New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
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Rr-u FOOD FOR WINTER DIET

P,cb food is one OF the necessities o. winter
diet for healthy persons. The authority Of civil
lied custom In this respect accords with that OF
the hest scientific authority. Any intelligent per-
| SON knows that those who are best qualified to
sneak in matters OF food are our physicians OF
| .rircnce whose names are their own recommen-
dations These authorities are extremely con-
| seryatiye I'm advising any departure from estao-
lished precedents In food matters. The truth must
he told however disappointing II may be 10 the
female reformer who is bent on setting the world
ewry with the philanthropic purpose OF straghten-
,,e I. again that there is little need o. resorma
ton in food matters. There Is need OF education
IN our present methods. not OF new methods. The
authority OF the intelligent chefs and OF the wises'
medical men is a standard In food matters which
must be accepted the highest The shrleks OF
food cranks need not disturb us II we nave sucn
an authority to fall back upon.
There IS no article OF food. however necessary to
the needs 70 the body. that has escaped the con-
dernnation OF some self-constiuted food retormer
One assures US meat is dangerous. another warns
us against MILK third condemns salt one OF the
NEST essential constituents OF the human BODY
Anofher assures US that spices are INJURIOUS, as
fhough there were 10 recognized scientific au-
5hoTy ha ~ has the Tned states is coped by
the best medical authority, and we VIII ma by CON con.
that these condemned articles are valuable as,
sistanfs 10 the digestion ot the rich foods called
for by cold weather, when used In proper modera-
ZION. -. .o.,o ,,htch ara tho hos, 1u,de.
he
maj any creature can possess. Will not allow
nerson With a healthy taste TO use spices or any
rondment 10 excess There is hardly any article
81 food which not injuriously used n the coarse
ercess which a depraved taste sometimes Graves
CO a naIate grown callous almost TO disease"
Thore are many people whose entire capital con.
s,sa n the fact that they believe themselves called
on 10 set the world Alright upon matters OF which
,hev know less than nothing. The french cuisine
~ yunded on science as well as fashionable usage.
tsvar in sickroom cookery there Is no higher stand
ard While the food for those % who are III Is TO-,
taiy dinerent from that for those VINO are well. II
- cooked I'm much the same manner. The train
Is Ohoos Tor nurses have employed expert cooks
never food cranks or cooks with eccentric ideas
,,bo re bent on reforming instead OF educating
he world in the superior methods OF accepted
cookery. - NJ. 49,. ,..t,,a ,o,,,as g., IT,, .
tor. r. must come from persons who by educa-
,tan Ard nositon In the scientific world en-
,itIed 10 speak Cooks who teach us methods o.
cookery should not condemn food which has the
rraSodent Of long usage without the highest medl-
cal reasons quoted from medical authority other
ase their science Is tiresome and OF no avail Our
haet TEACHERS in cookery have always adhered TO
,his rule quoting only such simple science In food
matters as the most ordinary course In physiology
gigeS.