The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-24

Matted and Predigested Foods
The fear Of indigestibIe foods has be-
come a modern bugbear. leading to
through the morbid and nervous fret
ting over the possible unwholesomeness
of what we eat. than any other cause.
There is no question that this fear
has been fOetered to deDl0rable de-
gree. unintentiona1ly, we hope, by Ger
tain real or assumed faddists who, we
are willing to believe, have in most
cases had the desire to promote the
health and physical comfort OF all, but
have unjustly arraigned some of our
most wholesome and simplest of natural
foods And all because the preparation
of such has been left entirely to the
manipulation of persons too wOefully
ignorant to be intrusted with such a
vitality important and responsible an
Office
The dyspeptic, ever on the alert for
some remedy to relieve him OF the con-
sequence of the sins of his willfulness
and ignorance, is really responsible for
nine-tenths of the gross receptions in
the form of So called health foods, etc.
which harmless or otherwise. are flood
ing the markets. For he makes himself
willing, eager experimental sacrifice
to everything advertised to cure his
self-infiicted Ills. real or imaginary.
While man Is an adaptable animal and
can live on the most diverse kinds OF
food il he is accustomed to this diver
sity-he will learn in time that he can
not treat his stomach and other diges-
tive functions as though they were
things apart from himself: nor may he
long continue to make an experimental
station of himself in order to test any
and all of such unknown quantities
which are guaranteed to relieve him and
nature OF all effort or thought in re-
gard to the digestion of the food he
ca ts.
While we do not intend to make
GV inc Ions xo<
cfsms, we do desire that the public
would make themselves a little more
responsible for their physical well be-
ing. which will necessitate their doing
their own thinking, judging and analyz-
ing. If they would only start out with
the first simple truth, that nature
knows more about chemical combina-
tons and nice distinctions than man in
his short span of life may be permitted
to learn: and that she has a chemical
laboratory no human ingenuity may
surpass or even approach. And that
she supplies direct from her hand every
with the superstition that we will EN-
ploy the common sense with which we
are endowed. to serve these substances
In proper and attractive form as human
food. II we would only do this. we
would find that life's problem would be
as simple as life would be ENJOYABLE.
MATTED FOODS
| The true value and Importance at
| SdCAeo 10 the meaning OF THIS term Is
not rfghtfully understood as q rule.
Matted foods has become a hackney
ed expression which comes trippinsly to
the tongue only. while in the minds OF
most individuals there may be q vague
and uncertain idea as to Just what the
word does mean. They associate the
term with tonic beverages and certain
classes of prepared foods, but only as
something in the nature Of medicines
bearing this trademark. While there is
considerable truth in this merely guess
ed at. but not actual knowledge. the
term was not originally selected by the
earnest and conscientious producers OF
these special products at hap-hazard. OF
as something likely to excite curiosity
or arouse interest sufficient to create
large sales OF mOney-making article.
Whatever harm the present and too
general use of the term NAV do honest
intention first prompted the preparing
OF some OF the common food substances
IN this manner, the promoters believing
| 1t quite possible to benefit large per-
| centage Of humanity-the semi invalids,
the weaklfngs and the infants. by fore
stalling nature by the pre-digestion of
starchy substances. and in this way re-
lieve the digestive organs which are SO
generally imposed upon in health nv
foods. and aiding the same when sick
ness or other causes prevent the healthy
performance OF the digestive functions.
| The digestion OF starches being in SO
many cases imperfectly done. science
turned its attention to discovering some
could be ACCOMPLISHED. and the health
of the individual maintained in normal
and fit condition.
The natural and unhampered pro-
cess of starch digestion followed and
understood, is SO simple that one won