The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17
What Shall We Entf

What Shall We Ent1
The question whether the human race
was originally intended to subsist on
what is now termed mixed diet. that
is, one composed of both meat and vege-
tables, or an exclusive vegetable diet,
is still unsettled.
The preponderance of evidence, how
ever, seems to be in favor of a mixed
diet. True, probably three-fourths of the
human race subsist al present on an
exclusively vegetable diet 1t is from
necessity and not from choice All the
powerful nations use both meat and veg
etables. The best specimens of the race
come from these latter nations. In the
earlier days of human existence flesh
OF animals was the chief diet of the
people of the northern ATTITUDES, but as
populations increased gradual change
was brought about. Animal food be-
came scarce and the people had to re-
sort more to the grains and vegetables.
This dearth of meat has driven many
to an exclusive vegetable diet, not by
choice, but of necessity. People who
have once used meat seem to understand
the benefit Of mixed diet. In some of
the older countries where meat is a
scarcity the practice Of giving meat to
the member of the family that has the
hardest work to do has long been gen.
eral. Since anatomists have said that
the structure of the human teeth indi-
cate mixed diet, and civilization con-
firms it, the problem now is how can
all Industrious people have this necess-
ity for best results, liberal mixed diet
IN the first place people must fully
realize that neither king nor potentate
have any right whatever to the fruits
OF the laborer's toll; that, in fact. every
honest and Industrious person is en-
titled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness; that it is moral wrong to be
a willing slave; the man who is ready
to apologize for tyranny aud willingly
submits to oppression is not fit for a
citizen of republic but is Just the
kind of material for monarchy. When
these great truths are deeply seated in
the minds and hearts of patriotic pco-
pie, and they fully realize the ruth Of
the statement, He is a free man whom
truth makes free and all else are slaves"
the great problem will have been solved.
Ihls great rich world is capable of pro-
ducing bread and meat for ten times
the present population if the human
vampires could be got rid of. Only
mink OF the extravaganza Of the tyrants.
1t is said that six thousand birds had
to be sacrificed to provide bird tongues
Tor one meal for Caesar. Oh. someone
says, that was ancient custom, it does
not apply to free America. Hold on
brother, do you not sell your last beef or
hog and do without meat to pay tribute
to foreign bond holder? And do Won
not apologize by saying that the rich
always did have the ADVANTAGE Of the
poor and they always will have? You
are one of those covering, sycopharts
"AAO 40 POloOA W 1IooOOm, you must
be born again If you ever expect to he
a man. If conditions were right socially
and economically, there would be no
trouble physically. Since the wheat and
oat plants furnish large share of bu-
man food, and by the way, are the lest
known, they are not a perfect ration
That is, the human economy demands
something more, animal food in some
shape. Milk and eggs are said to be q
perfect ration and will in the fu;ure
play very important part in ,uman
food. Wheat and meat are the foods
where strength and endurance are re-
quired, but meat is eventually growing
dearer all the while, consequently VII
De less used Human ingenuity will de-
wise economical methods to greatly over
come the difficulty. The sheep that
furnishes our clothes, the COW that fur
nlshes our milk, the hen that laws the
eggs, and, possibly, the horse that does
our work, will end their earthly careers
IN the slaughter house.