Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-08


Tho Medical Record takes cd'of ~
notice Of q new outbreak IN England OF
the ola controversy between ysgetarihn'
and those who believe 10 meat a. IN
nttlcie OF food. Recently n vegc.aran
congress was held In london and it'
Deliberations pfecip,lited ,hc discus
son. The question Sc one - general
interest. Mistaken IDEAS us 10 food "
carried out IN daily practice, may result
IN serious consequence.
10 IL poiusUd out that he qutsaon 81
diet u thoroughly explored by soiehc'
and ia now web understood. Numerous
experiments and observations have
proved chat for the nam
tenancc q a high standard
Of bodily and mental capacity
the consumption Of protciis. hydro
carbona and saN IN certain quantities.
ana proportions Ia necessary; h.Ho ihat
Il IL imnrsicral whether thp1c are
furnished BY ,he animal VI vercabie
kingdom.
Climatic conditions are 20 be con.
raercd IN che selection % food. ON THIS
point che RECORD quotes or Henry
Thompson a. follows
"For climate is an important factor
In relation " food. Man. wherever NJ
exists. has 60 maintain his body az a
constant tempsra urc OF AZ least ss' ~
and Il ta obvious that an enormous
difference mus, exist between the needs
OF ehe individual whp lives near the
equation with all surrounding. onlee.s
at constant temperature Of ~ % ~
w.. and those % one who inhaHa u3fih-
srn iatlmdes. whvre q n continuously
below the ffcszlnK- pUinf, " ~, ptcn
T. the extent VI many degrees, ~ each
case she body musi be maintained ~
- ", or little urort. OF man viii
cease 60 exist. In the large and plpu-
Aus zone We inhabit. which forms %
extensive portion OF Europe. ASIA
South Africa. America, and Austfain.
and IL known ~ she temperate tone,
there are very few persons. indeed, Who
can sustain their health and TAR
amount Of strength Tor many years on
"a strictly Vegetable diet. Hence u
Il only powdble 20 regard man-con.
rdsrcd a. an lnhhigtant ~ the world
at large and mhnifestlng a. he does a
strong and increasing Impulse % *
plore and coionlre IN any part uf the
giobe-as nov naturally onniOrous. 10
otHNI NafNAt INAANHHNN ~ " .'Nifts
which reauifeA Rot his well being a
mixed dlct Of animal and vegetable
foods IN relative proportions, varying
according 10 temperature and activity
OF life"
To most OF me readers % the News"
q viii be 81 iniercs; 10 notice that the
verde, Of science 10 In perfect accord
with the inspired instructions given 20
she Saints more than half century
agoi IAN wholesome herbs God hath
ordained Tor the Constitution. nature
ard use Of man. Every herb IN the sea.
con shercoi. and every fruit in the sea-
ron thereof; all these 10 be used with
prudence and thanksgiving. Yea. flesh
also Of boasts and Of the fowls Of the
air I. the Lord. have ordained for the
use OF man with Thanksgiving, never
ihelesl, they are 20 be- used uphunEly."
II would probably not b. possible 60
lay doNn specific rules 60 cover each
Individual case. People Of seioniary
habits would be Injured by the amount
Of animal food which others, who per-
form manual labor or take much rxrr-
else. are able 10 digest. After an each
one Will have So IND out Tor himself
wha, is best suited 10 hla constitution
and enylronmcnla.