Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-06-07
WHAT WE SHOULD EAT.
A Physicians Views on the Sub
ject of Proper Foods During the
Summer Season.

planned well-known physician OF
whom the question had been asked by
a reporter, ''arises from the waste ele-
ments when ought to be removed from
the blood by the liver in the form OF
bile. These are left in the blood and
accumulate in the tissues. They give
a muddy look to the complexion, a dull
color to the eyes and an unpleasant
taste TO the mouth"
"What is the cause OF biliousness?"
at arises principally from overeat-
ing and the consumption Of animal fats
that are difficult OF digestion. Meats
cont in large per cent OF albumen,
heterogeneous substance. and only from
two and one-half to three ounces OF it
should be taken into the system daily.
An extra allowance must be carried off
by tho kidneys and if the liver is over
worked its work will not be done
thoroughly and much waste matter
which should be removed will remain
in the system and produce biliousness.
Are other ailments engendered or
increased by the presence Of bile?'
"Yes; rheumatism, muscular pains,
and so forth. Follow nature. She
calls for change of diet. There
arises n dislike OF rich foods and a
craving for vegetables, and If her de-
mands are not complied with it will
take a strong constitution TO resist
biliousness or gastric fever"
Then you are an advocate OF diet
| ing. What are your views on the sub
| ject?"
There is no universal sanitary co de
and any system must be accepted with
/ the proviso in great country like the
! United States that the elements OF the
| human system and the elements OF the
soil taken anywhere on the surface OF
the earth arc identical"
What does this prove"
That nature provides food suitable
TO each locality. Geological evidence
/ is conclusive that man was not made
till the whole arrangement of creatures
was perfected, so that wherever he
chooses to live he finds food adapted TO
| his wants
Are you a vegetarian"
"Oh, no. think man was created
TO be an omnivorous animal and |
don't agree with that eminent English
! doctor, Sir Morrel MacKenzie, that
the longevity Of the primeval race was
due to the simple food of bread, milk,
and fruits. Living on figs might do
! for Palestine, but diet containing a
| larger amount of nitrates is imperative
in such climate as that of Chicago
and the northwest.
"Do you think the patriarchs might
have lived as long as they did had their
lot been cast in Chicago?"
That is a question which requires a
little preliminary explanation. have
always considered that the biblical
years in those exceedingly early days
meant moons. Nearly all primeval
savages, like our own Indians, count
by moons, and il the years of the old
est patriarch, Methuselah, be divided
by thirteen lunar months it will be
found that he attained to the age of
about 80 when he died, and this is an
extraordinary old age in a hot country
like Palestine, where humanity early
natures and early declines"
do you think, then, that longevity
is not a question of food?'
mo; longevity is not attained by the
! quality, but by the quantity of food
and the regularity with which it is
taken, as there have been many CEN
tenarians who have been liberal con-
sumers of food all their lives / am
sorry to differ from so eminent an
authority as Sir Morrel Mackenzie.
Herodotus informs us that the early
Egyptians, n primeval race, roasted
joints and boiled others, but that their
priests made n sanitary code and they
! themselves set an example in modera-
ton in eating and drinking, and il is
! great pity that the example of the
| Roman Catholic in abstaining from
flesh food once week as a sanitary
measure was not adopted. / also
think that Lent is beneficial on the
same ground. 1t comes at n season
when a change OF diet is desirable
But why do you want TO incorpor-
ate sanitary code into religionp"
The doctor laughed as he replied:
because humanity is as preverse as it
can be. Moses worked on the super
stition OF the Jews to keep them healthy
and clearly, and made dieting and fire.
quent additions religious observances.
Mahomet did the same. Tell a child
not to go under ladder because it is
unlucky and it will go round; but tell
/ it not TO venture under because a tipsy
hod-carrier might be waiting bricks
about, it will be just preverse enough
! TO take a risk"
What do you recommend in the way
OF food?"
II recommend just what the climate
demands. Now, among the Esquimaux,
| Sir John Ross informs us, the daily
allowance of flesh and bluober amount
ed TO twenty pounds day, and Capt.
Parry records an instance OF young
lad eating an enormous quantity, topped
off with a glass OF grog and three wine
! glasses of raw spirits The colder the
climate the greater amount OF animal
food is required. Men would soon
faint by the way If they endeavored to
sustain life on berries and beans in the
north. Primal man in his arcadian
life was not Injured to hardships."
What do you propose TO do?"
make the philosophy OF eating n
study. not only in regard to the class
OF food but in its suitability to the sea-
son. In summer and spring i'm the
northwest overlooking with carbona-
ceous food, such as is taken in largo