The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-16
PRICE OF MEAT
II Suggests the Use of
Health Foods.
That Is to Say Vegetables, Fruits
and Nuts as Substitutes fer
Steal and Roasts.

The high price of meat-that COM
modify having gone up two cents per
pound-lends interest to the following
letter from well-kuown lady in Ho-
nolulu society who has given intelli-
gent study to the subject of vegetarian
ism:
Editor Advertiser: | was glad to
see an editorial comment on yegetari-
anism in the Advertiser of the 18th
having noted its beneficent effects on
TWO friends, whose nervousness and di
gestive troubles and consequent insom-
MIA have been materially lessened. In
the December Review of Reviews an
article on the prosecuted Doukhobers
just migrated from Russia to Canada
includes the following paragraph: "All
the reports of these people which have
reached us from Canada are most fiat
tering They are a sturdy, strongly
built people, We are told, many of the
men measuring nearer seven than six
feet in height. They are strict yege-
tarians, and their appearance is a suf-
ficient indication of the merits of that
diet. Not one unfavorable
comment upon their looks has come
TO my notice. Seven thousand Of these
people are now in Canada More are
TO follow. Perhaps it may be that veg
starianism has had something to do
with the fine traits of character which
they possess, and which impress all
who know them; likewise the Russian
police, although this does not seem to
prevent their persecution. 1t will be
remembered that the prophet Daniel
and his colleagues who were fed on a
simple diet of pulse and water, ap-
peared ''fairer and fatter in flesh" than
those youths who fed on the Kings
meats and wines.
How housekeepers and cooks may re-
joice in simple, Clearly vegetable prep
arations in place of greasy meat viands,
and those whose task it is perhaps
twice or thrice daily to deal out to
each of large and beef-loving fam
lily his apportiCnment of flesh, may
we'll feel relieved at the institution of
vegetarianism.
Yes, Mr.. Editor, now as you sug-
gested, would be favorable time to
introduce vegetable diet, which let
us hope may join hands with the new
education" in beneficial effect on mind
and character.
It is claimed that on vegetable diet
one is less amenable to disease. Faced
by a pest, let us be glad if We have
abandoned the fiesh-pots!
If there are any who would seriously
consider departure into the Utopia
of a purer diet, let me say be sure to
use daily something which will take
the place of meat. The SO called le-
gumes, i. E., beans, pears, lentils and
corn, also nuts, fill that place.
In the modern cooking-schools we
learn that the heterogeneous or albumi-
nous elements of foods should be one
to seven of starch. In leguminous seeds
and nuts, when mature, We find
higher proportion of heterogeneous ma
terial than in any other foods, either
animal or vegetable, as is shown by the
accompanying table of analysis. For
this reason they are well adapted to
take the place of flesh foods. For ex-
ample, lentils and rice, this combina-
ton constitutes the food of many mill
lions in India, China and Japan.
ANALYSIS OF FOODS.