The morning times., 1897-02-05
A PLEA FOR PLAIN FOOD.
Its Many Advantages Whether One
Is Rich or Poor.


Is Rich or Poor.
1t is not a generally understood fact, but
a fact nevertheless, that some of the veal
thiest and most luxurious appearing peo-
pie live on the plainest food. There are
children in the families OF milIionaircs who
would no more he permitted to partake of
such meals as are given to the children Of
many a laboring man than they would be
allowed TO use articles that were know n
to be poisonous. Many mechanic S little
ones live on meat, warm bread, al the
butter they want, and that Of an inferior
quality, coffee as much as they choose and
cheap bakers cake, which is in itself
enough to ruin the digestion of an os-
trich.
The children Of one family make their
breakfast of oatmeal or some other cereal
and milk, with bread at least twenty-four
Jours: old: little, very little, butter, som e.
times none at all. The breakfast is va
ried by corn bread, well done; little zwie-
back, and sometimes stale bread dipped in
egg and cracker crumbs and Drowned with
butter. A fresh egg is often the only arti-
Gle outside OF farinaccous food, that they
are allowed. For dinner, which is in the
middle OF the day, they have some we'll
cooked meat, one or two vegetables, cup
OF milk, if they like it, or weak cocoa,
plenty OF bread and butter and simple
dessert. Supper, which is a very light
meal, frequently consists OF graham crack
rrs or brown bread and milk or pudding,
eaten with d little molasses or maple
syrup.
a few days ago, in call at the house
of a workihgInan, there were five children
seated at table on which was a large
dish Of meat, swimming with gravy, in
which potatoes had hecn cooked. These
potatoeS were saturated with fat, and al
most impossible OF digestion b. any per
son Of ordinary constitution. There were
hot rolls, Soggy looking, and smoking
from the oven; parsnips fried in lard, and
reeking with the grease. a pile Of cheap
Cakes. sufficient TO filf a good-sizcd four
quart measure, stood on one corner OF
tile table; also two pies, with crust con-
tanning SO much lard that they looked alb
soluteiy greasy. There was coffee, dark
and rank looking and worse smelling
nnd this the children were indulging in
quite as much as they pleased. They ate
Ike little wolves, with an unnatural and
rerocloHs appetite Two OF them had
pasty. unhealthy looking compilations;
one was evidently suffering from some
skin disease; the elder of the group had
an ugly looking eruption on his face and
ears. and the clitire lot We're living eX-
amrles OF the results OF a mistaken sys
tom Of feeding 1t was not a surprise
a. the visitor TO hear. a few days later,
that two OF them were very i'll, one hope
OH riAgau
That the death rate among such people
does not increase with frightful rapidly
is the one thing that the thoughtful per
sons and philanthropists never cease TO
wonder at
The parents of these children would I'M
doubtedly have said that they gave tie
little ones the best that they could afford,
hut this was just exactly the cause OF all
tile troubles They gave them too much
md too expensive food. a proper diet
would have cost "A third OF the money, and
would have saved health and doctors
hills. 10 say nothing OF their lives.-New
York Ledger.