The way to prevent constipation Is
to eat the right kind of food, drink
six or eight glasses of water a day,
acquire the right habits, breathe good
air and take some exercise.
The bran of whole grains, the flbbr
of fresh fruits and vegetables not only
contain precious, mineral salts and
vitamins, but this residue Is absolutely
necessary to prevent the terrible men
ace of constipation.
A. B.—ls It necessary that there
be some iron In every day's food
supply? Answer —Yes. The body re
quires only a small amount of iron
a day. but that small amount is es
sential. One experimenter has shown
that if young animals receive only as
much iron as adults they become
anemic.
Readers desiring personal answers to
their questions should send self-addressed
stamped envelopes to Dinah Day. care of
The Star
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Caviar and Tomato.
Make rounds of slices of toast, but
ter thinly and while hot lay on each
a slice of tomato one half an inch
thick. Before putting the tomato on
the toast scrape out carefully all the
soft part of the tomato, leaving a
cavity between each section Int«
These cavities put a mixture of caviar,
cooked egg yolk, lemon juice and cay
enne. Chop the whites very fine and’
put it in a mound in the center of'
the tomato, and in the center of th p
mound put a sprig of parsley. In
place of caviar, anchovy may be used
This is a good relish.
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