. The school physiology journal . d stuffs as willgive us salt in the right proportions. There arecertain native tribes that by instinct or environ-ment subsist upon such foods, and they have and much less would be needed for a diet ofrice. Instead of this, most people take aboutfive teaspoonfuls daily, and frequently more. But why not eat what we like and not troubleourselves about the proportion ? Because byso doing we impose upon the kidneys, an organwhich is more misused than any other. The stomach reacts against kidneys are obliged to let everything passthrough them, and t
. The school physiology journal . d stuffs as willgive us salt in the right proportions. There arecertain native tribes that by instinct or environ-ment subsist upon such foods, and they have and much less would be needed for a diet ofrice. Instead of this, most people take aboutfive teaspoonfuls daily, and frequently more. But why not eat what we like and not troubleourselves about the proportion ? Because byso doing we impose upon the kidneys, an organwhich is more misused than any other. The stomach reacts against kidneys are obliged to let everything passthrough them, and the harm done is not feltuntil too late to avoid the evil consequences. Though the system may require a moderateamount of salt, the use of pepper and hot spicesis without hygienic excuse. They furnish no-needed material to the blood. They are simplystomach irritants. Their effects are usuallyspoken of as stimulating ; but when we ask whywe should stimulate artificially the normal workof a normal organ, we do not get a satisfactory. The Dinner Hour. no use or craving for salt. Travelers in thoseregions who adopt the native bill of fare do notrequire salt. When we order our diet without regard toNatures preparations it is well for us to under-stand the principles which underlie her we attempt to live on a diet of potatoes with-out salt we get an over proportion of potassium,a substance which extracts salt from the blood,? and so reduces the amount available for thebody. Rye, peas and beans are also rich inpotassium. Rice can be eaten without salt, be-cause it has a very low percentage of potas-sium. But even if we do select foods requiring salt,we do not need nearly so much as is custom-arily used. About one-fifth of a teaspoonful ofsalt, according to Professor Bunge the greatphysiological chemist, would be sufficient toadd to a diet of cereals and peas and beans, reply. Hunger is the natural stimulant to di-gestive activity. The natural flavors of foodjudiciously sele
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