Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

| secretly believe it II 81: I asked Dr.. Roase
whether in his RfacAlce among mentally
disordered men and Yemen he finds cause
10 IF tha' mind sn op'n sn;r OF ane
A'' certainy" the a e}33 answered. Ere
quently I am called ta see people suffering
OF another of disordered nervous system,
and by proper feeding; and exercise-right
| nutrition, in shof.thffsIff minds are restored
WITHOUT tho to amy na Sth al5N asked msnv
! instances in which All Independent condi-
| ton or property of thfff mind-an emotion or
an idea-controls tie bodily functions?"
its source of energy Ii the blood. so that
| nutrition still operates as a cause of the
| mental condition which may react again on
the body The importance of right nutri-
| ton in the economy of the human being
cannot be overestimated, and l tell you 1
! think the greatest public benefactor of this
| country is going to be Somebody woman
doubtless-who will institute a cooking
| form. AS former French minister once
said the United States has more essentials
| for good cooking than any other country in
| the world 1t lacks just one-cooks. The
| frying pan is possibly the most dangerous
enemy of our American civilization. If you
want to adorn and ennoble your day and
generation, use your influence to secure the
cookery such as they have in France,
| where a pupil begins with learning how to
wash dishes and ends with knowing how
| to feed the stomach and the intellect, and
delight the very soul of a man.
do you honestly Think 1 asked, that
good digestion has anything to do with
| the soul?'
"Oh, 1 spoke figuratively." the doctor an
swered LAS a matter of fact, science does
not recognize a soul or spirit in man"
This, of course baked any further urg-
! ing of my views, which include such
factor in all problems affecting human life,
SO I went from the narrow confines of
pure scientific thought into the presence of
DR.. Talmage, who, as a theologian and
athlete, it seemed to me would be able to
construe the relation Of the stomach to
mans higher parts, with due consideration
| for both the natural and supernatural in
terests involved.
What Man Eats.
read Prof Atwater's statement to Dr.
| Talmage, who promptly asserted: Yes,
| the relation between a mans food and his
mind and character is so clear that If you
| tell me what a man eats, I'll tell you what
| he is. You have only to feed a man
| enough pork to make him pig and you
| have only to intelligently regulate his diet
| to do a great deal in fitting his soul for the
| reception of the grace of God. The eXpe
| rence of missionaries among savages con-
| firms this. Where they find flesh-feedinS
heather they make it part of their mis-
sionary endeavor to diminish the amount
| of animal food the poor creatures con-
sumo"
| Are you a vegetarian" 1 asked.
| mo, indeed" DR.. Talmage answered.
81 eat everything but Goldfish, and that 1
! want four blocks off. Seriously" he con-
! tinued. Il think the matter of nutrition is
one that cannot be too highly considered as
| a means Of uplifting humanity. and l think
| all women, mothers in particular. should
| realize this, and make a study of their chill
| dren's diet. 1t is part Of Christians duty
| to society to strive to correct bad dietary
habits wherever they exist.
| 1.-The intellect is dependent upon the food
| eaten for the excellence of it's attachments.
| l have no doubt that the mental strength
| of the disciples, uneducated men as they
were. resulted largely. from their being fish
| ermen, and having thus from fish food de-
| rived great deal IF phosphorus. which is
| the particular element that nourisheS the
| brain"
you do not think, then. that so-called
Christian science reveals principles OF
| truth which enable a man to live without
| cognizance of natural laws?"
mo. no, no. Christian science Is inf
deity in embryo. Christian scientists
| start out with great flourish of devotion
| to the principles of Christ, but they speedily
| enthrone themselves in the place of Christ
| and advocate sheer infidelty.' .... ..i.-
| Religion and Science.
| And do you not think that as a Chris
tian grows in grace he attains any meas
ure of the power Christ exercised to sus-
| pend the opera ton of natural law"'
| mo Christ performed miracles, because
| as God, the crea toy of all things. the law
governing all things was in His power to
| administer. But followers of Christ have
| TO reason for believing they can make re-
| ligion serve the ends of natural science.
| believe the medical profession is as divine
| ly ordained to heal as ministers of the
! gospel are to preach, and 1t is as false to
| truth to depart from the principles of life
declared by them as to depart from the
| principles of Righteousness Christs minis
| tiers declare.
"God has given to man two revelations:
| one written by the fingers of his prophets
| on papyrus. the Bible; and one written
| by Himself stone, the natural world.
| A perfect understanding of His will de-
| ponds upon right knowledge of both, and
| as messengers of His word, religion and
| science advance hand in hand. The saliva
| ton of man's soul is attended by civiliza-
| ton in which his physical being progress
| es toward perfection until, one day per-
feet whole, he fulhlls the law of Christ that
| ordains all things blessed and all men hap
py."
| You know, DR.. Talmage has rare gift
| of saying anything SO well that it sounds
beautifully and pleases you so much you
| can't think whether he's right or wrong.
| Accordingly, under the spell OF his elo-
quence. 1 left him. rather persuaded that
1 had been illogical in my estimate of the
| place of science among our human needs,
but to make sure of this visited one more
| theologian whose orthodoxy is well known
| 10 pe abreast Ol the tlIiieS, I1 Oldlof
| who, Furthermore, represents the Church
| of Rome which Mrs Ellen H. Richards, in
her preface to Edward Atkinson's Science
| of Nutrition directly reproaches for hav-
ing thus conceived the Importance of the
stomach as factor of religious develop
| ment.
ut is no longer a sin to be well and
| strong, as it was in the days of the mon
| asteries and hermits," says Mrs. Richards;
"nan's ambition is no longer to be dyspep-
tic enough to see visions and dream
| Dreams.
Psychicnl Rather Than Physical.
I quoted this to DR.. Stafford, who re-
piled: ut would be more scientific to ex-
plain the visions of the saints from a psy-
chical than physical standpoint
I then repeated Prof. Atwater's state
ment of the relation of the intellect and
spirit to nutrition, to which DR.. Stafford
said:
while 1t is an eminently practical under
taking fer learned professor to attempt
to guide the public in the selection OF
economical and healthy food stuffs, when
ne leaves general principles and assumes
to discuss food in. relation to not only the
animal life of the body. but to the higher
faculties, his science will not bear him
I'm general way the action of the brain
| no doubt depends upon the healthful and