The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-11-22
DECEPTIVE FOODS.

In extracts frotn q new work on ioodi
Mrs. Ellen II. Richards says 10 the Amer
can Kitchen Msgszine" that the average
buyer is content to go by familiar appear
snce, and is quite satisfied il be sees .
dead bee 10 his honey and the usual form
and color iL bis coffee bean. Scientific
skepticism has not yet toushed the put
chaser OF the essentials OF life. and manu-
lecturers are not slow 10 perceive and to
take advantage OF his credulity, II is not
necessary to resort to poisonous material
or TO deleterious substances; II 10 only
cheaper TO mix cheaper bnt equally
wholesome material with q fsvofite article,
OF to substitute it altogether. To meet
the craving for variety 1t lie only neces
siry to make slight changes 10 the ont
ward appearance Of common substances
and then TO advertise widely the discovery
OF some new process by which the food
value is increased tenfold. In order that
the community may be supplied with sale
water, the education OF the individual is
important, even essential, since food is ev
en- more completely under individual con
troll than is water. II is true tibet state
and municipal reg ulstions exist and should
be enforced as TO pslpsbIy poxious sub
stances and those that ere VIGOROUSLY
fraudulent. TIE relation OF The citizen TO
these is as to the purity Of the water
supply; 1t is his duty to uphold th hands
Of the authorities 10 the necessary expense
OF inspection aud prosecution.
The craving for something new to s.imu
late 9 isded appetite already SPOILED by
endless variety and bad com biustions has
led to the msnuiscture OF q cereal prepsr
alton for nearly every day 10 the yesrt
No better commentary on the lszlness o.
wilfnl ignorance OF American providers
could be made than this. Little do PEG
pile krow about wheat or cooking il they
suppose that grain can be changed by
manipulation 10 any kind OF mscbioe so
az to give greater food value than was cen
tanned 10 the grain. While IT is true thst
some Of these preparations are far better
than the half cooked ersins found on so
many tables. the fact remsins that it is
the cook and not the substance which lie
poor. The false statements on food pack
ages OF ell kinds are so absurd IS to defeat
their purpose we're they viewed 10 the
light OF common sense.
The excessive fer OF indigestible food
which prevails among the wesltbier class
70 may lead TO univ, r4sl debility Of the
muscular walls. TLis Tear and |
sck OF exercise 10 wofkirg mischief espec
ally among studebts. Coll pes do not ed |
lcste along the fundamental lines OF
,eslth. To be sure, eymnssiums sre be
,omiog common, aud sometimes exercise
Toes CORRECT bad bsbits OF 6s,ing. bat 9
OF food principles should 60
long With 1t il order tbst the erestest Ell
lciency msy be ootsioed.
A predisestsd food is quickly absorbed
n,o the circulation. and hence small
lusn,ity causes 3 sfpsstio1 Of inllnes and
abstraction which. however, coon pssses
way and a I i1tntss result. THIS IL es
,ecislly tfue OF sussrs and dexhins. Ere
meals shonli 20 slth these easily
bsorbed iood., This rapid digestion is
uesu mssls. witch estitass the appetite
OF the lime beibg sod prevents sub,tsn
lsl qnaniiiies OF other foods being tsken
I tue nse they sre tnered.