Snoopie LAST WEEK TH’ FOLKS WENT ANAY AND LEFT SNOOPIE BEHIND --~HE PURSUED THEIR CAR BUT WAS SOON OUT-DISTANCED~~ GQ -GOSW ~~ DON'T SEE ‘EM ANYMORE -~AN' I'M QUICK ~-! AIN'T THAT SNOOPIE! SHLUCKS ~~ WE'LL NEVER : H HAVE TO waIT NEXT WEEK, 1 SAID 1 LIKED STEAMED CLAMS, WAITER -— BUT DARN TT ALLS ”y, SOME AWAY 2 C. Houston Goudiss Explains the Causes of Food Allergy i | Well-Known Food Authority Names the Foods | That Cause Trouble | By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS 8 East 30th 8t,, New York City, A NEW phrase has crept into daily usage in recent years, has in fact become so common that comedians use it in jest and draw laughs from their audiences when they mimic, ‘I'm allergic!’ But the words have deep significance for perhaps 30 to 60 per cent of tha population who have cause to agree with the old saying that ‘‘one man's meat is another man’s poison.” They are victims of the curious ¢ phenomenon known as food al- | who are sensitive to milk, eggs | lergy and have an abnormal reac. | 2nd butter. sii nse | Other Offending Substances Foods are not always responsi- ble for allergy, and the symptoms tion to the proteins in certain | even the sting of a bee. aegis Discovering the Offenders The ideal procedure for the al- | lergy victim is to find out the of- individual may suf- | fending foods or substances and fer from migraine | avoid them. For early recognition headache or an at- | of a tende ney to allergy may tack of hay vent discomfort and troubl asthma; There are two ways to discon have a tend- | the trouble makers. One to what ap | learn bv } 3 be bron- | keeping a record of the foods eat- al or head colds en and noting the appearance been de- | sumptoms, or by eliminating fr | the diet, first one ar 3 In an in- | of the foods that are su: 1 who is al- | | These may range from hives or | fever or he experience, eit d then another pected of causing difficulty. The other is to are due 10 |jat your doct r cot duct simple | skin tests Small scratches are be each scratch touched with 2 t+ has n It has hat the sensitiza own to cause use at some pre | ple. : wreon is allergic or undi tion made of the protein of gested protein i through the membra ni digestive tract and entered blood stream This acted very | ,.o much like a foreign substance and i sensitized body me way so that whenever the s e food is | cells in ofl ee Other Foods Must Be Used By J. Millar Watt YES! TAKE ONE AWAY eaten, the disturbing symptoms ism, ios Heredity a Factor A tendency to allergy seems to be inherited. But the substances | which caused a disturbance differ | with each individual, and the type | of reaction also differs. For exam- | ple, a mother may be allergic to milk: her child inheriting the tend- ency may be allergic to fish Drinking milk may give the mother an attack of asthma; eat- ing fish may cause the child to break out with hives. Trouble-Making Foods It is difficult to generalize re- garding the foods that cause trou ble, because they vary so widely Once the offending food or foods are i they should be nated either for all time or u the individual becomes de- sensitized. If the trouble maker is an uncommon food, such as lob- ster or clams, the allergy presents no great problem, but when chil- dren react to necessary foods such as milk, eggs and wheat, the homemaker faces a difficult task When milk is the offending food, it must be avoided, not only as a beverage, but in bread, cakes and puddings. Sometimes dried or evaporated milk, goat's milk or soy bean milk may be used in- stead. When wheat is the trouble maker, the alternatives include potato or When hen's SEND FOR THIS FREE CHART of FOODS THAT OFTEN CAUSE TROUBLE C. Houston Goudiss will gladly send you, FHEE, a chart showing which foods have been found most frequently to cause allergic reactions, and also those which are the least likely to cause trou- ble. Just state your request on a postcard and address it to C. Houston GouDIss, © East 30th Street, New York City, can sometimes be used with suc- cess, or meat or fish may be sub- stituted. Sometimes after a period of ex- — *— Don’t Jump to Conclusions It must be borne in mind that many of the symptoms produced by food sensitivity may also result from other causes, For this rea- son, it is unwise to decide that one is allergic without due investiga- tion. Nor must the imagination or the current widespread discussion of the subject be allowed to cause adults or children to mask their On the other hand, homemakers uld be syn etic with both ir i adults who say with rat that!” that there nsation at For who have ounced a ho be- roup appear city for be- superior. from y nose today, is apt to be vhen he reaches bit unusual abil. 1 ap. who suffers J Questions Answered | Mrs. A. M. T.—The notion that onions or lettuce contain opium or her narcotic drug is wholly mdation. They are two ari R. F. B.-Vitamins A, Cand D are required for | teeth, Calcium, in adequate amounts, is also essential, | afi Mrs. A. F. J.—The caloric value | of fresh mushrooms is as their carbohydrate 1 a form that cannot be readily nilated. y are useful, ver, for adding flavor and ap- or canned m very slight, 7} 4 ne petite appeal to many ap} war's Ha Runnew THALL DOING SRAPEFRUIT SQUIRTS me, [LL SQUIRT IT “My wife drives me from home every morning.” “My, my, I'm sorry to hear—"" “Oh, nothing like that! My wife Two soldiers were stopped by a sentry as they reported back to camp after an evening of much wine drinking. One was on the verge of collapse, but with the help of the other, still on his feet. “What's wrong with this guy?” quizzed the suspicious guard. “Not a thing,” spoke up the sol dier still able to navigate. “It's past his bed time and I'm only trying to get him home without disturbing his sleep!” Foreign Service. among individuals who are sensi- | tized, and often one person is sen- sitized to a number of foods, It has quently causing allergic symp chocolate, pork, fish and shellfish, tomatoes, caulifiower, cabbage, strawberries and oranges. Skin rashes are believed to be ATES as Hives are reported to occur | often from eating strawberries, tomatoes. | headaches. Asthma FREE | Offered by C. Houston Goudiss | 0 YOU want to know where to find the differ. ent vitamins? Just write to C. Houston Goudiss at 6 East J 39th St., New York City, for |§ | his new “Vitamin Primer.” §§ | It tells the facts that every homemaker needs to know about vitamins. 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