Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-24
Pie.
From the New York Evening Post

IL IS asserted that during our late civil
war the Union troops incurred great phys-
ical dangers from their love ot pie, than
from the bullets ofthe confederate soldiers
ANS aS>ei tioil, oi course, Implied no dIsre-
spect to the rebel bullets. Whenever one
oi them Int man fairly it killed him. But
unfortunately our soldiers were not deIiy-
eitd from pie when they were well guard.
ed from the southern sharpshooter. In
iact me former supplemented the latter in
tae work OF obstruction, aud was most eff
ectiVc Wien the men We're ia camp or ON n
hlalch through peaceful district OF couu-
Try. We arc not sure, however, that il WAS
not some times eaten ia the face OF the enc
my. The facility with which il can be eat
tn anywhere is one OF the most dangerous
characteristics OF pie.
senator SchurZ, IN his recent lecture in
.I'ls cty' took occasion to speak oi pie as
IL appeared IN the family circle. Ills re-
MARKS were not respectful. Ii is true thar
he limited hI- attention to the ''half-baked''
ana "soS.y varieties. but his cond"trna-
Ton was so hearty that we are Inclined 10
believe That he regards all pies as innutri
tflOus anU unWnolesune. liz. introduced
the subject Dy speaking OF one OF the prin-
c'pai .Hccts OF eating pie, namely dysprp-
sli. lie SAID that th> might fairly be cHIi
cu the national disease ul this Country IN,
social aspects oi dysprp,i, were then con-
sideied; but we need lot repeat all that A,
saId about The queru,ous habits and clrou-
ic iii-tcmper which the disease usually pro-
uuces. lie continued rs follow, -
- se.II.ys Il. va. tho ,,,,>ybc,In
IUro .ri'. .oou, II Is Impossible Ia saw l,n,
ialse poftior--nft tue ,ahnrfn Say no"
our country might be Kept in godnaI dnaIsses s. oi
IL only our wives Were once thoroughly
tauSht that soda biscuit and lIali-baked
ttt,f1
soua oiscuIt and sog"y pics are tile. stapl.
Vi isou "th large CLASSES of people"
ihsuliiclent exercise, or, what is the
same thiilS. over eating, is OF course /,
inuch Il cause OF dyspepsia as unwholeso,D.
iood' whether 1t COMES in the form of Die.
vi III some other form. But, without r. T. !
ereuce 10 this coordinate cause, Senator
ocnuiL mas not accused the soda biscuif'' !
anu the haif-bahed pie" uujustlv. A. ia
soua biscuits We shall leave the person.
VINO continue to use them to the tormenis
"hich tins article OF food is So well calcu- /
lated 10 produce. But pie is u different
thihS. IL crowns the feast ut every board
IN ea''iiS-houses, at railroad stations, in I
the hue hotels, on the tables OF both the
rich ana the poor it appears with uuaba.h
ed front. Ii is eaten not only at the rom
lar meals, but before and after meals ,,,l
oileh piece Is sandwiched between SAY :
'u@ Sood hiSht to the family and sayius
our prayers. The Massachusetts, san.
ooaru oi health, IA their annual REPORT for
io'o' assert as the result oil the most care
i"i investigation, that pies are eaten twice
uiy Dy most people in Massachusetts
ABOVE the age of live, and il a lunch
called Tor II Is generally pie and nothI,.
eise. country bakers often distribute t,ul,.
pes tiiah they do Ioaves OF bread. o.. the
ule' hst OF factory boarding-houses pies
occupy the most prominent and constant
piace. fies are the most constantly recur-
ring form OF food to the traveller throuub-
out the State" We cannot assert the same
thihS OF other states, on such an unoues
tiouaoie authority, because this line or in
'esliSation mas not been pursued in other
states. Inc poor stomach submits for a
iohg Tune without complaint. but the
strongest constitution at last breaks down
Ihen the children inherit not only th. nm.
petite for pie, but the weakness OF the SION.
ach which us excessive use invariably pro-
uuce. FINALLY, IN the third generation the
Srahdchildren inherit the dyspepsia along
WIN Tue family tastes and the family feat
ures
Even II pies were well made-that is il
sweet and Wholesome lat was always used
anu properly cooked. they could not be
eatei CONTINUOUSLY and excessively as in /
Lhls country with impunity. The reason
Tor this is succinctly given in the tollowiYg
paragraph which we quote from a hiuh /
medical authority - ;
All forms of TODD containing nitrogen ,
including the gluten OF tiour). are digest
~ III the stomach. Oils anu fats of every
Ailu pass Unchanged through the stomach
anu are dlStsted lower down in the ail |
hentary canal. The close incorporation
d the gluten with tn. fat in the process,
d roliing pastry (needful to make it liyht !
oy inclosihS the materials which will dis {
'end 1t when heat is applied)' renders the /
action or the gastric juice upon the mass {
exceedingly difficult. lt must. so to speak. |
PICK out from this close union the parts
"hich IL Is ntted TO reduce to form ready
OF absorption, ana let the remainder pass
)n." !
1t is not too much to say, when we con. /
'ider how universally pie is eaten in th;s /
country that it is the most injurious of all I
ne products of the American kitchen. 1
there are evils OF this excessive pie-eat- t
hx "hich are more remote. perhaps, than
dyspepsia, Out not less mischievous. Sin
IAN oiten De traced back to disease, and
mere Is some reason in the opinion that T
ertain kinds of sin are nothing more nor ,
e>s than peculiar manifestations OF certain Il
diseases An inefficient stomach may be j
he cause Of hypOchondria often narrows
nd sometimes destroys the sense of moral
Mitigation. The excessive use of iutoxi-
atlng liquors perhaps lis more intimately =
connected with these physical disorders / i
han we are willing TO admit. The late a
Governor Andrew of Massachusetts. in am q
rgument on ''The Errors of Prohibition y
'ice acutely said -
"A hard climate, much exposure, little
ariety in food, aud great want OF culinary a
Kill. few amusements, the absence OF lislit '
heerln. beverages, sense OF care and I
esponsioiiity cultivated intensely, and the U
OF ascetic and gloomy theories
I me- auty and providence-have. in
'me past. all combined to increase the r
eriis OF the people from the seductive t,
arcotic." 'S'''e !, n