The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-06
An obsoIete Food Product.

/ ana growing VIII De demonstrated
him in the fullness of time and as hi
needs demand And in the final wis
adjustment of things the useless an
often the harmful. will be set aside. hay
ing served their purpose TO man in som
part OF his higher development. eithe
mental or physical. The common condi
tons under which We live are those bss
adapted for such development TO certain
stages Of our existence. after which the,
may degenerate into ureless customs
Taking up the subject OF meat eating
and considering il in regard 10 its eco
nomic value TO the human race. We mus
admit that il has been of undeniabl'
service to man in The past. in advancing
him to certain stages OF being and higher
! conditions. The conquerers of races. ma
lions and circumstances were necessarily
men OF warning nature and abilities
with the indomitable holiness and ag.
gressiyeness Of the wild beast stalking
! its prey. but devoid OF the waverinz fear
that haunts the breast OF every member
( OF the dumb creation. These men Wers
generally meat eaters. with tastes quite
as simple and very little above the Wild
/ beast The mission Of these non Was 10
advance physically into aew and often
sntried territory, or to overcome the
/ luxuriant races grown effete and degen-
] crate and therefore detrimental TO the
/ good OF mankind: races noted for their
/ extravaganza in pandering to the mate
rial part OF their nature only. with few
desires above the qualification OF glut-
! tonous instincts.
/
ties. creators Of new nations. came those
( Of more sseetic views and callings, exer-
cising the softer and more refining in
fuences to subdue the mere animal in
the otherwise splendid life embodied in
man. The habits OF these men were quite
the opposite OF the mode OF living fol-
lowed by the lighters: their tastes in
direct contrast naturally excluded meat
from their dietary. hose iNso extremes
have existed DOVE 10 the present time,
although the need OF the mere brute
physical force may now be considered
needless in the further development and
advancement OF nations, as We have evil
dence that more can be accomplished
through well directed intellectual forces
than by mere force Of arms.
Without any seeming or apprecia HE
evidence, there has been strong. grow
ing tendency not toward a more ascetic
dietary in the actual sense, but toward
the selection OF those classes Of foods
that vii give US the true elements of
nutrition without the unpleasant associa-
ton OF ideas that the eating Of animal
flesh gives to persons OF refined tastes
and instincts. That more sins are COM
rnitted for want of thought than actual
desire to do wrong has been pretty fully
demonstrated through the agency Of
those who. least Of all. would seek 10
bring about a reformation In meat eat
ing. the meat producers themselves. But
our general good seems more certain to
result through their unwilling agency
than through any appeal that has or can
be directed to the finer nature. The sledge
hammer blow which the meat packers
so unwittingiy dealt in behalf of those
who preach down this class of foods was
q direct home thrust to the pocketbook
and mans innate sense of fairness and
Justice: and it set him to thinking more
seriously on the subject Of what really
constituted his bodily necessities in the
way OF nutriment. and from what avail
able sources he could best obtain these
supplies Much TO the surprise Of many.
they find that the meat which they con-
sidered SO necessary and which could not
in their estimation be replaced in
strength giving properties BY other sub
stances. is quite supertiuous, and in a
SURPRISINGLY great number Of cases
source OF suffering and harm 70 the
eater. The forced abstinence from ami
NAL food viii also prove to ve-y grea.
number that the bad effects which they
have felt forced to attribute TO coffee
drinking ere due 10 meat eating alone.
although In many instances even mild
indulgence in coffee will have bad re
suits. Combine the harmful tendencies
of these two foods and what wonder that
in the business world We have so many
nervous and mental wrecks. even among
men in the very early years Of their
usefulness. The right use OF foods is
one Of the simplest and easiest lessons !
We have TO learn II we viii make up our
minds TO uuIearn in order 10 learn right /
~ as soon as We find that we are eating /
the urong way and that our food does I
not fulfill the purpose intended in giving /
US not only the appearance OF good /
health. bat health that IS positive in 1
every respect
The effect Of continued errors Of diet (
are so far reaching. even unto the third !
and fourth generation. that It is our
duty 10 p0sterity. as wen ss % ourselves. /
to avoid them. Learn what foods are 4
useless TO Us and therefore harmful. 4
thoroughly uuxuited to our condition /
and necessary mode OF life Foods that I
excite. rather than build Up the bodily 1
functions either b powerful sedativ-
OF stimulating elements they contain,
and instead o. being actual ard whole
some food products are merely waste
products certain 70 produce the worst
results IN the system By disorgan-ziris
he internal economy.