The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-13

tleth century affair and makes toward
practical progress, perfect and permanent
health and prosperity. Food reform is the
most neglected of all reforms, while it is
the most useful when it really reforms.
Most people, however, in their first at
tempt in this field take the backward step
of leaving meat off their bill of fare and
substituting more starch, and so eat up
their energy. Tennyson and Herbert
Spencer tried vegetarianism and blum
dered. discovered their mistake within six
months and corrected il.
This new movement for natural food
is but five years old and is already on the
lists for the accomplishment of great ends.
Ii the farmer who is looking for some
relief from the stress in his wheat failures
is wise he will turn toward science for a
pointer as to the trend of future food de-
mands from an enlightened public. He
viii ind that just as fast as people may be
educated to the fruit standard the use of
all grains will be diminished throughout
the world. When the culture of fruit is
undertaken with as much energy and skill
as cattle or cereal farming are to-day it
will be found both profitable TO him who
sells and him who buys.
'StrengtheningP A few facts in that
line will demonstrate it, 1t is fact that
in the walking match of $50 miles in Ger
many, about year ago, wherein there
were nineteen competitors, open to all
corners, the winner had dieted for three
months on fruit and nuts only. The late
French champion cyclist, Farrant. always
carefully abstaineG from nearly all starch
foods.
1.-THE benefits to be derived, socially,
from this desperate ~ remedy for our
various desperate diseases = physical,
social, moral and economic-as l believe
it to be a great remedy in them all, would,
of course, not be attainable all at once.
n u Il
advantage within week by merely alb
staining from their starchy foods and SUBJ
stituting the ripest and sweetest of season.
able fruit.
"Tne moral and social advantages would
be attained just in proportion TO the pace
at which the public took to fresh fruit,
and such radical changes must take con-
siderable time. There are swo features
about the reform that will help in its rapid
advancement, and they are-frst. that no
foods are so universally enjoyable to
normal palate as ripe frults-one never
tires of them-and, second. while it may
not be generally known. it is quite true
that fruit is the most healthful and sus-
tanning of foods.
"The first great step in the reform will
be an exhaustive and authoritative report
on the subject of food, which Will serve as
guide to the race as to what is best and
proper in this important matter. VIII the
rising generation OF doctors do their part
or, as President Jordan of Stanford Uni
versity suggests, take up the truths Of
science AMI grasp them for the practical
benefits of the racer"
What, for instance, did you breakfast
oD. Mr.. Manning" was asked.
II had some persimmoas-that was the
mainstay, some black olives, straight from
the tree. few black figs soaked over
night, cut up with half navel orange
and little shred of dried c0coanut. Than
there were two or three white and dried
nectarines soaked over night in cold water.
and few walDuts.
Certainly woman should favor this re-
form tor the ease with which the meals
are prepared aud the cleanliness attend
ing it. There is no cooking. and the
variety of tue meal that may be prepared
10 almost nfDite."
What Immediate steps are you taking
to introduce your doctrine?"
a 1000 research society is to be organ
ICED and 1t is suggested that tract of land
be purchased where people could on one
and two acre divisions work out their own
salvation. Professor Jordan suggests tina
some man OF means be invited 10 carry on
an investigation of cases cured by the
fruit Diet