The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-09-08
oMNNoRous NATURE OF MAN.

As the physicsi constitution ol his fam
aabes mao 10 occupy evr > varie'y oi climate,
.sii md suos,ion, II follow, OF necessity thnt
must be omniYoFous, tha, ia, capable ofde
wing sufcien nou'ishmsnt and support f'om
e." kinds ot food The power OF living in vs.
us situations would be rendered n0gsiO'y
~ 'rn,lic,ion &c one hind oi diet.
IL wss the design % Nature, tha, the dfcary
wastes o. Lapispd, lhe naked and barren shores
& tho ley Sea, the ice.bound coasts oi Gleen
,srd and Lab sdos, and the iris sbtiui deserts OF
T,e'rs del Fuego, should no, be LETT en;iisiy
uninhsbtsd, il ia impossible TO suppcsr ,bai
eiihet q vegetable os even mi2ed diet Is ne
ee,ssry TO humsn subsis,ence. How coGtd
voots, irois, or nthsr vegstsSs Productions,
be procured, where the bosom u he es',h as
closed the greater pert OF the year, snd It's Sur
face either covered with many feet OF snow,
or. ,endeted impsnsusb!e by Frost OF equal
death Experience shows Us that the con
slant use Of snina' food aone 10 81 pstutal
and Wholesome 10 the E,klmsux, he Samoi-
des, the inhabitants OF Tefrs del FuegO, &c.
IS the most CAREFUL sdmlxtpse OF animal md
vegetable die, 10 TO u We even find hat
ibe Russians, who wipter on Novs Zsmbis,
ore obliged TO initiate ,he Ssmo;des. by drink.
inc he,h rsio.deet blood, and es!ing saa
Gesh, in order to preserve theif health. D..
Akin informs Us that these pfsciiscs were
found most conductive 10 health In those high
northe n iatitudes. Hence, we shsl be loss
surprised a, fading men 10 certain situations,
living end enjoying heshh on what see o, to be
the mos, fithy and disgusting objects. The
CreenIsndst, and the intS Ntant of 'he Arch
pclsgo, between northeastern hsi, and no,ih
western America, cat the whale, often withou,
waiting lor cookery The former bury q seal
when they calch one, under tho grass in sum.
me,, aud the snow 10 w,n,e', and eat tho half
frozen, half purid f1csn, with - keen relish
ss he Europsso hods IN his sseates dsinliss.
They dripk the blood OF the zeal whiIe warm,
and esl dried herring nois,oned with whale
oil.
In the iortid zone, on the contrary, circum
stances are very un!avorebie 10 raising and
supporting ,hosc hocks and herds OF domesti.
cssd snimsis which would be necessary to
supply he numerous population with snims
food. The numbcr, Soreness and sueng,h
of beas'. Of prey, the periodical alterations Of
rains end inuods,ons, with the long continued
opetstioDs of . vertical sun, whose di'ec, rsys
dIav op all sueculsni segetsblc' aHd eli fluids,
ase tho principal and insufmounabie oosis
cles. The deficient supply OF hesh is mos,
sbundsnsly compensated by numerous and w.
lusble preseo,s; by the cocoa nut tho plan
tais, the bsnsns, the ssgo tree; By tho po
ta,oe, pam, cassavs, and Other roots /; by maize,
rice, end niliei and by on infinite diversity
Of cooling aud refreshing fruits. BY these
precious gifs, nature has pointed on, 10 the
natives OF bot climates the most suitable
KIDD OF noufshment here, accordingly,
vegetable diet 10 found most grateful and ss
dubious, and animal food much leo whole.
some.
In the temperate regions Of the globe, all
tiods OF animal food can be easily procured,
and oeGly oil descriptions Of grain, roofs,
nit, spd other vege,sbie mstisrs; snd whsu
taken in moderation, eli sao'd Wholesome
nouiishment.