Griggs courier., 1898-10-06
HEALTH AND AND HOME
Department.
The items culled for this column
are from most RELIABLE sources.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

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"a writer iu the 'Harbinger,' pub
lished at Lahore, India, tells the
story Of Kasper Hanser, = wild boy
Of the woods, who lived on nuts, roots
and fruits. He was as nimble and
strong as monkey. His sight,
hearing and smell were as acute as
those OF wild animal. When first
captured he refused all foods but
those to which he had been accus.
toned. Before he ate anything he
smelled it, if it did not please his
sense Of smell, he refused it.
When he was first induced to eat
meat, it threw him into a fever and
made him i'll. He was very intelli-
gent and learned quickly. As he be-
came mere civilized, ate ordinary
foods, and lived in a house, he be-
came dull, lost the activeness Of his
senses, and died in a few years a
victim to civilization aud wrong liv-
ing"
The Chicago s"Times Herald" tells
the following story of Remenyi, the
celebrated violinist who died recent
ly: Remenyi believed he might live
to be century old if he avoided the
use Of meat. = Apollinaris was
his only drink for years. Many a
time after concert hours have
listened to him say, for the thou
sandth time: MY dear,-man is
bloody by nature, and refined by
education. Meat debases. Could l
fiddle as I do if devsured beef like
beast?-1mpsssible. My body
needs little to keep it strong, but my
mind must have every attention.
Listen! When he would catch up
his fiddle case, bring forth the instru-
ment, flourish the bow over his head,
fix his, twinkling eyes on me, and
play, what? l rarely knew. Unsual.
ly something of his ewn-a fantasy
OF rage, the earthquake, the surf in a
storm, the plant Of a wonan's voice,
the calling of mocking birds-all end
ing in a sigh. "See! he weuld ex-
claim, 'one keeps away from meat
when he can do that"
"He only is safe whs has health"
The choosing Of food and its
preparation are among the important
things of life, calling for careful and
delicate handling. Every day the
importance Of this work becomes
more apparent, for the demands of
life becomes more imperative, there
is not time to take hold of many
questions and watch their particular
development, and does not this fact
make it more important every day,
that women shall not only under
stand, but shall control the wonder
full laboratory work which must be
done in the kitchen, and through
which food products pass from
natural state, to fulfil their mission
as builder and sustainers of that
human body, whose perfect develope-
ment and power depend primarily on
the fuel or food with which they are
supported
"A man may have the wisdom OF
Solomon in ether matters, and yet
be fool enough to forget that his
stomach is his best friend"
Some years ago an itinerant clergy
man travelling in the west, spent the
night with a farmer, and in the morn.
ing SAT down with the family to the
breakfast prepared. The host In
vited him to ask blessing upon the
food to be eaten. The reverend
gentleman glanced over the table
taking mental inventory
OF the meal. There were hot
biscuits steaming from the oven,
some transparent with lard and yell
low with saleratus; there were savory
mince pies, rich preserves, pickles
green as grass, coffee black as ink,
fried eggs, fried potatoes and a
generous supply Of doughnuts.
Pausing moment after his survey of