"Managing Ourselves" whs the subject of a talk given by Dr. Bernard Read at the Foreign Y.M.C.A. on Tuesday. Dr. Read presented his object under three headings, those of the body, the mind and the spirit Certain authorities ha Tell said, me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." The importance of nutrition had attracted world-wide attention in the last few years.
League of Nations had come tor-with a statement of th man being's minimum needs, w 9,439 calories a aay for a person al rest, 70 grammes of food protein, ample supplies of mineral salts, purticularly lime, iron and phosphor and also vitamins.
Immanuel Kant had once said that it was not lack of facts or of our understanding of "most situations which led men to leave them unchanged, but the tack of will and courage to do what they knew should be done. In answer to the question "What to' do' with the body?," he would say, be moderate, treat it well, and it would serve them well. Be sober, be chaste, and be as healthy as they could by the many good means provided by the YMCA. Dr. Read advised his listeners. not to worry too much about what they ate and drank and put on, for there were more important things in life. Their lungs, liver and kidneys would go on working. even if they fell fast asleep and forgot. them, though too much celebration might spoil a good digestion.
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