, 1880-04-07

s.al,co nll u1ong tho New England coast,
whcra tho tabln Ia literally supplied with
col, hatltloek and inlibl,t, eGls tlaMntcra,
aml sc.llpIhs, not to mention etntns, ,nnssuls,
mud oysters. tflera Ia 10 special intellect tt,
Blpnk Of. Saugus, Nantucket. CohasseL aftl
A1arb1chcad. wlcl, 1.-Two OIL fish, have pro-
tluccd no poets, no philosophers, no sayants,
l1o 1ovoflsts, no anything known to falne.
The population Ut Afntne lives Upon rel her
rings, hut where Is thu gigantic intellect That
should l,avo bccn evolved from tho plIos-
nl,orescent dict? Maine Inns produced two
Intcllects. ulaino's and Gall ltanl1ton's, but
neither of then, cnr attributg their brntns to
i'sh,--tho former having devoted himself to
tho roast bcet Of tho interior, and tho lattcr
to tho baked beanH and baked apples Of \
rural Massachusetts town for many long
years. Tho fishermen who spend their ltvcs
anlong fsh anil subsfst upon fish nre n0tctl
FOR c0lirnge, endurance, mid 1lnrtlfh0oh, but
not for intellect: arsl even these qualities arc
derived not from fish, bit from long battling
with w11tl md wave anl tic bong peiting Of
storms which lavU tongl,ened u,cm. III the
matter Of intellect fishermen ami seafnrlnY
men aro rs n rule inferior not only to
tito bccf.eating tlcntzens Of cities, but
to the ruraI farming population, which
subslsts largely upon vegetable dict,
not oven having tho advantage of
much nlcnt, except pork, which .lt-
bases tho intellect. If fish contain phosplo-
rus, Of course lnrgo fish would contain n
great deal Of phosphorus. Then how is It
that the Mississippi River negroes, who fare
snnaptuousfy upon colossal cntIlsli, have not
manifested n corresponding degree Of intel.
lnct? How iy 1t that tho EsQuImnux, who
liy0 upon wttntu and seal fat, nre tho most
stupid md stoltd of all peoples. when, II the
tlleory were true, they should be tlle most
highly intellectual people OIL earth? Re:
ycrs!ng the proposition, 1t would to MI easy
thing to demonstrate TINT all our great think
era and writer's nro bcct-eaters; thnt tl,oy nro
fond OF steaks nild chops, and TINT, II food
has anything tn tto with intellect, tho brain
power of tho country comes from tho OK md
tho sheep, mud not from fish. There
Is not Il restaurant In the country
whore bcefstcatl or roast beef is
not called for hundred times
to fish once. II food, therefore, las nry IN
ilnenco upon tho brain, tho intellectual
achievements of our people arc due to 1sent,
not tn fish. Tho entire theory, In point of
fact, WIS based Upon n fAllncy. Unqllcst!on-
nhly good healthy food l1olps to mike Il
sound body. and so,lnd body Is conducive
to sound mind, MI other things being even;
but the belief that my one article OF food
taken into tho stomach, which us rule III
I'LL invcterate foe Of tie brain, Is going to
llOurlsll the brafn, Is tile most supreme OF
f0lies, md Is only TO bo classel with tic long
catalog Of is,ns anl hobbies with which
tho human race is afflicted. AS It is now set
tlctl, lowuycr, that fish have no phosphorus
the community will have to look elsewhere
for that Desirable element OF bratn.nutrItiun.
Tho secret Of success we fancy will bo found
not III what special food Is put into tho
stomach, but In abstinence from the uaeces-
snry stuff Which Is forced upon TINT unfortu-
1late organ,