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.Careful surveys reveal the dis
ouraging fact that American
diets do not'contain enough min
erals for optimum health. It is
firmly believed that a basic
knowledge of minerals and the
part they play in maintaining
body health is the first step to
ward a good understanding of
nutrition as applied to everyday
living. Minerals in the right pro
portions assure us of sound bones
and muscles, strong teeth steady
nerves, a keen mind, firm skin,
and healthy organs. But few. if
any, of us look at opr teeth and
think, "Nice and strong. That
means plentv of calcium and
phosphorus, "Nor do we reason
vith ourselves when nerves get ,
—rv." Jittery as a cat. No I
©cuM I’ve not enough calcium in
oodv "And rare indeed is '
the occasion when upon discover- I
ing that our skin, fingernails, or ■
hair are dry. brittle and aging, i
we say to ourselves. "Better do
something about this. 'I need
more sulphur.” Before I outline i
the minerals essential to good ■
nutrition I must make it plain I
that these minerals should be '
contained in the soils upon which I
our food crops are grown or graz- '
ed. But the soils of America, like .
the bodies of many Americans. '
are gradually being leached of i
their health-giving minerals. Mil- '
lions of acres of substandard soils (
are being cultivated to grow the ;
grains, vegetables, and meats
which come to our tables in the •
guise of “mineral-and-vitamin- ’
rich food", whereas actually these ।
are underprivileged rations, since ,
they have matured on soils that I
were too poor in minerals them
selves to impart any of this min- |
eral wealth to their crops. No '
food is any more nourishing than '
the mineral content of the soil ।
on which it was grown or grazed, i
What can we do to insure our- I
selves and our families against :
mineral deficiencies? The only !
way to safeguard against mineral '
deficiencies is to begin to suspect I
that all food contains a more or ;
less inadequate quantify of min- ;
eral value. From here, the next j
step is to provide the diet with ।
a natural and complete vitamin I
and mineral food supplement in
amounts calculated to maintain
bod,y health. Luckily for us, :
these mineral elements necessary
to the health of the human body I
are available in readily assimila- ;
ble form at prices within the
reach of everyone, and we need
them to protect us against dis
ease and premature old age. A- .
bout thirty different minerals ,
have been recognized so far as .
making up the human body. More |
precious to us than gold or rubies |
are the "big two” of the organic '
mineral family-calclum and phos- j
ophorus. Without enough calcium, :
bones become weak and brittle, ’
nerves are irritated, muscles be- j
come flabby. The blood, spipal ;
fluid, lymph glands, and endoc-
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NUTRITION
In our daily life
8y Lucia E. Wolfe
- j rine glands, as well as every
i j tissue cell in the entire body,
- ; must have its full daily quota of
; [ calcium to remain healthy' and to
■ i function normally. Calcium may
;, even be the key to a longer life.
;; Phosphorus is another mineral
. I colleague of calcium within the
f ' body, because calcium bv itself
■ j cannot make good teeth and
bones; further, calcium alone
cannot nourish the brain and
• nerves Phosphorus in the proper
■ balance must be present in the
' ; bloodstream to help finish these
I jobs. This is another reason why
i it is a fallacy to rush out and buy
a bottle of plain calcium tablets;
the money is wasted unless phos
phorus and sodium and other
‘ minerals, in the correct propor
’ firms have been added to the
calcium. Phosphorus is consumed
with every thought; it acts di-
I rectly on the brain cells. There
i fore, it is especially needed in
ample quanities by those who do
; strenuous mental work. It is in
dispensable for all active tissues:
; it feeds — the nerves (along with
! calcium); it aids the growth of
I hair; it helps counteract fatigue.
I Phosphorus is essential in the
j chemical processes involved in the
i "burning” of carbohydrates (sug
; ars and starches) and facts in or
। der to liberate their energy at
j the rate demanded by the body.
This mineral also aids in pro
: ducing acids which help cell
; multiplication and movement and
[ maintain proper liquid content
j of the tissues; thus, it helps reg
i ulate the acid-alkaline balance
। of the blood. A phosphorus defici
ency may bring about loss of
weight, retarted growth, and
i general weakness. At least two
thirds of the phosphorus contain
: ed in the body is found in chem-
I ical combination with calcium in
| true mineral form within the
I bones and teeth. There maybe
I more than mere superstition in
। the old belief that "fish is brain
food". Fish contains phosphorus,
• and we have seen that, phosphorus
i nourishes the brain cells. Iron.
I Perhaps we should skip this sec
-1 lion, feeling that we know all
I there is to know about iron. "It
I comes from eating raisins and
makes good red blood” are the
I facts we are likely to have glean
: ed from years of reading various
i health literature. However, let s
I stick around a few sentences any-
I how; maybe we learn something
I new about iron. We have been
, taught that oxygen is needed in
j the blood to feed the cells. That
i is why we breathe air into the
j lungs — to extract the oxygen
• from it. The oxygen, once e.x
--: iracted, is not turned loose in the
I bloodstream to find its way round
i the best it can; instead, it is
i conveyed by hemoglobin which
I was planned by nature as the
I oxygen carrier. Mineral iron is
। the master builder of hemoglobin
.in the blood: iron is the body's
i master mineral because it creates
warmth, vitality, stamina. With
I plenty of iron in the blood, we
| are vital in every sense of the
: word; Our resistance is built up:
anemia and “run-down” condi
' lions are practically impossible.
Now do we realize, why we can’t
1 live without minerals.?
Bogwoods grow best in a fer
tile. loamy soil, according to T.
G. Williams, Extension Service
| landscape specialist. He says
' their best growth is in partial
i shade.
POLE TYPE POULTRY HOUSE
The Agricultural Extension
i Service has a plan for a 30-foot
pole type gable roof broiler
house, with ridge ventilator. Ex
tension Poultryman Arthur Gan
non says the house can be built
any length. He adds that plans
I may be obtained from local coun
ty agents.
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Ga. Rural Roads
Program Close
To Midway Mark
Georgia’s SIOO-million rural
roads construction program is i
moving steadily forward a'll over'
the state. In fact, it’s approaching:
the midway point and is “schedul-!
ed for completion within the next I
tWo and a half years.” according |
to Gov. Marvin Griffin, who. in
the 1.954 gubernatorial campaign, i
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
pledged to “get Georgians out of
'.the mudholes and bogs.”
I The Governor, in reviewing
! some of the accomplishments of
'his administration to date over
an Atlanta television station the
I other night, said that 595 rural
roads projects, to cost an estimat
, ed $47,029,716, would be included
in the first three bond issues of
‘ithe State Rural Roads Authority.
(Two issues totaling some S3O
- million already have been sold.
! The third bond issue of more than
isl7-million is scheduled for pub
lic offering on or about Jan. 15,
i 1957.)
' In outlining the state and fed
-1 eral road-building program, Gov
1 Griffin discussed the “colossal”
i SSO-million 1956 federal aid high-
I way act, under which a .nation
-1 wide limited access network of
highways will be built in the U.S.
:in the next thirteen years.
Likening it to an expressway,
he said Georgia's share will be
some 1,200 miles of limited access
■ roads to be built in the 13-year
' period. The 1956 act provides that
the federal government will pay
90 per cent of the cost; the slate
ten per cent.
Pointing out that U. S. Highway
41 will be “the main artery
' through the state" and will pass
by the new Atlanta Farmers’
Market now under construction,
Griffin said “every man, woman
and child in Georgia will benefit
directly or indirectly” from the
improved state and federal roads.
Approximately $154,812,000 in
state, federal, state bridge build
ing authority, state' highway and
other funds will be spent oh Geor-
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. : gia roads during the 1956-57 fiscal j
lyear, he emphasized.
The chief executive also called 1
' attention to the fact that the I
I State Highway Department's 1
1 maintenance unit keeps up the I
more than 120 roadside parks 10-;
I cated throughout the state for the I
convenience of tourists and other I
1 travelers.
BALE AND HALF COTTON
CLUB
i 1
W. H. Sell and D. L. Branyon, ;
i Agricultural Extension Service
। agronomists-cotton, report that I
; interest in the Bale and Half i
, Cotton Club this year has run |
’high. They say a good number;
; of Georgia farmers are going to
.qualify as charter members of the
organization.
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Thursday, November 22, 1958