The Brussels Post, 1975-04-02, Page 6Daily dose o
Vitamin C
helps keep
body healthy
In the days when Britannia
ruled the waves she was
undoubtedly helped by the fact
that her sailors, in their voyages
to the far-flurig outposts of the
empire, had discovered how to
ward oil scurvy.
This unpleasant disease,
characterized by weakness,
anemia and spongy gums, is
caused by a deficiency of vitamin
C. In the days before refrigera-
don, mariners were particularly
susceptible to it because they
lived for months. at a time on
salted meat and no vegetables or
fruit. It became known as sea
scurvy.
And so the British sailors,
needing all their strength to
colonize the world, loaded their
ship with the humble but durable
lime. (And that incidentally, is
how they and their compa-triots
on land came to be known as
Limeys).)
Not that the lime is the only
source of Vitamin C; other citrus
fruits like lemons ' and oranges
contain considerable amounts;
and it's also found in varying
degrees in most other fruits and
vegetables.
Interestingly enough, human
beings are among the 'few crea-
tures whose bodies don't manu-
facture their own Vitamin C -- so
we have to get the vitamin, also
known as ascorbic acid, from our
diet.
Dr. T. W. Anderson, a
researcher at the University of
Toronto and author of several
articles on Vitamin C, says that
the amount of it you need to avoid
getting scurvy is about 10 mg
dai ly. When you consider that a
glass of orange juice /contains
about 40 mg, it's easy to see why
he disease is pretty rare today.
Alghough Anderson
recommends an intake of around
i00 mg a day, the accepted
Canadian Dietary Standard is a
minimum of 30 mg a day 'to
maintain the body's store of
Vitamin C; he further suggests
that this is better taken in dietary
form than by tablets, although he
notes that overcooking can
quickly destroy the ascorbic acid
content in vegetables.
While Dr. Anderson's experi- ,
ments have shown that the
massive does of Vitamin C
(thousands of milligrams per
day), recommended in some
quarters for preventing or curing
colds, are Unnecessary, he found
that they didn't do any harm
either. He thinks that some
increase beyond the normal
intake may be helpful in combatt-
ing colds, but that the danger of
the really big doses is in
abandoning them suddenly.
There is no doubt that Vitamin
C is vital to our daily health, but
claims that it has a role to play in
the cure of heart diseases and
mental illnesses are unproven,
says D r Anderson. It is known,
though, that stress and cigarette
smoking serves to deplete the
body's store of ascorbic acid.
Today, the sun may have set on
the empire. But it's still ripening
abundant harvests Of Vitathin C
and you don't have to carry a lime
with you to get enough of this
important nutrient:
lies
Waiter!: tircin'te not eating
your fish. WhatiS wrong with
ft'?"
ninett' ioLotig tithe, no ea.."
"What 'S your son gOing. to be
When he finally graduates frOtri
college?''
"Senile."
Mrs. Cliff Bray, Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bremner
and Doris, •Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Bremner and family visited with
Mrs. Dilla . McMichael and Andy
of R.R.2 Wroxeter on Easter
Sunday.
Miss Brenda Bremner of
Guelph and Miss Kathy Bremner
of London spent Easter weekend
at the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Bremner.
Miss Jacquic Guy of Kings
College London, spent the
weekend at the home of. her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
'Guy. Mr. Ivan Guy, of Brampton
visited the same home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Dunn and
Rodger of Hamilton and Mrs.
Isabel Walker of Toronto, and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cleland of
Atwood visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Stephenson On the Easter
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Krauter
and Bruce of Windsor visited with
Mrs. , Edith Cardiff on the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bray and
family of R.R. 3 Brussels, Mr.
and Mrs. Don Bray of Brussels,
Win prizes
in Bluevale
euchre
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Grube and
family of R.R. 5 Brussels, Mrs.
Annie Bray of Brussels all visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Bray on
Easter Sunday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Hall and
family of Owen Sound, visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hall, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Cuthbert of
London, Miss Betty and Terry
Lynn of Toronto and Chris Lynn of
Totenhani, all visited with Mr.
and Mrs. George Lynn.
Mr. and Mrs. Garry Crozier
and Gregory of Kitchener visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Crozier.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Elliot of
Owen Sound, Miss Cindy Camp
of London and Don Pearson of
Kitchener, Bob Pearson of
Clinton visited with Mr. and Mrs.
George Pearson.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Godden
and family of Braniptori visited
with Mrs. Bert Godden on Easter
kveekend.
Mr. Ernest Whitehouse and
Master Troy Godden of
Brampton, visited with Mrs. Bert
Godden through• the week.
Mrs. Bert Godden visited two
days through the v1/4fek with her
sister, Mrs. Douglas Anthony of
Rexdale.
Stop
paying
for
cheques
if charges for the cheques
you make are costinlyou
a substantial sum each
year, bring your savings
accounts to us. Here at
Victoria and Grey any
account maintained at
$1,000 or more gets
absolutely free chequing
privileges — as many as
you want. Makes sense?
Makes money, too!
Member Canada Deposit
Insurance Corporation
SECOND PRIZE CANOEISTS — 'Ken Farwell,
Zurich, and Rene Boogemans, Hensall and Mrs.
Boogemans show the $50 cheque that they won as
second place winners in the' professional class of the
canoe race. (Photo by Mrs. Greg Cowan)
Easter visitors
are in Ethel
Bluevale
Correspondent
Mrs. Joe Walker
Congratulations to the
Jamestown Broomball team on
winning their 4th. game last
Thursday night against the
Sportsman. It was a 4 out of 7
series and this win gave James-
town the trophy for the 5th
consecutive year.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Karda and
Adam of Guelph visited with
relatives and friends in the
Bluevale area.
Mr. and Mrs.Carman Nixon,
Grant, Lori and Andrea of London
visited on Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. Fraser Haugh and Eileen.
Mr. and Mrs. Burns Moffatt,
Mrs. Ross Mann and Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Moffatt were in
charge Of the euchre Thursday
night in the Bluevale Community
Hall. Those Winning prizes were:
High Lady-Harry Elliott; Low
Lady-Mrs. Les Greenaway; High
Man -Fred Porter; Low
Man Glenn Pullman; Lucky
Draw-Mrs. Sanderson,
Mr, and Mrs. Murray
MacFarlane and Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Timni will be in charge of
the euchre party on. April 10.
6—THE BRUSSELS POST APRIL 2, 1975
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