The Monte Vista journal., 1900-02-03
MUST srARvE TO LIVE.
The Only Policy to BE Passss Sy Il.
Cautious MAn,


The Only Policy to BE P~ssas by IT,
Cautious Mas.
Medical science has taken up the
food question NO closely during recent
years and gone to such trouble and cx-
pcnse to lind out every deleterious
quality In articles OF everyday con-
sumption that the man who studies hy
giene attentively can only eat-if he be-
lieves all he reads-at the great risk Of
contracting disease or poisoning hiM-
self, says the London Mail.
Bread is not to be thought of as an
article Of diet. 1t Is trencherOus com
pound. consisting largely Of alum and
potatoes, and. concocted In some insan.
i,ary cellar, II Is tccming with microbes
and totally unfit for food.
No careful man will touch beef ow-
Ing to the number OF tubercuious car
casses which are constantly being
placed upon the market. Mutton and
lamb are also to be- tabooed on similar
grounds, and no one would think OF
touching pork for fear the late-lament-
ed piggy might have died of swine
| fever.
The vegetarian chortlcs In his joy
and points out that none of these things
except bread. affects his style of din.
ing. But his triumph is short-lived.
Root vegetables are TO be dreaded be-
cause Of the wire worm. tomatoes in
duce cancer. cabbagcs may become
| poisonous by the application of improp-
er fertilizers. and therefore are best
left alone. while. In addition to the dis
ease microbe which devOtes its atten-
| tion to the potato. there Is always the
risk OF damage to the digestive or
gans.
Butter and milk are poisoned with
boracic acid and other noxious pre-
servativcs, to say nothing OF the artiti.
cial coloring mntter which Is frequent
ly added. Eggs are dangerous. he
cause so many of them are packed In
| lime TO keep them good. and recently.
too. n French bacillus has found his
way through the shell. In addition to
ether drawbacks. cheese helps to ruin
| digestion.
! Raw fruit helps along cholera TO a
great extent 1t also contains prussic
acid round the skin. pips and stone.
When cooked 1t induces dysentery.
| OF timed and pottcd stuffs little need
be said. except that the solder of the
tins makes for lead poisoning. and
potted meats have recently been shown
10 be simply n mess Of spiccd rotten
tilth and garbage.
Fish. although possessing highly nh.
tritious qualities. should he avoided.
owing to the large quantity which is
sold In an unfit state for human con.
sumption. and the difficulty of obtain.
ing IT really fresh.
With beverages the same difficulties
present themselves 10 the careful feed.
er. Beer. wines or spirits are no, To
bc thought Of. They affect the brain
and eyes, and act iniuriousiy upon the
coating of the stomach. Tea and cof-
fee may set up insanity hu, NJ the
least they are sure To induce dyspepsia
Water is full Of disease germs. and. II
distilled. becomes dangerous 10y reason
Of its lack OF mineral matter in solu-
tion.
Poultry. II fresh. appears to be the
most wholesome sort OF dish. rs thcr,
is only Il vague. undecided sort OF mi.
I crube to its account. Therefore. duck
and green peas appear To be the dish
to make a stand upon: but let the peas
bc fresh. as the timed sort are poison
ous, owing To n solution of suiphatc Of
copper being employed TO give them n
fresh bright color.