Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-03-31
THE CEREALS AS FOOD.

Wheat contains the fourteen elements
which constitute the human system: and
the proportion of muscle-makinv. heatpro
duclng, and brain and nerve producing ele-
ments are in about the average proportions
required in moderate weather, with moder-
ate exercise of bodily and mental faculties.
these elements being required in different
amounts, according to the emplovments oi
TIE lhhlVluual, and TO the temperature OF
the atmosphere. The man who is chop
ping wood in an atmosphere at zero, and he
VINO uses only his brain in a room at 70
degrees, consume very different clements in
very different proportions, and therefore
require very different elements of food
These fourteen elements are contained III
the whole grain or in unbolted flour, and
while Dread made from this flour, mixed
only with pure cold water, is undoubtedly
The more wholesome. we need not neces-
sarlly c0nfine ourselves to it as an article OF
food. In making supertine flour the food
for muscles aud brains is lost, but this loss
can be supplied by eating with bread made
from it. leal meat, fish, cheese, Or any other
food containing similar elements
Ihe f1our which contains the most gluten
or musce-making food, is not only the
most nourishing bat the most economical.
Gluten absorbs water, which causes Tie
paste to swell, and in this way housekeepers
can Judge OF the strength OF the flour and
when we consider that flour with the most
gluten is not only twenty-five per cent
more economical than that with the least
amount Of it, but that it is also sweeter and
more digestible in the same proportion, it
becomes matter of great importance TO be
able to judge of its richness in gluten
But let your bread be raised with Yeast. not
with soda. Mrs. Richards, who is connect
ed With the school of chemistry tor women,
IN Boston. says in her lecture upon Chem
istry in the Household words TO this effect:
'Saleratus is in itself an active poison
This poison is neutralized by acids, but it
the wives and mothers of our laiad were
aware that in all cases where not entirely
neutraized, it acts as destroyer upon the
inner coats or the stomach, causing dys-
pepsia and its train OF horrors, they would
Danish it as much as possible from their
kitchens. Cream of tartar and bicarbonate
OF soda should be purchased OF the drug
gist instead of the grocer; the soda should
be slfted before measuring, to remove the
Jumps. and the proportions of two spoons
of acid to one of soda should be very ac-
aIlf To off ., f,,J
fully as possible"
Next to wheat, rye is the best of the cere-
ais. 1t contains more heat producing, but
less of the muscle and brain producing ele-
ments than wheat, and the same is true of
Indian corn. Rhode Island "Johnny cake"
made without soda or eggs, with meat, fish
or eggs as an accompaniment, furnish
breakfast good enough tor a king, while rye
and Indian corn together make the whole
some and delicious brown bread of our
fathers time; very different article from
the bakers brown bread of the present
day.
Bnckwheat is inferior to wheat in its nu-
tritive elements; contains more heaters and
not halt the muscle and brain feeders. Eat
en- alone therefore it is not much better than
supertine flour, and requires beefsteak or
fish to give the necessary food.
Barley is rich in phosphates, but it can
not be made into light bread In the form
OF cakes and porridge it is a good brain
food, and pearl barley is good in sickness
when vitality is low,
Oatmeal is rich in food for muscles and
brains; and in one pint Of oatmeal Cruel
there is as much of muscle-making mater
ial as in five gills of unbolted meal cruel,
or in three quarts of fine flour Cruel.
Rice contains little nu triment. 1t helps
out meal with beeisteak, etc, and is good
in some cases of sickness, when the stomach
is weak and little nourishment is needed
american Miller.