The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-18

were widely known. A gentleman once
took to eating wheat for his daily food.
/ do not know that he was actuated BY
economical motives. I believe he had
an idea that nncooked food was Natures
remedy and the most wholesome diet
he could End. But, however, he experi-
mented long enough TO find how it
would work BE found that BY com
mencing as soon as awake, and never
stopping be could just manage to chew
enough to keep even with appetite,
But you know there would always be
times when, constantly chewing was in
convenient. sometimes, if interested
in some other occupation, he would for
get. and, of course, that lost time could
never be regained, for with the best he
could do, he could but barely keep in
advance Of hunger. r-' :
He was a type-setter, and met with
considerable difficulty in keeping up his
usual rate Of speed in his work and the
necessary rate of speed in feeding him
self. He would lose time, putting his
hand In his pocket for each mouthful Of
wheat and come out thousand or SO
behind al the end of the day !; or if he
got intensely engaged with stick and
type he neglected to keep his mouth
regularly supplied and SO was hungrier
at night than when he commenced eat
ing In the morning. Still he might have
managed it and learned TO- time his
movements 80 as not to lose much
ground. in either case if he had Kept up
the experiment, and who knows what
a valuable. experience it might have
been to the world and employers gene.
rally. But the first Sunday evening
completely finished him. He, as usual
called ON his lady love, after putting in
the day most industriously, eating wheat
with the hope that few hours rest
would not make serious difference
Vain hope. He had always been in the
habit OF lingering in that blissful uncon
sciousness of the flight Of time habltual
to youthful hearts, till the "wee small
hours" crept upon them. How could he
tear himself away earlier, than usual
She would think he had ceased to love
her. How could she know that his
sighs, were the breathings of an empty
goneness about the stomach rather than
from the fullness of loving heart
How could she know that pangs of hun.
ger disturbed bis happiness? How could
she know that the shade on his brow
was one of chill despair as he thought
how impossible it would be ever to catch
up again in the astronomical race She
thought him pre-occupied -forgetful ol
her who loved him SO well. He, with a
dreadful thought of the morrow, felt un'
equal to the task of reassuring her and
so-sadly they parted.
His fears were realized. With his ut.
most endeavor he found 1t impossible tc
regain the grounds he had lost. Though
no moment found him without the nour'
ishing wheat in process of mastication
hunger gained on him aud by Thursday
evening he tainted from starvation
The next morning he breakfasted or
good steak, potatoes and coffee, and the
important experiment was at an end.
Still 1 think it a useful discovery.
Most workingmen need not stop six OF
seven hours in week to court young
lady. They might learn to be social
and jovial over a peck of wheat instead
of ice cream, lemonade or wine; what
ever the occupation it might be har-
moniously and Systematically united
with wheat-eating and much pleasure
as we'll as benefit be derived. Sewing
girls especially might profit by the dis
coyery, as wheat could be substituted for
gum and wheat is 80 cheap and plenty
too. 1t Is a pity if the masses do not
take kindly to this idea. Perhaps the
kindhearted people of the country might
forego the hoped for war, which is to use
up our oyerplus wheat and over-abun-
dance of idle men. Won'tsomebody take
this idea into serious consideration
LIZZIE M. SwANK.
CHICAGO, April 13.
Give Us Plain Language.
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