The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-26
LIVES At WALDORF
ON DOLLAR A DAY
Doctor Horace Fletcher of Yale
Makes Interesting Elk
pertinent.
RECOMMENDS CLUB SANDWICH
On This Dish and Oatmeal He
Claims to Be Able to Satisfy
His WeIl-Trained and Reg.
ulated Stomach.
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REPJBLlC SPECIAL
New York. Doc. 25-Doctor Horace
Fletcher of Yale University, who since
1898 has devoted particular attention to
scientific research in chemical physiology
and human nutrition. is living at the Wal
dorf on 81 day. And that is too much, ="
says Mr. Fletcher, but it is worth the
experiment"
Mr.. Fletcher ordinarily lives on about 20
cents day mt New Haven, but he thinks
It is worth paying so cents extra TO be able
10 say that he has boarded at such a IA
nous hotel on such moderate sum.
81 have all want here" said he, land
never average more than a dollar. Some
DAYS my stomach demands $40, but the
next day 1t is sure to so down TO at least
20 cents i have known my stomach TO
ask for only % cents. even at this expen-
sive table.
That may sound strange to you, to
thus speak Of my stomach as demanding.
hut the secret OF my system is that my
stomach has perfect control of me, and
yet paradoxlcal as it may sound. l have
almost perfect control of my stomach.
This has come about through years of
practice. My stomach tells me what to
eat, and my brain tells my stomach how
much.
The two influences, you see, have
through years of discipline-the psyche
logical conditions admit. are complt-
cated-ms lie my appetite and my desire
almost one.
Here at the Waldorf my appetite has
been reasonably regular. l have had oat-
meal and cream for breakfast almost ev-
cry day. usually the same or a similar
dish for lunch, and almost without eS-
ception my dinner has consisted of a
club sandwich and a cup of chocolate.
This has cost almost exactly 81, and I've
not had the slightest desire for anything
more.
'.It is easy from critical dietetic stand
point to explain this requirement of my
stomach. The amount, as l said before,
has been controlled by mental restraint
IA knowledge of the exact requirements
of the tissues, etc. For example. oatmeal
is heat-producing; it has certain salts
which should be given to n rested stom-
sch only: its fat and protein. assisted by
that of the cream. makes perfect win
Ter morning food Two installmentS OF
IL are better than one"
VIRTUES OF CLUB SANDWICH.
THE club sandwich is peculiarly we'll
rounded dinner, with chocolate, which. ms
every one knows, rs one of the most nour-
ishing liquids. Indeed, could wish for
nothing better. The toast have of whole
wheat bread-my stomach never calls for
ordinary white breads. Then there are veg
II the lettuce and sliced tomato.
THE bacon has all the properties of
meat and a sort of fat that is invaluable,
II and the chicken with the cream dressing
adds to the paIatable quality of the dish.
have the dressing specially prepared: 1t
| is not rich, like ordinary mayonnaise
dressing. and the toast is not buttered.
II would not advise this diet for every
enc. l do not claim that all people would
| get the required nourishment from 1t; but
on the other hand, I see no reason why
they could not. The trouble with people
nowadays is that their appetite has never
been disciplined and merely runs riot with
their body.
81 am 81 years old and have been work
ing on this system the greater part OF my
life. Not a month ago took the strength
test at Yale College gymnasium, just 70
see what / was good for. AS the records
will show, beat some very famous atll-
letes, and believe my endurance test was
above them all.
TO smoke or drink any intoxicating liquors.
You can't rule your stomach IL you sub
1ect 1t to unnatural influence. If you
drink a glass of beer your stomach might,
like as not, ask for boiled cabbage and
lobster 1t is no more responsible under
stimulation than your brain.
You can get your stomach intoxicated
as well as your head. and II you care to
try this plan at all. from the first you
must give up intoxicants of all kinds.
They are not meant to be taken In your
stomach. Tobacco, also. i believe to he
harmful In another way. 1t Is an unnat-
rral influence on your digestive appara-
tIs."