(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
The diet of the Jews of Biblical days was called the most ideal of all times by Dr. Sherman L. Davis, professor of chemistry at Indiana University, in his address on dietetics before the American Dental Association convention held in Chicago.
“The American people,” he said, “should eat fifteen per cent more vegetables for luncheon and dinner. They should also eat much more of the dairy products. Probably the most ideal diet. a people had was that of the Jews of the Old Testament as they wandered through the land with their flocks.”
A drive for funds to erect a synagogue in Bristol, Va., is being conducted under the leadership of Joe Strauss. The site for the building has already been purchased.
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