Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-08-07

WHEAT BREAD.-Our whole process of con-
verting wheat into Tread has, at almost every
step, violated the laws of nature and disregar-
ded her suggestions, and the reform must be
d fundamental one. Wheat is beyond all dis
pute, the most perfect article of human food
it being the only vegetable production yet
discovered that contains all the elements neces-
sary for the nourishment of the muscle, bones,
nerve tissue and brains in just the right pro-
portion. Beans, peas, Indian corn and the
other grains afford perfect nourshme MT for all
the organs but the brain, by which term is in
cluded the spinal marrow and the nerves that
branch from the brain, and identical in
composition with il, the whole being one sys-
tenn or set of organs. Now the pabulum Of the
brain is phosphorus, whose life-giving fire
thrills along the nerves, and whose light illu-
mes the chambers OF the mind-for could we
rightly understand the correspondence be-
tween the material and the spiritual we might
see that light in the Intellectual sense was
something more than mere figure of speech.
The wear OF the brain by study or any mental
effort throws off the phosphorus, which is
found with other waste matter in the urine
or other secretions. To keep the brain heal
thy and in working order the waste must be
restored by the use Of food containing pros
phorous, and that is wheat. 1t would seem
rs if wheat was made for brainfood, and man,
the only animal that works with his brain, is
the only consumer oft But by a strange ca
price the promptings of his intuition are over
ruled by his tastes, and in this particular in
stance to his great detriment. Nearly every
particle Of this brain nourishment PHOSPHORUS
Is found in the hull OF the wheat which when
separated from the -four for the sake OF merely
pleasing the eye with the sight Of white bread
carries with 1t all the superiority which wheat
prossesses over dozen other kinds Of cheap
er vegetables. In addition to this the mechan-
zeal action OF the bran on the internal organs
keeps them in healthy state, and supersedes
the necessity Of pills and other cathartcs
which many people are obliged to use habit
ually. This matter Of making -four Of the
whole wheat is well understood and approved
by every school of physicians, and through
their Recommendation to their patients, and
che teachings OF health journals, its use is be-
coming somewhat common, and wheat -four
a. IT is called is staple article in the markets.
Strong as the prejudice may be at first
against the brown, plebian looking Loaf, il will
vanish in most cases at the first taste, il the
bread is made from we'll ground wheat of
good quality, the sweet. fragrant, nutiy favor
commencing itself to every taste not wholly
vitiated. With wheat -four the complaints Of
heavy, sour and insipd bread would vanish
forever, as It is so light, owing to the feathery
particles ofthe hull which preyades it, that no
yeast or alkali Is necessary 10 raise il but it Is
when mixed with pure cold water alone abso-
lutely self-fising to greater extent than fine
flour can be rendered by yeast. Again no
less than thirteen per cent Of the hour IL sayed
by dispensing with yeast, as the fermentation
In its growth converts that proportion Of the
starch and sugar into alcohol. This is saved
OF course, by the use of an alksli and acid to
Beuerate cafbonic acid, but deleterious
neutral .salt is in every case left in the bread
tsrtrate OF soda, If cream Of tartar is used,