Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08
FOOD AND CHARACTER.
Men Are Influenced by What They
Eat, Says This Observer.

-H-A WV, AA0 N0>~~o> AAN~o ~ WI PSA-
tant bearing on mans nature" said
an observant man, according to re-
porter for the New Orleans Times
Democrat, '<and I have often Won
dered why some man competent to
deal with the question hasn't devel-
oped it in all it's aspects. Butchers be-
come accustomed to the sight and
taste Of blood, and make good soldiers.
Men who work around the large
slaughter houses, like the one visit
ed in Chicago, for instance, where
they wade in blood up to their knees,
and almost live in it, are not likely to
sicken at the sight Of crimson streaks,
though they are made by the fluid
pulsing from the veins and arteries Of
higher orders of life-of human be-
ings. This much is said for it's illus
trative value. It teaches us that
mans nature is easily influenced by
his environments, by the conditions
and circumstances which merge into
the daily activities Of his life. Ihave
read somewhere, in this connection,
that butchers have harder hearts than
almost any other class of men, but
candor forces me to admit that have
never seen anything, except in isolat-
ed and exceptional instances, that
would confirm the Saying. But there
can be no question about one thing,
and that's that men are influenced. to-
great not son what
they do in the way Of physical exer-
ton, but even by what they eat. Feed
a horse little gunpowder and it
makes him spirited: Other illustra-
tions along the same line might be
cited, but many Of them are so ia
,miliar that they will be readily re-
called. 1sitnot reasonable to assume
that man weuld be Influenced in the
same way? j think so. ] have good
reason for believing that man will
take on some of the characteristics of
the animal or fowl whose meat he de-
YOURS. Men who live in wild sections
Of the country, whose daily diet is
made up largely Of wild meats, game
of all kinds, deer, bear, and so on, usu-
ally show subdued symptoms Of wild
ness. One of the most remarkable
instances ever saw was in the case
ola young friend of mine who was pas
sionately fond Of goose. He never
overlooked an opportunity to feast on
goose. have known him for num-
Der Of years, and he. is now one of the
noisiest men I ever knew. The.ten-
dency to be loquacious and loud has
increased as he has grown older. The
connection is obvious. The goose is
a noisy member. Does the eating Of
this fowl influence the nature of my
friend, mparting to his character
somewhat of the goose's nature? If
may answer it speculatively, I will
say yes. While spinning my theory
one day in his presence I remarked to
him one day that he would confer
great favor on his friends if he would
switch from goose to dove, SO that he
might coo in a softer key. MY
friends ought to be thankful he ne
marked scintillatingly, that I don't
eat guinea, for heis the noisiest mem
Der yet Doubtless he was right, for
there is no question inmy mind about
the connection between my friends
fondness for goose, and his noisy ma
ture."
The Energetic Bee.
Great, indeed, is the amount Of
work which q busy bee will do in q
day. Every head of clover consists