Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-04-06

OF wheat to De bolted?n Ii the author OF
this invention could be discovered. many
] people at the present day would be dis
4 posed 10 canonize him as a saint, OF a
I beneiactor to the race. In searching for
J reasons and arguments tor separating
the one part OF wheat from the other 1t
would be stated that the flour OF wheat
made whier bread, tina: it is more agree
able TO the taste. mole inviting to the
taUcy and more beautiful to the eye.
Aud still another would add, that the
flour separated from tie hull would be
more nu,ricious, and tupply all the It's
sues OF animal life with their necessary
elements better than they could be sup
piled by the use OF the whole grain
In good natural unperverted taste
/ these reasons have no solid foundation.
They are simply error. Some fanatic
started them. and then, mankind first
uitied the di,coyerer. then endured the
impoSture. au finally embraced 1t
But let the error come from what scarce
10 may. and let its IN. guitudo reach IL
present towering heis h,. The common
sense OF he community should "a,
once couec, 10. NE error is far
greater than any on, would be IKE.
ly 90 comprehend. Without 4 careful
survey 90. the eNpe fence aud light
which science and observation have
thrown around il
/ Chemistry rgoyes tlai wheat has jii
ye.eu, elements OF nutrition /, has e,e-
mtu,s vi lime wh.c. enter into the
formation oi bone l, has also a small
portion OF gluten which enters into
muscle Il also has 4 lane amount Of
starch which support, respiration. and
is necessary tor yario,s organic opera
items Il IS plain. hat it az animal
consumes all these j Iereu; portions OF
whea, be supplies him ell in the natural
proportions, with all hose elements OF
nutrition which 20 tc The grOsth aud
repaiI OF his organs. IL Is plain also
that ii he separates The hull which con
tains the lime. from Ile gluten and the
starch he ,akes away AID excludes from
ihe ZONES the element, which are ALSO
iutely necessary Tor heir growth and
repair. Il is equally OBVIOUS also iha, il
The starch Is taken in,n The organization
alone, other organs aid tissues are fed
while the bones are in poverished
There may be some analogy between
preparing the wheat ior food and the
separation Of aIkaloids and active prop.
critics OF medicinal plants; but there is
no great article of foot which undergoes
such j process. Il would be about as
rational to separate IN apple into its
elements OF carbon. oxygen and hydro
gen, and serve itup 10 he community as
is the present mode Of serving up wheat
separated and bolted and saleratused
IS it now is. There RAY be somebody.
so refined. yet. as 10 d, mand that apples
be thus served
One of the results o, feeding the com.
munily on -four. instead of the whole
eal Of wheat has beell seen and felt Tor
number OF yeas; and was never per-
haps more obvious than il is now. II is
observed in children most. but is no
greater in them than are its effects in
manhood and age. Reference is had to
defective teeth and what are known as
fever sores or death Of bones The al.
most universal decay o teeth in children
is doubtless owing to The deficiency of
lime in their food Flour does not fur
nish this element Their food is largely
made Up Of flour. Fo this reason the
first teeth turn black. become carious and
are soon lost. The pc manenl teeth fol.
low in thesame beaten path. The bones
ia other parts are not nOurished. and
they follow the logic Unnatural law and
die or are half ted and are Smai weak aud
fragile and bend or bres OF refuse TO carry
the burden imposed upon them. Almost
I every farmer knows hat he must give
his colt shorts or bran or he will not
grow and be strong. 10 may not know,
that he thereby furnishes lime, and give
a chemical or physio ogical reason for
bis act But custom and observation
are as strong and as beneficial. in this
case.
The farmers. and e, erybody who are
DESTROYS OF Observing the laws of
health. in rearing up family OF children
should never buy another barrel OF flour.
They should buy and Sc the whole meal
OF wheat. or Graham meal, as il is often
called. Observation and science have
demonstrated the neces sity and the bene.
lit of this change. b. discarding -four
and using The whole meal instead, the
children who have bee nourished by the
latter ceased to have heir teeth decay.
and the teeth OF subsequent children re-
mained sound. Flour before many years
will only be found, or seen perhaps as
curiosity, and we ST all become wise
enough TO prepare this great staple as
God in nature designed, and as animal
| lite demands.