Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
MASTlCATlON CURE THE LATEST
German Scientist Claims to Have Found
Relief for Ailing Mankind.
From the BROOKLYN Eaglc)

Mustication IS the lucst cure for the
illy which anlict mankind A German
scientist has discovered that indigestion
and an the complaints arising from it can
b, either prevented OF cured by obliEug
uati,nts r. bite Up thoro dghly eVerythiug
that enters their mouths. Even liquids.
such as water, must he Chewod to some
extent, and soup must receive as much
mastication of II it were composed Of
dry bread crumbs,
According to the scientist who advocates
this method : per cent of the stomach
troubles of mankind are caused 10y I'M
proper methods of consuming food and
drink. The human mouth, he points out,
is neither "A mere receptacle for food nor
+ it designed solely for tasting, 1t is IS
much a digestive organ as the stoma h
itself More than half Of the process OF
digestion, lie says. should take place in
the mouth. 1t Is when the work which
should have been performed by tho tCetn
Is thrown UPON the stomach that inulgrS-
ton and other troubles ousue. Animals
do not have Indigestion, says the @ rman
disCoN ercr. because those which have h' en-
given ruminant teeth never thluk OF p"t-
ing their food, as mankind 50 often docs
The dog bolts its food and does not SUI
fer from Indigestion simply hecaus,
nature has provided IT with a digestive
apparatus which renders chewing more or
loss supcrfuous Mature however, stop
ped with the animals. No man yet lnNos-
tigated has been found to possess the
dogs digestive abilities.
Phvsiologists who have eNhaustiVelv IN
Nrstgatiug the subject of human dig
tIou. long ago determined that the chit
requisite to perfect digestion was a prop
amount OF mastication. The teeth are IN
tended to grind up and separate the par
ticlcs Of food so that the d., -tiVe Juices
contained in the mouth may reach every
part of the food. 1t is I'm the mouth for
instance. that starch is convert dor
should be CuuNortcd-intO sugar. This
chemical change is performed hr n suh-
stance known as ptNalin, which Is nor
n.a!lv present i'm considerable strength in
the juices of the mouth. 1t has long been
Thought by physicians that most of the
troubles which result in rheumatism, govt,
McuralGia and other nervous diseases are
due to the aciditv of the blood
lroueht about chicfv by insuf-
hci,nt mast.cption. The normal re-
action Of saliva Is alkaline, and If this is
properly mixed with the tood-as il would
hc If mastication were properly perform
eG-the food is delivered To the stomach IN
a slightly alkaline condition and can then
be easily diGested, Food that IS bolted, on
the other hand, puts beth the mechanical
and the chemical work upon the stomach.
The work of the teeth rnd of tho saliva
have both to he performed by the stom-
ach. The an who bolts his food is act
ing about as scnsibly as the person who
e eds logs of wood 10 printing press in
stead Of paper Printing paper is made
from wood. bat \ process of maCCration.
or masticatiou, has to Ice performed first.
In the sauna way the doctors say the
needs Of the body are supplied by food.
hut nature expects the necessary prepara-
tory work to Ice properly done
when It is said that acidlty of the blood
Is responsible for rheumatism and Othc~
diseases 1t must not he resumed that
nature intended the food to remain I'm an
alkaline condition throughout the dges-