L .— Yes, i t is tru e
jacket, so that you’l l find i t very
c o d -liv e r o il appeared to cu re
stances,
however,
c
a
re fu lly con w . h . ile
.
,
. . . .
i th a t sw eet potatoes co n ta in a
useful. See how tin y it makes your
A few brief rules for keeping the trolled
laboratory
experim ents ric k e ts , another substance high m j srnan am o un t o f p ro te in . In fa c t,
waist look, and notice the cute, cres
neck beautiful. Scrub it each morn played th e ir p a rt in reaching the fa t— b u tte r fa t, d id not. M ore r e - ! th e ir p ro te in is com posed o f fo u r
cent-shaped pockets. V e ry simple
ing with a rich deep lather and u ltim ate goal after some clue had search w o rk was necessary before a m ino acids know n to be essentia]
to make, like all two-piece styles. body brush, using a light rotary
been found as to w hat the m yste it was discovered th a t w h ile but- to n u tritio n . Some o f tne p ro tein
Choose tweed, wool crepe, plaid or
movement. Rinse it well Dry well rious substance m ig h t be th a t te r was ric h in v ita m in A, cod- | m a y be j ost ¡ f the p ota to is boiled,
Sannel,
¡s e n tire ly p re se rve d when
Powder with the same shade ot pow helped to control a baffling n u tr i liv e r o il contained tw o v ita m in s , b ut
The Patterns.
der you use for your face. Remem tional disease. The discovery of one o f w hich was la te r nam ed the potato is cookked by d ry heat,
No. 1641 is designed fo r sizes 12. ber your neck is a continuation ol v ita m in D was no exception!
v ita m in D.
M rs . M b .— B oth cooked le n tils
h, 16, 18 and 20. Size 14 requires your face!
and baked k id n e y beans co n ta in
4% yards of 39-inch m ate ria l.
At night cleanse it with a light
Effect o f Sunlight
o ve r 20 p e r ce nt o f c a rb o h y d ra te .
Vitamin D and Rickets
No. 1646 is designed fo r sizes 12, cleansing cream. Then, with an up
M ore w o rk w as necessary and j L o w c a rb o h y d ra te vegetables in -
V ita m in D is associated in ti
14, 16, 18 and 20. Size 14 requires ward movement, massage the skin
m ately w ith the prevention and it took ye ars o f p a tie n t e ffo rt be- elude cabbage, c e le ry , c a u liflo w e r,
yards of 54-inch m ate ria l w ith well, using a rich nourishing cream cure of rickets, the m ost d evastat fo re science u n ra ve le d the m y s - j k a le, le ttu c e and spinach,
long sleeves.
or a bit of m ineral oil.
ing n u tritio n a l disease of c h ild re n te ry Of how s u n lig h t could have | ®~WNU~ C- Houston Goudiss— 1936—42.
Whenever you think to do It. ex
Send your order to The Sewing
in tem perate clim ates. Indeed, it the same a pp aren t e ffe ct in p re
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020, ercise your neck by bending it for is the moderate, and in some cases venting ric k e ts as c o d -liv e r o il.
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111. ward and backward and rotating it the sm all amount of sunshine in
Once n u tritio n is ts understood
, tem perate zone th a t accounts how s u n lig h t a cting on a fa tty sub
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in slowly.
There is no beauty in hollow “ “ “
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coins) each.
shoulders or a skinny neck. You p artía Y fo r the presence of stance in the skin could produce
® Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
v ita m in D, how ever, it w as not
develop them through exercise and rlCp jN ^
H istorians have given us reason d iffic u lt to c a rr y the process a
eat enough to fill them out A sim
believe th a t this disease m a y step fu rth e r and le a rn how to fo rti-
ple exercise does won ers or o
^ ave exjsted j n England even be- fy foods w ith a s a tis fa c to ry con-
taere it is:
fore the Roman conquest. Cer- te n t o f v ita m in D.
Lie on your stomach across a ta in jy R appeared in a serious
Today we have a t o u r disposal
Outstanding among the
chair, balancing the body carefully f ornl) both in England and in other irra d ia te d m ilk , o r m ilk to w h ich a
Gay 90s and the e arly days
better
coals of the West.
with feet and arms as if you were j^ortb European countries, in the v ita m in D concentrate has been
is century have furnished the swimming the breast stroke Out gevent eenth century. In fa ct, e a rly added. M a rg a rin e , too, has been
Specify RAINBOW in ordering. -
most important fashion trends ol
straight—slowly to the sides—back [jterature refers to it as the Eng- enriched not o nly w ith v ita m in D,
The Gunn-Quealy Coal Co.
Of?,JeaL Leg ° ’ mutton sleeves, until you feel a pull on your shoul
QUEALY, WYOMING
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lish disease, and the e a rly at- but w ith v ita m in A so th a t th is s
™ ’shoulder decollettes, looped der blades
Relax after a minute tempts to fathom its causes w ere m od erate-priced spread fo r bread ■
nd draped skirts, little feathered
l'«»! I'M»«
or two and repeat.
nn f h u d hats’ and h a ir Piled h’gh
Of course, the actual breast stroke
trend6 ^ ad 8re a11 evidences ot this
while you are swimming will do
more than anything else to make
And the modern woman loves it.
EAD the advertisements in your paper regularly.
your shoulders beautiful
c u /f fashions> too, have taken a
® Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service
You’ll find extraordinary values from time to
olB
the current trend and an
com,
Alaska sealskin has be
time, in all the hundred and one things that make
Clarice of Latin Origin
the fur .f.ashlon-first again. This was
Clarice is the French form ot
houses more attractive.
in litti «‘at Our grandm others wore Clarisse or Clarissa, of Latin origin
» . S w £ £ ckeu and to
and meaning “ famous.”
Consid
• Your budget will cover the improvements you
ered a b it more modern than Claris
sa, it is growing in popularity
want to make if you p la n your buying with the news
Fine Peltry Best
Clarissa Wilson, daughter of Betsy
fire L>,?ber When you buy furs that Ross, continued the business ol
of bargains as a guide. Read the advertisements.
*earP, T? Pays d ivid ends in long making American flags until 1857
buy L " ? astln8 beauty. Be sure to her mother having had the contract
io your t UrS wbere your confidence to make all of them for the govern
youi ^ i e r is justified.
m ent
To Keep Neck
Beautiful
Alaskan Sealskin
Echoes G a y '90s
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