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5 $ 20 WINNETKA TALK November 7, 1923 BALANCED DIET BEST FOR HEALTH--EXPERT State Health Commissioner Holds Special Food Campaigns Dangerous to Health Decrying as inimical to the best in- terests of health the special food cam- paigns which are flooding the country in behalf of a larger consumption of particular items of diet, Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, state health director, pro- posed that food producers and dis- tributors get together in an advertis- ing project which will promote a balanced ration for the American table. Neither vitamins nor calory, meat nor cereal, fruit nor vegetable, can alone supply the manifold re- quirements of a healthy body for the wide variety of chemical substances necessary to the health and the cam- paign that emphasizes one to the ex- clusion of the others is unworthy of publi¢ confidence. "The per capita sugar consump- tion, for example," said the director, "has increased 25 per cent during the last decade. nephritis and cancer has risen at the same rate. There may be a relation. While sugar is an extremely important food too much of it is bad. Excessive sugar consumption, whether in the form of lolly-pop, pastry, syrup or something else, overloads the body with carbohydrates and deprives it of vitamins, minerals and chemicals found chiefly in cereals, fruits and vegetables. "Dental defects are notoriously com- mon among American people, the poor teeth of children being especially significant. The cause for this is largely a matter of faulty diet. Neither candy nor 'hot dogs' contain an appreciable amount of calcium or phosphorous, both of which are neces- sary to the construction of hard, dur- able teeth and bones. "Rickets is another extremely common physical ailment, the cause of which is laid at the door of poor diet coupled with bad habits. It is estimated that at least 100,000 children in Illinois are suffering from rickets or undernourishment. "White bread has come in for gener- al condemnation in the enthusiasm Funds for Property Owners WNERS of North Shore real estate may conven- iently arrange for loans from our reserve fund awaiting call on the security of local prop- erty. University 285 Mortality from diabetes, | Patents Obtained Trade Marks Registered Consultation Free MILO B. STEVENS & CO., Alty's. 53 W. Jackson Bivd., Room 337-8 Tel. Harrison 2554 Estab. 1864 Main Office, Washington for special 'back to nature' food products, but there is no scientific basis for discarding white flour bread if one takes the pains to add a reason- able proportion of spinach, lettuce, cabbage and other vegetables to the menu. Pie has been condemned on general principle rather than scien- tific fact. "Perhaps no other subject pertaining to health is more important or more abused than nutrition. The need is for the housewife to learn that a balanced diet, embracing meat, sugar, vegetables, cereals and chief | dairy | products in reasonable proportions is | at once more economic, more health- | ful and more appetizing than is a| lopsided diet, rich in one or more of | these things, at the expense of the| others." CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN Friday, October 30, was the oc- casion of the Hallowe'en party at the Kenilworth club which proved to be a most successful affair. The hall was beautifully decorated. Pump- | kins, Hallowe'en favors, and green and | white balloons which hung in the cen- ter of the hall like a huge bunch of grapes and were lowered and caught by the dancers, were special features lending attractiveness to the affair. | Don't auction off your eyesight to the lowest bidder, which is neglect. Have Your Eyes Examined Now. 16 Years Successful Practice. Dr. O. H. Bersh, Optometrist 1177 Wilmette Ave. 4725 Lincoln Ave. 3 leptons Chicago a : ppowntment Tel. Ravenswood 3469 Res. Wilmette 1707 Tel. Wilmette Wilmette 199 "Going, Going, Gone! 2766 Goes to Press Soon Inthe interest of good service subscribers are requested to call and give notice of any changes or ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY corrections that should be made in their listings ou