Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-14
BAD FOOD AND CRIME
PROFESSOR eelssToN POINTS OUT
THEIR CONNECTION.

He Beisves That the A,i,insoa cooting
Reform isA Most Important phIian.
thfopic Movoment-"Crime and vice
Arr Diseases" Due to Cooking.
The reform cooking propaganda In New
York, upon the Improved principles a,lvo.
Gated by Edward Atkinson. Of boston, Is
being conducted by Professor ThomW
Egleston Of Columbia college. Professor
Eglcstou's name Is well known in every
branch Of charitable work. and with his
earnest philanthropy IA mingled the keen
insight. dispassionate analysis aud careful
reasoning Of the scientific man. In speak.
ing Of the Atkinson cooking ruform ~.
Gently the professor said
~ regard u ~ tho most important move
ment. from philAnthropio point Of view,
that has arisen Ia the last quarter Of a cen.
tury. The way In which the matter was
brought TO my attention was purely acci.
dental, but Characteristic Of the subject.
II called on Mr.. Atkinson In Boston
about other mnttera. and stayed 10 lunch.
con. That meal wAs the most appctizing
and satisfying of any that ! had In Boston
during my stay at various first clsss hotels.
u was 40 good that | remarked upon lis
excellence 10 Mr.. Atkinson.
"Niy condition 81 gentle. well fed con.
icntmcnt was turned into astonishmert
when Mr. Atkinson told mo that what
had eaten cost only two cents The
Luncheon consisted Of meat pie, n lemon
pie and some coiicc. Both upper aud low.
er pie crusts were Rs light NJ tho finest
Italian pastry. Tho meat, which wns ~
tender aud dainty ~ though one Of the
choicest cuts, was from tho neck Of the
animal. the chcapest that can h. bought
"rhc whole luncheon cost seven ccnta,
and as three persons ate and were satisfied
aud little was left over. my share was
evidently about two cents worth"
TIM OosrEL OF nrALTu
Professor Egleston IA q strong believer in
the gospcl Of health. lie believes that
crime and all the vices, including gluttony,
may h. traced In sense u bad cooking.
According 10 his ideas the old provefb. "a
sounthmlnd In sound body ought to IN
extended "a as To read, "a healthy con.
science and strong moral sense In sound
body" lie Ssysi Crime and vice arrdls
eases. or tho result Of diseased conditions.
Tho average criminal IL 10 such condition
OF body aud mind that he has no desire 20
lead an honest life. Some tinc ago We had
the prisons and other institutions eau
,assed to md out how many were nnxiou,
" earn an honest living. Only a small
portion cvlnoed any desire 10 reform.
Eve then canyaSscd these to lind ort
what they wanted 10 do, aud the wish 10
every case waa for come simple trade. We
got some manufacturer. Interested aud
had u building that cost tiO,OuO sct apart
by them for the instruction aud employ.
men, Of these reformed conyicts. Then W,
went before tho charitable New York pub
lie for money to furnish aud equip these
building, for the work aud have gotten
Just ninety five dollars 10 date
Much of the mental attitude that pro
duocs crime Il the result ~ bodily condl
tionA lndigrstihle food produces inanm.
nation and arrangement Of tho stomach
and Of all the organs Of tho body, prodno.
ing aprcdl,position TO excuses OF all kinds,
a craving for silmulanta. etc, until the
mnn becomen brute.
WHAT IT nEASs TO TnE LAnonEn.
Il have hen endeAyoring 20 teach the
people proper methods " cooking for scv.
eral years In this city, and have seen score.
Of families lifted In social, moral and ln.
tellectual condition by tho llttlu lcaycn In.
stillcd by teaching tho daughter common
sense In food matters
"Thc Indirect effects are also important
Mr. Atkinson says that un,ler ordinary
conditions the wage worieurn sycfngo an
expenditure Of 70 per cen. kMbeir Income
IN food BY following 49,, RsSods they
eau b. batter nourishcdHr5s NJ ,,qunling
only 10 per cent Of their elrislhg capacity.
The balance can DO espsnded In rHutiug
more rooms, which mesfS purcr az, more
light aud separation OF I'M rcxe.,fn warm.
or clothing and In cducafion SD enjoy
Jnent, NIL having direct b>nrhg on tho
health and morals
"rho INSULTS u the Atkinson system 81
cooking aro established by testimony from
all over tho county The most interest
Ing tcst which we have made Of 10 was 10
feed number Of growing boys In charity
school on food prepared In the Atkinson
oven. The BOYS eat all they can. have
grown tat and healthy, and all at lcss *.
pcuse than an equal number Of boys In an.
other school have been supported by old
methods.
"what Is the exact chemical process In.
VOWED Ia oookiugi Well. nobody knows
Ihe subject has been but little explored.
There ought 10 b. great laboratory la
this city dedicated 70 organic chemistry. la
which this subject OF tho chemistry Of
cooking aud likuimportant questions could
b. followed out 10 the end.
This and metallurg.cal laboratory ara
tho two great scientific wants Of the city ut
pTcsout. hope 10 SEQ them both cstab-
lished In my time. a quarter Of u million
dollaH would cover the cost OF both. There
ara inca ln this city whose annual Income
from metallurgical works IL four times
lnH -. ~.