Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-30
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| Itmaybe d Ihumiiiating reflection TO
man, who Justly Pfides hiF1self, on itns !,.s
master OF the elen,ents,-apd on thengod7
| flke liissibiiitiss Of hisnature, that after
all, W bat he is depends, to great extent,
opsv hath q eats, yet " isjusta as ,tTpe fias
| II is that, Without eating, he will SIP b
Short time, BECOME a macs ofcorruptiop
Xetshs idea ofany system Of philosophy
| appiyinglto the FREQUENT act of eating
Viii "a * most of our, readerslas some
thing hew-al Nevertheless VIII the eTT
cepti0n Of the spiritual mature, which,
being, a creation of the Divine Spirit,
may have miraculous aid to lift it above
the most depressing gYinfipencesTwha
man is'depends upon wbAthe eats.
The intelligent farmer adapts the dress
ing OF his lands. the requirements of
the crop which he desires TO raise upon
it. SO soon as she finds that, bis fields
will pet pEQdluee wheat, he knows that
tire elesbeiftst the s0ifAwh ich ardeneeded
for wheat are wanting; he supplies these,
and is sure, of n good crop, If he lack
the,ihteilicence which wonld lead to the
adoptions of siich measures, he will, very
probably, apply dressing at random, on
such as q nsighbor, working entirely diff
fereflt iand has found ieflicacious, iand
will, very likely, hit upon that of which
his soil has already superabundance,
and, which is, therefore Injurious. 1t is
thus that most of US nourisb the body
the soil whence spring all over capabili-
ties of ekternalS aetion. - = & A4n
,fns;natvral nditiof1 of life, with the
tastes unperverted, each person would
crave Just such food rs was at the time,
beat adapted to his needs; but among
civilized peoples there are few nataral
instincts; perversion of taste has begun
in the cradle, and has been continued
through Subsequent life, andlt becomes
necessary TO apply the discoveries OF sci
ence, or to suffer the consequences which
never fail to visit the inffaetion Of the
laws of our being. W 49, a . a
Ina work bearing the title which gwe
have adopted as the subject ofthisaiticle,
| DIR. Albert j. Bellows has a imedyto add
| to the information OF the people ON u
subject which, if the aheye views be.cor-
rect, is OF great moment. This work is
published in a iieat form by Messrs.
| Hufd Il IIoughton, and may be read to
advantage by all WHO choose, 70 n avail
themselves Of the means of knowledge
which lie within their reach. p, -
Oneef theggreatest blundersy accord
I ing TO DIR. Bellows, is the manner in
which we prepare our grain for use. Uhe
nitrates are necessary for the Creation of
supply ing tile waste caused by their ruse; /;
vet from the -four which is-cOinm6ply
used nehrly all these elements have been
removed for the,sake of securing white
mess. ,..t3tLtlCi 4i-iLl1f ,SW o. T.
ut is estimated TINT ninety-fve per
cent. Of bread Used in Boston is made of
wheat Hour, otit'of which has been taken,
by the process of grinding and bolting,
all butabout Eve per cent. of,its MUSCLE
making and life-supporting elements, so
that fifteen barrels are required to FUR
nlslt rs many OF these elements as one
barrel of unboaited wheat-meal. 80. &.
THE nitrates md phosphatesare insernr
able by mechanical means, being bound
together by gluten, of which it Is mostly
composed, while the carbdnates, being
lfnostiyi starch, which M granular and
loosely adherent, is easily separated from
tho gIutinous crust by the processi yol
grinding and boltng. ! In making su-
pcfiins honr, twenty -tiye per cent. u the
meal goes off in the sitting, OF which
fiitpeAlAper ceift. :is Of the hitrs,tes and
ii,tpsphs tss, and ten per cent. o, ,carbto2p
ates. s2nqjs1Fcf .fsy olll
''DieaA thus mndefrom good superfine
NfoutVis only negatively dslstsrhjds
; having lost its food for musclesAnd brains;
: and is need not, therefore, lie discardedi
st the same meal these clements are
Supplied In lean meat, fish, or cheese, OF
other food containing similar elements
butifenten with butlteror sugar oiily, and
nothing else, would soon make of us
bloated and stupid idiots.
IAN intelligent farmer knows how 10
feed his land, his horses, his cattle, and
hia pigs; but not how To feed his chill.
l1dren. 7Ile Knows tiint fine flour Is not
good for pigs, and he gives them the
whole OF the grain, or perhaps takes Out
the bran and coarse part, which contain
food for muscles and brains, and gives
them to his pigs, while the fine flour,
which contains neither food for brain or
muscle, he gives TO his children. lie
separates also the milk, and gives his
pigs the skim-milk and buttermilk, in
which are found all the elements for
muscle and BRAIN and gives his children
the butter, which only heats them and
makes them inuctive, without furnishing
particle of the nutriment which they
need"
But man IL designed to be an intellect
,uallysas-well as a muscularly active. be-
ing. aud pnly. rs be is s,ch docs he Vim
dictate his manhood. God, in his provi-
dence, has 80 distributed the elements OF
nutritionTthrough the articles designed
for lfissubsisLance, rs 10 supply all the
wants OF the body, but man. in his wis
y dom, carefully yIemoved from the "stati
3 flile . those elements which tend Ia
= make life worthy. .HuBlJ JJtIn0atiu,H
"I'hat mental and nervous power Ia
dependent on food, Is an idea that may
at first strike the mind as absurd, and
unworthy oflhvestlgatlon; = but the same
. process that proves muscles "a bedepend'
! ent for development and yigor and healh
OIL food containing nitrogen proves the
7 brain and nerves to be,dependant for the
development and health and the vigorous
exercise Of their functions on food con.
tanning phosphorus. The same laws ap
,, ply To the brain as to the muscular sys.
tenn, and as the muscles can be trained
, aud their power developed by apppropri
ate food ~ well rs appropriate exercise
so the brains of our children may be de.
veloped in the dlning-room us well as IN
the school-room-the caterer and cook
being important apxiliaries to the school
mHsler.h
The principles here only limited at may
I be made useful in adapting ones food u
ones work, and in correcting abnorma
J tendencies In children. The child O
, precoclous brain will DO found TO crav,
! food In which brain food or phosphorus
! abounds--such rs fish, lean meats, peas
! beans, etc. by giving instead coolnj
d fruits, and vegetables, with other article
= containing carbonaceous elements, th
Q undue mental development may b,
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