| Snoopie SRICKYT " CHAMP, HUK--/ 7 V4 WE'LL SEE WHO'S CHAMP ~~ “DEFEND YOURSELF, ; FRANKENSTEIN) i l iy 7" /) Fr 7 2 27 ICE 275 By J. Millar Watt KICK ? MINUTE! BITE? WiLL. HE HE RUN and fats. But with mineral place in WHY SHOULD I HOLD HIM € Bell Syndicate —WNU Service Ay ] saws, \F Ya DONT LIKE MY DOINS, GET “TeameELF AnorHeRr House- NT COME IW TRACY IN UP THA PLACE wins eR MUDDY pees! od, ead? AN BSLAPPED ME WITH A molasses? if five sheep Contented He's just playing with your mary rule of a well balanced diet and serve fruit twice daily have with rewarded increased health and vigor. 4 fruits are valued be- their bulk or cellulose to insure regu- vitamins, c of The Most Economical Fruit Many homemakers cor ng the 0 i 1it. For example, it has been said of the delicious and economical banana, that it gives more nutritive as well as money value than almost any other food. Fruits, in general, are fre- quently divided into two classes; they known as flavor fruits when they contain 80 per cent more of water and as food fruits when the water content is less than 80 per cent. Bananas are a food fruit of the first order! Ripe bananas are rich in carbo- hydrates and furnish the body with splendid energy values, with a minimum tax on the digestive system. are sc Double Fuel Value When fully ripened, this fruit provides quick energy because a certain amount of its sugars are almost immediately absorbed by the body. On the other hand, sev- eral hours must elapse before the remaining sugars are completely assimilated. Thus, eating bananas provides a continuous supply of They not only help to promote rapid recovery from fatigue but also furnish a continuing supply of energy which keeps one from be- coming hungry again too soon after a meal. The edible portion of one aver- age-sized banana weighs about 3% ounces and provides 100 calories. It takes almost the same weight | number of calories. ms Bananas a Protective Food Bananas take an important posi- tion among the protective foods, because they are a good source of four vitamins, A, B, C and G, and contain a total of 11 minerals. They leave an alkaline-ash fol Fully ripened bananas are easi- os Valuable in Child's Diet Bananas deserve a prominent Some baby the first in infant's diet. is considered to be valuable at the time the formula and the baby is given whole milk for the first time. The calories in the bananas take the place of previously received from the sugar, and thus weight gains are steadily tained. 4 the calories Help Children Gain Weight value, plus their content of min- erals and vitamins, bananas may childhood, Spoils Your Looks Impairs Efficiency + + + And it may seriously affect your health. If you are over 30, and weigh more than the normal weight for your height at the age of 30, the chances are that you would benefit greatly by a rational program of weight reduction. You are invited to write to C. Houston Goudiss for his scientific Reducing Bulletin, which outlines the safe, certain and comfortable method of weight reduction by counting calories. It includes balanced reducing menus and a chart showing the caloric value of all the commonly used foods. With it, you can easily compute the caloric value of every meal you eat. Just write to C. Houston Goudiss, 6 East 39th Se, New York City—a post card will do ~—and ask for the Reducing Bulletin. values with a minimum of diges- tive effort, ll Most Versatile Fruit Bananas are alw in season and are u most inexpensive. It is desirable, of course, that only ly ripen be eaten raw. That is because their con- stituents vary with the degree of ays ed | ananas » picked when they } i, and the car- almost en- ripen, the ly di- } ev into easi the milk supplements with protein, fat, minerals vitamins. gq mbination comi i ea and appear on f has ppeared and ; been developed to farch The all-yellow I for s likewise firm lly ripe are yellow ay be cooked able or as av ripe enough ne Partiz Ose which ges Ideal for the Elderly If elderly individuals are to maintain top health, fruits should be given a prominent place in their diet. But many fruits are avoided by individuals past mid- dle age, either because their acid taste is displeasing or because they present difficulties in masti- cation. Ripe bananas, however, practically melt in the mouth. Be- ing easily digested, they are a fortunate choice for elderly per- sons, providing necessary energy and economy, bananas deserve to ! be classed as one of the staple foods in every well planned | dietary. Questions Answered Mrs. and G. R, McK.—When peas beans cause discomfort, ow- ing to their tendency to form gas, they can frequently be eaten with- out distress in pureed form. | Miss M. L. A.—Both sweet and white potatoes contain vitamins A, B and C; but sweet potatoes are a much better source of vitamin A than white potatoes. © WNU --C, Houston Goudiss-— 1838.27. i (>= eel ’ to a a wi, _— wi LETTER comes telling the story of mats a clever girl designed for her dressing table fit spaces of unusual size. room color scheme was blue white and a design of white em- snow crystals on cool blue linen was what she wanted. Here is the way she achieved a charming result. The linen was cut the desired size and narrow hems creased with a warm iron. The hems were and then backstitched in white from the right side with three strands of six-strand mercerized embroid- ery cotton. She wanted the ar- rangement of the snow crystals to be helter-skelter—just as they would fall; so she took a hand- ful of coins and tossed them onto the linen. There was a 50-cent piece; a quarter; some dimes, nickels and pennies. After sev- eral tosses she drew around each coin where it fell, Still using three strands of the white cotton she took four stitches across the marked circle and then brought the needle out in the cen- The Spirit Blooms The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laugh- ter; and in these the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light among the thorns.—George San- tayana. By RUTH WYETH SPEARS i a | ter, as shown here in step 2, ready | to take a tiny stitch to bind the | long stitches together. The crys tals were embroidered over the long stitches, the larger ones be- | ing more elaborate than the small- | er as illustrated here. 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