The Red Cloud chief., 1881-08-25

Some recent [ e. pom the uu'ritlye
value of fool have led To results which
10 not fUlly support the views of those
sanitary re.ormcrS who advocate ve@c-
table diet rs cheaper. less stimulating
and quite n nOuriSiing To the system
a animal fool. Whatevcj may be true
of tropical climates, il certainly Gems
that in the temperate zone 4 mixed diet
is far preferable To make this Gear
the results oil two experiments mav be
qlotel. rs follows: A man was given
l.0OO gramncS of potatoes. 2O1 Oi len
ills and 10 of breai. The average re-
salt of six days experimenting with
Tue above diet showed that 3j6 @rimmeS
of the solid matter Were digcStrd, rs
remaining intact; 2j6.S grammcs of
starch were djgestel. and 25.2 were
not; but of the heterogeneous matter,
which is supposed to be the most valua-
BILE of all tn the animal economy. only
3S.1 SrammeS had been assimiIatei.
leaving IA a waste. less than half the
quantity present being utilized. The
other experiment vas cOnductc |
upon the same subject with
animal food. lie was given
Il ulel tlI-i,LlilB - 'bs' 8flltlifsp VI lt.kii
beef. l2j OF pure fat. and A. OF tlOnr.
The result was that 2!l.S gramme. OF
the solid mater were dfgested. leaving
$50 u~udige,ted; but OF the nitrogenOus
matter ~ grammeS were assmilated,
leaving only l6.Y, and ot the fat only
~ grammes rema ned uudIgeSted.
Some other experiments have been
III ,de by RIbncr. VINO took more than
two pounds OF meat daily. and found
thai ali bu, % per cent. o. the asbu-
mi oIs matter was aSsimiiatel. and
that when twenty-one eggs were taken
daily only 30 per ent OF the albumen
remained undi gested The experiments
here cited are selected from a host of
others, all of which tend To- establish
the very superior nutritive va.ue OF
animal food. However. there is 10
doubt tha: the general health. physical
constitution and the circumstances OF
lie have great influence in determining
the kind o; food most suitable for the
individual. The main fact established
b. the above experiments l. that the
heterogeneous constituents, which are the
most nutritive elements o. food, are
more readily Obtained from animal than
from vegetable foods. as in the first in
stance cited. when So grammes were
assmilated from n yegeta lie d ct,
against . grammes from lean beef At
the same Il ne IL nav be said that the
system does not ALWAYS require so much
heterogeneous matter. The demand viii
depend upon the rapidity OF the waste
of tissue in the BODY. Probably those
who take considerable exercise. or WIZ
are engaged in hard ph sica! labor. re
Guire more nitrogen :han Others OF
sedentary habits. No arbitrary rule
can be laid down for u guidance in
this matter. and probably the best
guide OF all-certainly the most likely
10 be followed by the world in general
is experience. habit and desire We
have vet much 20 learn about TIE re'a-
tive value OF food stuis. and MANY
popular notions must be gwen up. 1t Is
generally SUPPOSED that brown b-eai
is more readily dgested than bread
from white -four. bur this opinion Is not
supported by the results OF experiments.
n. J.. Times
"A curious railway has been built TO
~ pt>>cl-ts bAafAE- IA @Ea
zerland. 10 the TOP % the plateau from
which the cascade of Glessbach falls in
to the lake. The road forms = steep
incline. on which two wagons ply, a.
tiched 10 an endless cable OF steel No
engine or other machinery is used 10
drive the cable. but IN place OF this 4
large tank is attached 10 each wagon.
which is alternately alled with water At
the upper station and emDtied when the
force of gravitation mas bronght Il totne
bottom of the slope; the same force
which carries down the full n serving
also 10 pill up the other. To save the
expense Of a double track an automatic
turnout is put in the middle Of the road.
the remainder of the line being nsed al
.terna,ely b. both cars. and IS these
cannot shift their relative positions On
the rope. there is no danger of Their
coming into collision