Zurich Herald, 1930-08-28, Page 3/Watch Your Calories
And Reduce Slowly
By Marie Ann Best
What is a Calorie? --Article 4
A calorie is a heat unit, and is the
amount of heat necessary to raise one
pound of water four degrees on the
Fahrenheit thermometer, This is as-
certained by the use of an apparatus
especially made to find out the heat
values which the different kinds of
food possess.
So a calorie is not heat. It is not
food, It is simply a unit of measure, •
We want to know then, bow many
• calories of food we should have each
day to bring . on this reduction in
weight.
la next weeks' article we will ex-
plain more fully how many calories
are allowable and still reduce. Just
now it is enough to know that 1200
calories per day should reduce the
average person about- 2 pounds each
week. If it causes more loss of weight
than two pounds add a few calories,
and if you do not reduce on 1200 try
1000 calories.
Do not try to reduce any more than
"two, or at the very most three pounds
per week, under smiler a doctor's care.
This does not apply to the first week
or so, when you may note a drop of 4
or 5 lbs. or even 6 lbs. This is the
easiest fat to get rid of since it is not
quite formed as yet and is watery in
texture. As you progress you will find
yourself reduce about two pounds per
week.
All foods have calories, some kinds
Having ninny more calories than oth-
ers. We over -weights want to know
how we can eat only 1200 calories a
clay and still not have to endure the
gnawing pangs of hunger which break
down our resolutions to reduce.
There is a way. But first there are
two important principles to remember
when trying to reduce.
1. We must cut down on the calories
of food we usually eat.. The number
of calories must be decreased until it
supplies less than the amount of
energy fuel needed.
2. We must increase the energy ex-
penditure by exercise, but (and this is
important), we must not eat more
calories with the increased exercise.
The reward comes when we find the
reducing is accomplished because we
refrained from eating enough high
caloriecl foods to provide for that ex-
ercise, so the body draws on the sur-
plus fat for fuel to supply the energy
and heat needed. We took Ionger
walks, perhaps, or worked harder .in
our homes, but when we were huugry
we ate something satisfying but low
in calories.
Perhaps we ate a big lettuce and
vegetable salad with one slice of
bread and butter instead of two or
three. But remember, one is very ne-
cessary. It is important to eat some
of all the main foods whether high or
low in calories. Although fruit is a
little high in calories, it is very bene-
ficial for it teems with vitanuis and
mineral natter. One secures more
good out of a large sliced orange,which
counts '100 calories, and a piece of
light cake, , which counts about 200
calories, than out of a piece of pie
with two crusts, which counts 350 cal-
ories. If you are still hungry, have a
bigger salad. Tea and coffee have no
calories, but the cream and sugar
have. Learn to take it clear if you
can. I have gradually grown to be
very fond of coffee with no sugar. One
can do without certain things quite
nicely if one is allowed to chose one's
own way of what to cut down on.
We will now discuss calories of
food. If foods you like are not listed,
judge its value by something like it
whose rood value you have ascertain-
ed. Observe the following: -
1. After every meal do not fail to
count up your calories in your handy
note book and add them up at the end
'of the day. If you overate your al
loted quantity of 1200 calories per -day
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YOU will need to make up for it the
next day, brit be mire to eat your three
meals,
2. It is a good custom to save about
5.0 calories for half a cup of warm
skim milk, a cupful of bovril, or a
couple of crackers before you retire at
night, An empty stomach is hard to
sleep o11.
3, As time foods appear with their
calories in the, different menus of aver-
age helpings, copy them out under
their proper Beadings for future -and
easy reference, These comprise heats,
fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products,
breads, breakfast foods, candy, pas-
tries, sauces, nuts. Measurements are
only aproximate, but you will reduce
on them,
Suggested Menus of 1200 Calories
Daily
On arising drink not one, but two
glases of cold water, It acts as a tonic
to the stomach if taken first thing in
the morning.
If necessary for free elimination
drink two cups more of hot water just
before breakfast.
(For the term average helping the
initials a.h. will be used).
Breakfast
large grapefruit or
orange
1 teaspoonful whit sugar 2
2 slices melba toast 3 in, by 4i%a
in. or 1 slice white or brown
10
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Calories
1 large
• 100
bread
Butter, is tblsn
Coffee, clear
Drink freely between meals. Ge
the habit. A glass of water, prefer
ably warm, takes away the hungr
feeling.
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Dinner
Calorie
Beef roast (no fat) a.b, 4 oz. or ,
fish lean, halibut or cod, 4 oz... 15
1 medium size potato ,10
Large chunk of twenty minute
boiled cabbage or 4 tblsps. car-
rots 2
Lemon Juice on cabbage is good,
1 scant tsp. butter 2
1 baked banana or 1 glass junket 12
Tea -1 teasp. thio. cream, 25;
sugar
Supper
Salad.
Lettuce IA solid )head, 20c; aspara-
gus 3 stalks, 15c; celery, 4
stalks, 10c
Salad dressing, 3z tblsp
1 slice brown or white broad
i/ Tblsp. Batter
One stewed apple, 50c; with one
teasp. sugar, 25c or one medium
canned peach, with juice
Plain sugar or oatmeal cookie.... 7
Coffee, cream, 1 tblsp, 50; 1 tsp
sugar, 25
Before retiring i/ glass hot sk
milk, 40c; or soda cracker, 25
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August 31, Lesson IX—Amos (A
Herdsman Called of o'd to Be a
Prophet)•. -,-Amps 1: 1; 7: 10.15; 2;
1.1) 12; 7, 8, Golden Text -1 heard
the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom
shall I send, and who will go' for
us? Then said 1, Here am f; send
me.—Isaiah 6: 8.
ANALYSIS
I. AiviOs .IIE MAN, 1:1; 3:1-8; 7:10-15.
II. ITIS MESSAGE TO TIIE NATIONS, 1:2
to 2:16.
III. HIS PLEADING WITH ISRAEL, 4:4-
13; 5:1-27.
INTRonuCTIoN—The home of Amos
was south of Jerusalem in the king-
dom of Judah, in the wild moorlands
bordering closely upon that rugged
Judean wilderness which drops steep-
ly down. to the western shore of the
Dead Sea. There in the eighth cen-
tury before Christ, in the reign of
Jeroboam II. of Israel, and Uzziah of
Judah (2 Dings 14: 23; 15: 7), he
spent the early years of his life.
Whatever wealth he had came; from
his flocks of fine -wooled sheep and
from the coarse fruit of his sycamore
orchards (1: 1; 7: 14). His educe,
t:on he must have received from the
visits of itinerant prophets who
taught the people on new moon days
and sabbaths (compare 2 Kings 4:
22-23). In one famous passage of his
book he speaks of the prophets as
raised up by God (2:11), and in an-
other he compares the taking away
of their teaching with a famine, 8:
11-13. But much of the preparation
of mind and heart by which he was
equipped and fitted for his task came,
Lo doubt, from the free, healthful,.
open air life of his calling. His book
abounds in references to that life, and
in figures &yawn from the surround-
ings of his country home in Tekoa—
the lion's roar, the bear; the serpent,
the invading bands of robbars from
the neighboring wilderness, the warn-
ing trumpet blast from the walls of
the town summoning the people in the.
fields to their safe shelter, the shep-
herd's care for his flock, the fowler,
.the fisherman, the occasional draught
and consequent famine, the locust
swarm, and the river in flood in the
rainy season.
15"Mile Birthday Swim
Mrs: Anna Van Skike, Venice, Calif,, famous swimming grandmother,
whose anual birthday exploit is 15 -mile swim, prepares Here for 70th anni-
versary and 20th aquatic marathon.
of sandals, a man is sold into slavery.
The cloak taken in pledge is not re-
turned at 'nightfall as the humane
laws of Israel required. There was
drunkenness and prostitution at the
very altars of God. The prophet re-
minds the people of the great things
which the Lord _gad done for them in
the past, in giving them victory over
their enemies and possession of the
land, and in raising up prophets to
teach by precept and Nazirites by
clean living. But they had forbidden
the prophets to teach and had tempted
the Nazirites to break their vow.
Israel, like every other nation, will
surely ,pay the penalty of continued
wrong -doing, 2: 6-16. For, Amos de-
clared, Israel's peculiar privilege and
honor as a chosen people involved a
heavier obligation and a certain visi-
tation of punishment, see 3: 1-2, and
compare 9: 7.
III. 'HIS PLEADING WITH ISRAEL, 4:4-
13; 5:1-27.
Amos bas seen the elaborate cere-
monial cf worship at Bethel and how
little it has to do with righteousness.
Ironically he bids the people to "come
to Bethel and transgress; to Gilgal
and multiply transgression." He re-
calls tragic events of the recent past
which should have led them to repent-
ance, but by which they have not
profited. A greater calamity is com-
ing in which they will meet their
offended God. But even y..t destruc-
tion may be averted. He pleads with
them to turn from iniquity and to seek
the Lord, 5: 1-15. In one of the finest
passages of prophecv he represents
the Lord as rejecting time ritual of
sacrifice, feast, and song, and as say-
ing, "Let justice roll down as waters,
and righteousn-::s as a mighty
stream."
I. AMOS THE MAN, 1:1; 3:1-8; 7:10-15.
Very little is told us of the prophet's
early life. The historical ,situation is
that of the first half of the eighth
century, about B.C. 700-750.
'75 There had been a period of coin -
75 partitive peace after the long drawn
out Syrian wars of the previottt
es tury, tury, and the two little kingdoms of
int Israel and Judah were fairly prosper -
40 ,mus Israel had never before been as
rich and powerful. But with grow-
ing wealth went pride and cruelty,
drunkenness ...nd crime, oppression
and enslavement of the poor. All this
Amos saw and hated. Though a man
of Judah, he carried his stirring mes-
sages of warning and denunciation to
the people of the northern kingdom,
to the great sanetueries of Bethel and
Samaria•with their throngs of holiday
makers, and worshipers. Very simply
he makes it clear, in a number of chal-
lenging questions (3: 1-8), that his
right to speak comes to hint from the
compelling voice of God. "The lion
hath roared, who will not fear? the
Lord God hath spoken, who can but
prophesy?" Compare 7: 14-15.
Total for the day 1200c
.A. few common baking ingredients
n calories are: 1 cup sugar 840; 1 cup
whole milk 100; 1 cup flour, graham
r white, 460.
Recipes
Baked Bananas, 750 Calories -
1 -6-1250.
(Bananas baked are very easily di-
gested) .
6 bananas itsp. brown sugar
1 tblsp. butter 2 tblsp. water
Peel bananas and place whole on
greased fiat dish. Spread with rest of
butter ,sprinkle with sugar, add water
and bake 30 minutes, till they are
brown. A little lemon juice is good.
If baked in skins do not add any-
thing else. The skins pop open. Serve
skins and all.
Melba Toast, 1 Slice, 50c
(Very digestible, which counts less
than bread).
Cut bread quite thin, lay slices in
fairly hot oven, dry out and allow to
become a delicate brown. Burns easily.
This can be kept and warmed up just
before using.
Uncooked Salad Dressing
(1 medium tblsp,:-100 calories)
1 can sweetened condensed milk 1600
80
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30
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1 egg
1 tsp. mustard or more
Salt
Mineral Oil, 3� cup
1 tblsp. vinegar
Juice of 1 lemon
Put vinegar lemon juice and mus-
tard smoothed in juice into sealer. Add
slightly beaten egg and condensed
milk and as much mineral oil as you
wish, also seasoning, and close jar
tight. Shake till well mixed. When
using add cream if desired. When
using acid cream if desired Will keep
indefinitely in cool place.
What New York
Is Wearing
BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON
II. HIS MESSAGE TO THE NATIONS, 1:2
to 2:16.
We may imagine this first speech of
Antos to have been delivered at Bethol,
and quite possibl,,r all his speeches at
the same sanctuary. Under the pat-
ronage of the king, the sanctuary at
Bethel had become rich, and its priest-
hood powerful but corrupt. It was a
dangerous place in which to speak
boldly against the evils of the time.
Amos began tactfully by denouncing
the crimes of the nations round about
—Damascus, the Syrian capital;
Gaza, chief city of the Philistines;
Tyre, mistress of the western sea; the
slave trading Edomites, with their
never -ceasing enmity against their
kinsfolk of Judah and Israel; and
Ammon and Moab, guilty of revolting
and horrible barbarities in war. All
these he accuses of crimes against the
common laws of humanity, and warns
that a terrible punishment is coining
which the Lord will not turn away
from then.
In particular and at greater length
he dwells upon the sins of the people
to whom he is speaking—their heart-
less enslaving of the poor, their crimes
against justice as well as against
common decency, their disregard of
the ancient laws. For a paltry debt,
a piece of silver or the price of a pair
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...he Horse's. Prayer
To thee, my master, I offer my
prayer:
Feed me, water and care for me,
and when the day's work is done pro-
vide me with. shelter, a clear, dry bed,
and a stall wide enough for me to
lie dowu in comfort, Talk to me—
your voice often means as ihuch to
me as the reins. Pet me sometimes,
that I may serve you the more gladly
and learn to love you. Do not jerk
the reins, and do not whip me when
going up hill; never strike, beat or
kick me when I do not understand
what you mean, but give me a chanee
to understand you. Watch me, and if
I fail to do your bidding see if some-
thing is not wrong with my harness
or feet. Examine my teeth when I
do not eat; I may have an ulcerated
tooth, and that, you know, is very
painful. '-Do not tie any head in au
unnatural position, or take away my
best defense against flies or mos-
quitoes 'by cutting off my tail. And
finally, 0, my master, when my use-
ful strength is gone, do not turn and
out to starve and freeze or sell me
to some cruel owner to be slowly tor-
tured and starved to death, but do
thou, my master, take my life in the
kindest way, and your God will re-
ward you here and hereafter, You
niay not consider me irreverent if I syr giving number and size of sac
ask you this in the name of Him who pa
as you want. Enclose 20e in
vas born in a stable. Amen.—Hn stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
mane Pleader.
ustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur-
nished With Every Pattern
Japanese x °is
Doomed at Birth
Superstition Attaching to
Year of Horse to be
Combatted
Tokio,--Marriage. Young University
graduate wishes to marry girl born in
the Year of the Horse.
This sort of advertisement is becalm'
ing more common in the Japanese
newspapers. It means that the adver-
tiser wants as his spouse a woman.
who is deceitful and fickle, and who
will send him to an early grave, A.
girl born in the Year •of the Horse'
brings nothing bt woe to her family
and her husband—if she is lucky
enough to wed.
A society of youths was recently
formed in Tokio to combat this super-
stition, and the membera of it could
think of no better way of giving the
lie to the myth than by being happily
married.
But there are many other educated
young men who would sooner commit'
suicide than marry a Horse Woman.
And there are Many horse Women
who do not commit suicide.
"Cruel Society"
The present year is the Year of the
Horse, Ilene the revival of interest
and a new crop of suicides. A girl
found on Kamakura Beach, not many
yards from the famous huge image of
Buddha, had pinned on her kimono a
note which said:
"Itinoe-uma may be superstition,
but to me it is real, 0 cruel society.
Others like, me are destined to go
through the same agony.
In Japan the years run in cycles,
There is the Year of the Horse, fol•
lowed by the Years of the Sheep, the
Rabbit, the Dragon, the Bird, the Dog,
the Rat, the Tiger, the Monkey, the
Snake, the Boar, and the Cow.
Every fifth Horse Year — or every,
sixty years—is Hinoe-uma, the myth
which condemns the unlucky girls
born in it arising from the legend of a
Daimy o's horse which trampled its .
mates to death.
The present generation of Hinoe'
uma girls are now turning 25 an ago
at which they are losing their pros-
pects of marriage, To a Japanese girl
marriage is everything: death or re-
treat to a convent are the only alter-
natives to the vast majority of Iiiuoe-
uma girls,
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An unusually smart model of
novelty dotted crepe Bilk in sweet
olive green shade.
You'll like the intricacy of the way
the circular flare is handled. The
back and the side -fronts of the fitted
bodice extend into circular fulness.
The back hem is slightly dipped.
The flared sleeve are refreshingly
youthful.
Style No. 25.15 may be had in sizes
16, 18 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches
bust.
it's perfectly stunning in black and
white chiffon.
Printed chiffon voile of blue -violet
colouring, coral red crepe de chine,
angel blue chiffon and parrot green
crepe silk are equally smart ideas for
its development.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS
Write your name and address plain -
A centenarian died the other day af-
ter seeing a motor car for the first
time. Evidently he didn't see it soon
enough.
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
Britain is to have bigger airships
and larger oeeangoiug liners.
Soap Jelly
As a rule, housewives prefer to
make their own soap jelly from a re-
cognized good soap, but many do not
know the procedure. The following
recipe will be found useful.
Cut into thin flakes one pouud of
yellow soap and turn into a sauce-
pan, pour on a pint of cold water,
and put this on the fire to dissolve.
Let the soap cook slowly until clear,
remembering that if not watched it
may boil over very quickly. One
pound of this soap jelly will be suf•
ficent to lather between five and six
gallons of water.
This is an excellent way of dis-
posing of the odd pieces of soap which'
accumulate in large households.
" S1•hy do you insist that fancy b tth
ing suits ought to be encouraged?'
"Because, they tend to prevent leo-,
pie from going into the water, where
they might be drowned."
A woman who did not understand
the language of business went into the
Bank of England and asked to consult
someone about her war loan holding.'
The clerk to whom she talked itap-
pened to be rather a grave person. He
inquired: "Is it a case of conversion
er redemption, madam?" "Conversion?
Redemption?" faltered the woman.
"Er—pardon me, is this the Battik of
England or the Church of England?"
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