Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-06
Eating According to Rule.

the nail squarely when he enunciated
the following sentiments on the sub
ject of diet:
Eating is thing of prime impor-
lance in this world. Looked at in
merely a philosophical way, it is the
fuel that generates steam for the en-
CINE. The body unfed would, in a
day or two, be like a steamer without
coal, unable to turn the wheel, and
drifting helpless. Yet no one eats
with this thought in his mind, but
simply because he is hungry. For
thousands of years, men have eaten
without scientific motive, without
rational appreciation of the relations
of food to bone, nerve, muscle and
so on. The whole motive lay in the
the mouth. Men ate because it
tasted good! But, by and by, when
science shall have opened up the
matter properly, when We know just
the ingredients which the various
parts of the body need, we shall have
scientific bills of fare, in which
dishes will not be obscured in absurd
foreign names, but will be named
from their true uses. Then we shall
have BODYBUILDING, fat-producing,
nerve-replenishing, muscle-formins
dishes. The host will scorn the
days of ignorance when men asked
their guests to take beef or pudding.
To lean and cadaverous guest he
will: Let me fill up your tissue"
or my dear sir, your bones are
brittle, allow me to pass this COM
pound. Better bones were never
made than this produces. To some
exiguous scholar, thin and nervous,
the jolly host will say; "My dear
elbow, let me help you to brains.
What do you affect? This dish runs
strongly to poetry-or philosophy is
it? This has been found to be ad-
nirable. Why, sir, philosophy is
only food etherialized. 70 such a
nicely have we reduced the science
of cooking, that I can send bill to
my cook any day: Send up four
philosophers, two musicians, and
one poet and he will at once set
things a.stew, and in his skillet or
pan the hidden elements will begin
to hiss and sputter, that in a day or
two will come forth from brain as q
sonnet or madrisal, or a grave chap
ter of philosophy"
What an age that will be! Now a
man eats promiscuously. Often
when the preacher would be tender,
he in his ignorance has been feeding
combativeness! He fain would APP
peal to mems consciences, tut has
been eating food that breeds abstract
thought In the culinary millennium,
man and his cook, will be like twin
brothers. The lawyer will say:
"Give me a jury breakfast, Tom-an
average jury" and looking into his
new philosophical receipt book, his
dear Tom will find just the articles
required. The man will gain his
case, unless his opponent has bet
ter cook and was fed up to higher
pleading power. In that day intui-
ton will be subjec+ to order. The
right part being fed, it will be au,
ton.atically active. We shall nc
more hear about ragout" and
" chops, and &C steaks a la" this
that or the the other thing. The
comfts and custards and bon-bons
will give way to higher names indi
cative of mental powers. We shall
hear men say, "Do let me give yor
another spoonful of conscientia
Those speculations are very trying
and you need strength in the RICH,
spot"
" Lost the game? Why, yor
neglected yourself. Chess is sure
thing on this diet. Let me help yor
to IL little more
=" Don't my dear madam, don'1
touch that! not but that am willing
that you should have anything that
the house affords. But it is provok.
ing tothe temper. 1t is wonderful
what spirit it breeds. 1t is for timid
persons entirely"
All, me! what world of teaching
and trouble, and mistake, and blam.
ing, will be over with, when we car