The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-21
MATTED AND PaEDIGESTED
FOODS.

tle moEDiC l4-C 1eEFyls AI-tL4-ls yfr- az
possible uawholesomeness OF What we eat
j than any other cacse.
There is 10 question that this fear ne.
been fostered to deDlOrable degree. IN
Intentionally. we hope. b. certain real Of
assumed laddists who, we are willing !.
believe. have IN most cases had the de-
sire 70 promote The health and physica
comfort Of al. but have unjGstly srraIgn-
Cd some OF our most wholesome and
simplest OF natural foods. And al be
cause the preparation OF such has beer
left entirely 70 the manipulation Of per
sons TOO woefully ignorant to be L
trusted with such a vitality imporIaai
and responsible Al Office.
The dyspeptics. ever on the alert for
some remedy 10 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 CT so-caIed health foods. etc,
which, harmless or otherwise. are food
ing the markets. For ne makes himself
a willing. eager experimental sacrifice to
everything advertised to cure his self
inflicted Ills. real or imaginary. while
man IS an adaptable animal and can live
on the most diverse kinds OF food II he
is accustomed 10 this diversity-he viii
learn IN time that ne cannot treat his
stomach and other digestive functions as
/ though they were things apart from him
self; nor may he long continue 10 make
an experimental station OF himself in
order 10 test any and all Of such un-
| known quantities which are guaranteed
TO relieve him and nature OF all effort
! OF thought in regard to the digestion OF
the food he eats
While Ne do not intend to make sweep
/ ing assertions or unjust criticisms. We DO
desire that the public would make them
/ selves : little more responsible for their
/ physical weH-being. which viii neeessi-
/ tate their doing their own thinking judg-
/ ing and Analysing IF they would only
/ start out with the first simple truth, that
/ nature knows more about chemical com
| cinations and nice distinctions than man
/ in his short span Of life may be per
n.itted TO learn. and that she has a chem
! zeal laboratory no human ingenuity may
/ surpass or even approach. And that she
/ supplies direct from her hand every ele-
ment required for our sustenance with
( the superstition that We viii employ the
/ common sense with which We are en-
dowed. 70 serve these substances in
proper and attractive form as human
| food. If we would only do all this. we
would find that LIES problem would be
as simple as life would be enjoyable.
Matted Foods.
The true value and importance attached
to the meaning Of this term IS not right
fully understood. as a rule. Matted
foods" has become a hackneyed express
sion which comes trippingly to the
tongue only. while in the minds OF r1ost
individuals there may De e 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 SIS something
ia the nature Of medicine. bearing This
Trademarks. Whue there IS considerable
truth in this merely guessed at but not
actual knowledge. the term was ne1
originally selected by the earnest and
conscientious producers Of these special
products Of hap-hazard. or As something
likely TO excite curiosity or arouse inter
est sufficient 10 create large sales OF
noney-makiug article Whatever harm
the present and too general use Of the
term may DO, honest intention first
prompted the preparing of gone Of the
common food substances in this manner.
the promoters believing it quite possible
= benefit q large percentage Of humanity
she semi-invalids, the weskIings and
she infants. by fore-stalling nature by the
pre-d.gestioa OF starchy substances. and
j. this way relieve the digestive organs
which are 90 generally imposed loon in
health by careless ard insufficient 11asti-
cstion of foods. and aiding the same
when sickness or other causes prevent
the healthy performance Of the digestive
functions
1ne digestion OF starches being fin so
many cases imperfsctIy done science
turned its attention q discovering some
artificial means by which th- work could
be accomplished. and The health cf The
individual maintained Ia normal ana TT
CONDITION.
The natursI and unharn-s-ed process II
starch disestion followed ana understood (
Is so simple that one wonders WHY 1nan +
shoa,d fan 70 do the slnaH part required /
OF hIrn-t1 coox and eat those foods prop 4
er,v. when so much q his comfort ana (
hspr5.=ss DEFENDS on the ~iehr vav
The most common class Il dvsnautfrs
sra those who suffer from INDIGESTION II 4
tarch-badsv cooked starch. Va food can
BE- ,.f1i-ea in the ho5v as rood tNst car
NOT ba dI~used throurhout ths walls cs
The digestive ea-ai. starch rlsts j. IN .
able ~ rsss IKE su--r. -a-ouzh me AMI
mai membrane ara mus. he changed irto