Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09

DIR. Page sends an account Of experi
ments made 10 show that one meal
q day is enough for man: 5. n 3,
IS years old, resolved to adopt the one
meal system. aud did SO, leaving on
meat and all condiments, as salt and
pepper, ard eating chiefly wheatmeal
bread and fruit. the bread made from
unsifted meal and mixed with water on
iy, no salt OF bread raising devlces-un-
leavened bIead Within seven months
his weight increased from 145 pounds
to 40 pounds, and his strength OF both
booy and mind had increased IN pro-
portion. His labor had been severe;
he IS a maclnnlst and an inventor, work
ing ten boUrs every day, and dong a
good deal of very practical and protiia-
ble thinking at the same tine. 1t Is
now full year since he came to one
meal, and the weight gained has been
maintained aud his health is perfect.
During the last winter, for the purpose
of testing tie sufliciency Of one meal
OF pure food for the most trying labor,
he worked IL AN non foundry for three
months, and Notwithstanding the eX-
treme and frequent changes OF temper
ature incident to the work, on, cold
mornings with the mercury below zero,
and in the afternoons at l2O degrees
above, and ali hands sweating Ike
rain, he had not cold during the Will
ter, and was the only emplOye thus ex-
empt. He had formerly been SUBJECT
to fire luent attacks OF the above 0lse-
ase. HIS daily ration consists OF FIX to
nlne ounces (accordlng 10 iabof) oi
Graham -four, beside fruit to supply
all the liquid necessaTy-half a dozen
apples or their equivalent III other
fruit. He IS rarely Ihirsty, but some ,
times, If too little fruit Is taken at
meal time, he taxes a small draught OF
water III the course Of the day. Inls
meal Is taken at night after entire re
coveTy from fatigue, usually at about
I O'Clock During the month OF May,
1881, Just passed, he gained sixty hours,
or SIX fuli DAYS. WORKING extra hours al
his bench, sometimes working night
through to mid night, and tal1.ng his
breakfast, af1era short rest before re-
tiring. No man IN hls employ had
gained SO much time. He has occa
sIoually made a trial OF bolted houl
bread, out mas invariably experienced
a loss of weight and strength
My own experience goes lar TO prove
the efficiency Vi the above reg men fol
either the BRAN or muscle worker.
am now taking but one meal day, AM
strength IS maintained on about tour
teen ouAcs OF unleavened wheat meA
bread, 10 the masticauon OF whlcl
L devote sn h,m or So. l nno
that SIX cold gems, weighing fourteen
ounces, without either butter or milk,
chewed deliberately, and thoroughly
dissolved by the lucss OF the mouth
will suatain me much better than WheI
eaten warm with butter Or MIX, or botI
toy, tler added. and eaten as fast as one
naturally eats hot rolls or bread ano
butter Or mix. Considering the man
ner III y Elch people generally bolt ihen
food, 1t Is not stIange that large pro
portion u lttaIls OF digestion. Starchy
foods cannot be transformed INTO pure
blood entire, except as lar As tine change
Is begun IL the mouth.
Untl a lew months ago L took my
food II the morning, buT L find the
evening a better time. During the
oay the BRAN and muscles can NAV,
everything their own way, without III
terieimg or hIudering digestion, and al
evening, alter sufficient rest, there l.
perfect tranquility of booy and mlnd
and leisure 20 digest, L h1d never beeI
r good sleeper until adopted tins sys
temof diet.
People who eat several meals a day
do well to take tine last one early, ano
the lighter they make 1t the better; Dui
dyspeptics may rest assured that, ol IL
self considered. tne evening meal Is Dol
thecause Of their w8keIune=so or troubled
dreams. When / ate three meals da!
ot "A mixed dIet, 1 could not make tAt
last one hight enough to give complete
resi- at night; but now, when resteC
from my day labor, L can eat my full
vegetarian meal ANA sleep Ike Il well
fed babe.
i could give quite Iumber OF exam
piles ike the fore gong, OF oIe-Mealers
all tending to Prove the superiority o
vegetable over animal dlet, ana 81 tn
entire wheat over tie most selenuhcsll.
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