The Worcester spy., 1899-12-02
ONE MUST STARvE TO LIVE.

The London Mail has a very interest
ing article on the results of the obser-
vations of medical scientists over the
food question. They have gone to
much trouble and expense in the matter
and deal out some very interesting
facts. According to their deductions:
Bread is not to be thought of as an
article of diet. 1t is treacherous COM
pound consisting largely of alum and
of potatoes, concocted in some insani-
tary cellar teeming with microbes and
totally unfit for food.
No careful man will touch beef, ow
ing to the number Of tuberculous car
casses which are constantly being
placed upon the market. Mutton and
lamb are also to be tabooed on SINH
lar grounds, and no one would think
of touching pork for fear the late-lam-
ented piggy might have died of swine
fever
The vegetarian chortles in his joy
and points out that none of these
things, except bread, affects his style
of dining But his triumph is short
lived. Root vegetables are to be dread
ed because of wire worm, tomatoes in
duce cancer, cabbages may become
| poisonous by the application of i'm
| best left alone, while, in addition to
the disease microbe which devotes its
| attention to the potato, there is al
ways risk of damage to the digest
| i've organs.
Butter and milk are poisoned with
| boracic acid and other noxious preserV-
atives, to say nothing of the artificial
| coloring matter which is frequently
| added. Eggs are dangerous, because
| lco Of q,
keep them good and recently, too, a
French bacillus has found his way in
! through the shell. In addition to other
| drawbacks, cheese helps to ruin diges-
ton.
! Raw fruit helps along cholera to a
! great extent. 1t also contains prus-
sic acid round the skin, pips and stone.
! When cooked it induces dysentery.
OF timed and potted stuffs little need
! be said, except that the solder Of the
| tins makes for lead poisoning, and pot
ted meats have recently been shown to
be simply a mass of spiced rotten filth
and garbage.
Fish, although possessing highly nu-
| tritious qualities, should be avoided,
owing to the large quantity which is
sold in an unfit state for human con-
sumption, and the difficulty of OBJ
tanning it really fresh.
w III DGN6ldBtS the same ulIllCulIleS
present themselves to the careful feed
er. Beer, wines or spirits are not to be
thought of. They affect the brain and
eyes, and act injuriously upon the coat
ing of the stomach Tea and coffee may
set up insanity, but at the least they
are sure to induce dyspepsia. Water is
| full of disease germs, and If distilled
becomes dangerous by reason of its
lack of mineral matter in solution.
Poultry, If fresh appears to be the
! most wholesome sort of dish, as there
Is only vague, undecided sort of mi
crobe to its account. Therefore, duck
and green peas appear to be the dish
to make a stand upon but let the peas
be fresh, as the timed sort are poison
Gus, owing to a solution Of sulphate of
copper being employed to give them a
| fresh, bright color.
| According to the scientists, there are
SO many deterrent qualities in the arti-
cles of every day consumption that the
man who studies hygiene cannot eat
anything if he believes all he reads
without the risk of contracting dis
eases or poisoning himself lone must
starve to live" is about the only policy
that can be pusued by the cautious
man.