The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-30
WHAT WE SHOULD EAT.
.,,r Pan, Dyspepsia and an Early
Grave,

c Baruch, of New York, formerly
c,mden S. c., furnishes the State
a of Health, of this State, of which
he is an honorary member and ex.
ssidens, very valuable article on the
',,o. and Prevention of Liver Com
III, among the rural and laboriBg pop
,;oo of South Carolina" which they
Liam in their recent report for 1881.
ia 50 much truth in what the
runl NJ. d. says, that we cannot re-
n from giving good portion of his
s;cle publicity through our columns,
IN The hope that it may have the effect
carving conviction to the minds of
readers, and Of bringing about q
noe in their food and the manner of
n,s,aration. After an elaborate in
ductiou, the Doctor says:
hold, as the result Of close study of
% .nbiect, that the chief causes of dys.
Ella or. as it is falsely called, "liyer
smnIaipt," among laboring men are:
Ist Improper food.
ID Improper preparation of food.
81. Rapid eating.
n life and maintain the heat-produc-
q force generating, and nutritivo func-
2Sns Of the body. These various fIinc-
ms must be greatly modified by the
rroundings of the person. Hence man
d been taught by experience and OBJ
rvation to choose such articles of diet
I would best conduce to the proper and
faithful performance Of his functions.
i'm warm climates, viz, from 800 to $50
4 each side of the equator, vegetable
Cd in some shape predominates as the
sincpal food of the people. AS we go
ayond these attitudes, we find that the
Soportion Of animal food is increased,
5til we reach the frigid zones, and here
] find people subsisting chiefly on fish,
ssh and oil.
What is the diet I the laboring men
the South? DR.. Bell says that "our
len in America consume as much animal
od in day as would support three
boring men in Europe. A man at har-
,st time consumes in three meals as
uch nutrimcnt as would constitute lux
|ious living for eight East Indians or
hinese." The bill of fare of the aver
e Southern laborer, is Hog and HON.
Iy," sometimes aided by collards. The
meness Of this diet Of bread aliI meat
Objectionable; while the laboring man
health relishes his food at all times,
5 body cannot be maintained in q high
gree Of integrity by diet so devoid of
lriety. Especially obnoxious is the
eat consumption Of salted and smoked
eat. Science teaches that the process
sailing diminishes the nutritive value
all meats. 1t has been demonstrated
at q large proportion of the nutrient
ements OF picked meat is found in the
1t or its solution. "Not only does the
says DR.. Parry, (which en-
es, cause the infiltrating liquid to be
iven out, but the liquetied salt tends
rther to draw out its diHusibie organic
d saline constituents" The great
enlist, Liebig, to whom agriculture
fes so much, estimates the loss of nu-
tive value as amounting to one-half.
oaking aalted meats" he says, "re-
'Ses its saltness, but cannot of course
store the nutritive principles that have
en- lost. From experience it has been
Ind that salted and dried meat cannot
used continuously for q heightened
notd, without impairing the health"
INK Of it, you not only pay for the
lgM Of the salt in the meat, but you aJ-
a!ely pay the salt for stealing away one
I, Of the nutritire raluc of the meat.
This is subject for gravo considera-
n, and Ue may we'll ponder over it,
q sees remedy. There is no specu-
ION, no guess work, in the matter. l
'e stated the result Of actual expert
nt oy the most competent chemist of
age, and by man who has saved the
mer millions by his suggestions. Is it
% wondered at, that the peasantry of
South cannot compare favorably with
peasantry of other civilized countries
physical development and robust ap-
rance, when we find that one. half of
1000 the former eat is worthless. so
as It's nutritive qualities go7
VOW, what is the remedy? 1t NAV be
q oy some that salted meat is an
quite necessity, that il is cheap, con.
lent, easily cooked, and quickly eaten.
40 not pretend to advise the entire
lltlon of salted meats. On the con.
y, as an element of mixed diet.
cn, l hold, is essential to the pre-.
.alion OF health, it holds an important
20; | grant that it is convenient
!, out deny that it is cheap, in com-
son with fresh meat, eggs, cheese and
ef articles, which furnish, for the
% pTlce, larger amount of absolute
,.nre substance. That its capability of
= = aa easily cooked and quickly eaten, is
| will endeavor to disproye
mother portion of this paper.
!or is it an absolute necessity to our
pie TO depend upon salted meats as
= cnlef diet. The sheep and goat,
fo. A"stoib Cau Ue TeaTeu au-
'Iseousiy In all parts Of the South,
oeei also, by concert of action, be
10 frequent article of food by far
!. s. The pig also furnishes a whole
;iooa, when thoroughly cooked and
.oiaea with vegetables. Mutton, kid,
, pork and poultry should abound on
I.a! farms, not alone supplying
la!tt:er, but also furnishing the towns
eiiiea goodly stock of sustenance.
sea not here dwell upon the best
soas ! Us for obtaining, rearing and util-
.he animals which furnish these
'.es '0 OF food; every well-informed
'er , understands this subject. But I
q * 70 impress upon him the enormous
.ns that would accrue to the health
10 ,s community from greater attention
y :: rearing OF animals for fresh meat
'aes. Even if the latter were more
,, :! it would be vastly cheaper for him
'.Aih them than spend his money for
M Dts and apothecaries' bills. Aside,
eiore, from the absolute economic
. resulting from the raising of fresh
: and thus saving the outlay for
meata which ,1rn,oc -. ,,o,,,ral