The Atlanta constitution., 1894-04-30
March II, 1S9-



There have been some very interesting
articles written of late by Mrs. oarah
Tvson Rover on the food problem. Breao
as tba staff Of life is an old and time
honored belief-bUt in the sclenuhc Ie-
searches of the present day, that theory Is
exploded .,+
Bread is said to contain no nourishment
whatever. and al DIeao eatei 'A'~-O
whole wheat bread.
Mr. Rover was anxious to test scientific
enconomical feeding, and SO she persuaded
q friend (who was q physician 10 Hldhe
. nartvr of himself for ten days. ohe
was experimenting IN the interest Oh Ioo0
for the poor, and the cost OF tue ooctol .
food VAS to be 10 cents a day Tor Ten Gays
she agreeing to buy the food ana apporuoh
his allowance This is what she pousAl.
,f,r.r,,.. "4 "l4SStt AAOAA' oIie
nuart of sauerkraut, one pound OF pork,
nne quart If beans, one-haf pound of oleO,
ono nount of sugar, one pound of dried
apples Two pounds of scrap meat (beeD,
one small head of cabbage, one-half pound
of real coffee, three quarts of skinned
milk one quart OF potatoes, one quart of
turnips one head of garlic and one onion.
For all this she paid 81" out of these
articles, various dishes were devised, and,
although the doctor found the fare some
what coarse, and not suited TO his highly
educated palate, yet he had to acknowledge
that during the first three days he gained
the pcor can live, and live well, upon
very little money, if they are only taught
what to eat.
Mrs. Rover gives an amusing Illustration
of how little women especially understand
what is good and wholesome food, and
says: How / do wish, for the sake of
all future generations, as well as for their
own sakes, that women would learn what
to eat"
She said she happened to meet a
friend III a restaurant one day,
and they sat at the same table.
Her friends complexion was leathery
and thick, ana any one could tell at a
glance that she was victim of dyspepsia
and liver trouble. Mrs r. was hungry and
ordered a hearty, wholesome meal of prop
er food. The friend sat listening and when
invited to join, said: "Oh, l could not eat
anything that YOU have ordered. You know
suffer from dyspepsia Then she gave
her order. First, ice cream and rusk, fol-
lowed with peaches and cream, on top Of
which was put cup of hot tea.
Turning TO Mrs. r., She said: Il should
think you would die as she watched her
eat her dinner. To which came the reply:
How funny; that is just what I have been
thinking about YOU. I am strong and well
but my stomach would rebel against the
mixture you have put into yours"
This IS really and truly the way many
delicate women reason about their diet.
" S44it|tA iJlt iiIIQ preparing 1000 LOT t0eIr
family, bat would rather 20 without il
than 10 fix il merely for themselves. The
heaithiest people are those who eat three
tuIl meals day. Five and o'clock din
ners may be agreeable and stylish. but
L VIII never believe they are conducive to
health. il IS nOp so much what we eat
as the regularity and quantity; eating
cakes &nd sweets between meals is a mis-
era bic habit ana does more to destroy the
and appetite than anything else
Men know how to eat, ana what to eat
much better than women do, and ALWAYS
choose substantial food.
one cannot work we'll unless they eat
well. not necessarily a great deal of food.
but proper food. Food affects to a certain
extent the morals of q race and in this
we owe a great deal to our !
chii|ren. Mrs. Roser's comments on this |
subject are 80 conmmendable / give them I
to you in full.
Children are much more tractable when |
they are properly fed. Boys particularly |
are always supposed to possess traits that
'ender them especially Interchangeable. Now
have TWO boys Of my own. | do not wish
o quote myself model mother al
houSh that is what | strive to be but
can uuthtuAy say l have never found
ny boys difficult 10 control, and | have