The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-30
THE WASTE OF 2
Why We should Take Better Car. Of Dur
selves.

PROM ib~ New YORK Tim--
\ h~otcl-ke"pcr past the middle = 81
life. If long experience. and who had
quite acute powers Of observation IN ~.
gard 10 the physique If hi. guest. VA
quite positive that there had been de-
yelopcd Of late q better form If woIn.n
kind. - knowof NJ reason 10 accom-,
for this improvement >aii he, than
by advancing the idea that woman AMI
girls are better fed. / mis-. those stoop-
ing. wan-faced women aud girl> OF
former times who hal nO stamina. Once
they were in Ia" majority. Delicate
hands and feet were. If course. To- To-.
found, but II vas 10 bc accompanied
with dropping head, n" breadth IF chest,
and general debility. | DO not know II
il arises ~ much on account If more rN-
c~rci-". but rather from the fact that food.
such a. women use. j. better cooked and
mo- plcniifully given Ia them than in
the time "f our mothers and grand
mothers. There used to be- an old flash
toned school which WAS founded ON
stinting. II was unladylikc for a Girl 10
eat "A hearty meal. Our sisters used L.
bee half starved. Craving for that solid
food which WAS absolutely necessary for
growing girls were satisfied with cups Of
tea or thin slices IF bread and butter on
which a little preserves had been spread.
Now, YOU may think hut little Of my cx-
pcTicuCc. but "A Sca-,il. resort i cN-
actly the place where "A fair Judgment
can be formed ~ To size, weight and
general appearance Of our women. 1
am quite positive that if you were able
10 weigh the women and girls
who are walking on this yeranda or
un the sands, and had "A record of tn.
weights of their mothers AT the same
age. there would bc An increase TODAY
of from 10 Ia ID per cent. quite >Iffi-
cicnt to add immensely 10 the personal
appearance If our lOu NAV
SAY that | am an interested party, be
cause feed my guests a well a. | can.
and that a better class of people fire.
quent my house, but the observations |
have the honor of entertaining Won with
are general, and apply Ia the great ma
jurity "f women ! meet in the streets of
New York. W. have no better food A.
Ia quality, but ! believe it i the prrpa-
ration IF If which has made the chan~c.
There i no c"untrv in the world where
the necessity of good. well cooked food
i greater than in the United States.
Th" changes in our climate are terrible.
and the veal and tear on the human
frame i immense. Perhaps, nowhere
else, IN any great city If the woIl III i the
stress ON human brains - great a. in
New York. Ii l. miraculous Ia think
how, fifty years ago, men or womcn got
along AT all. and preserved their facul-
ties, with the bad system Of fccdin" they
had then. But if | believe | can apprr-
ciate better physical condition in the
city, | can not say the same for the
country. The country i still pic-fcd and
fryin"-pan fed; it rcvcl> in clammv
paste, sticky dough. ovcrdone meat. IT,
n"rcS a rare brnilcd bccf>tcak. i utterly
ignorant of soup, and destroys it,
digestion 10y clogging the stomach with
bac"n-fat. Ii i worse in New England
than in the Middle States. Ii i not
poverty that does it. hut the want If
Judgment III the selection If food and
ignorance in preparing il. These en-
GENDER long. lantern jaws, pallid conf
plcNionS. and >lah>idcdne>> in men and
women. Feed Il man and a wonan
through a ~half-ccntury ON indi~c>tiblc
food. and their offspring will show the
effects of it. Ii l. n"t the physique
which l. only undermined. hut the mem
tai qualities are dwarfcd. We don't
want ~ovcr-nervous men and women, all
tin@ling brain and no massive Drawn.
Such traits give birth 10 all kinds of
queer i>ms. You find me n well fed
people who follow those wild religious
tenct>, which ended in such a fearful
tragedy a. took place in New England
this year. That horrible thing came As
straight down,aS could be- from a cen
fury nf bad food and abnormal ,lires-
tions. People don't look at food in the
right way. Most especially do profes-
>ional people, those who work the hard
est often adopt an aSccticism which Is
fatal Ia them. The thing we all want
Is staying power 1t Is tr1Ie, WE
Americans accomplish a great deal
in 4 maryelou>ly short period of
time. but the fact i. we use
ourselves up in doing it. We don't >tav.
Your LAWYER. your doctor, your profe>-
>"r. more especially the first two. too
a - W Ait Iiltf>l UtlIpIIUutIt bl iii
extremes. That Stimulant which good.
well cooked food. and plenty of it, would
afford them they do not think about.
The great waste that is ALWAYS pulling
them To pieces they make up for too
often 10y drink. This works for a time
with fearful rapiditv. keeping the ma
chine a-going in triple fast time. but ii
then - grindS ont the cog-wheelS.
Your professor plod>, il * true. and max
not require. apparently, the same prim-
in-. hut still he ncglects his stomach.
and il proud of such neglect. Ii i in
compatible. 50 he thinks, with the dig
nifty Of his calling TO stoop down tn the
wants and necessities Of men in lower
occupation. He bolts 4 little bad food,
and is supremacy ignorant or indifferent
whether he Is feeding on baked or boilei
NEST. Now. how stupid il is for A man
of science. who ought To understand the
first principles of 4 steam engine. To
fancy that any machine can work
without the necessary amount of good
fuel. \ professional person should
he temperate. but not abStemiouS;
when 4 man is giving himself away
parting all the time with his substance
why. teetotalism often dries him UP
and wither> him. Ii is good food with
a single glass IF sound Burgundy which
Is often the saving of 4 mans faculties.
and carries him through to future use
fulne>>. Great brains that do mighty
work. and keep on doing it. like Bis
mark, must be well fed. A man NAV
squirt along until he Is 81 or 10. and ac-
complish something. but if he is under
fed he stops then suddenly and goes all
10 pieces. He has used up half his life.
and the harvest Of his later wears he is
unable 10 reap If the question of
longevity We're studied. il would be
found that. As far as professional men
60. We will kill them up in the United
States with startling rapidity. 1t is all
driving, and no time 10 bait the beast.
Why do M doctors. lawyers. clergy
men and professors look at their COZ
leagues of the same calling abroad, and
follow their example in caring better for
the necessities of life3-
A real duel was lately fought at
PepinSter. Belgium. by Count de Veysv.
who Is noted for enormous wealth. and