New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
FOOD VALUE OF RICE.
IT'S HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS.
Giues the Worker Strength and
Staying PO7cer.

One charge against rice mas been that it could
never become popular with the masses because it
takes too long time. and too much trouble, to
prepare it for the table, that the working man. for
instance, having to get off early in the morning,
has confine himself food which is easily and
quickly cooked. The recipe given In the last num-
Der shows that rice be cooked about quickly
most articles of det-as potatoes. for instance,
Of the main factors in his meals And it has
much greater food value than potatoes, its cost
per caorie of fuel value, which gives physical
strength and staying power, being only trhe
one-half much.
The Department Of Agriculture is authority for
the statement that the commonly accepted
standard for a at ordinary muscular work
calls for 02S pound of protein and fuel value of
$500 calories." Eleven cents worth of rice (at
cents per pound would furnish the required fuel
value. while the quantity of potatoes the same
amount would buy would only supply 1880 Galleries.
Both foods have to be supplemented to get the
requisite quantity of proteine-rice to less extent
though than potatoes, since for II cents would
get from rice O.1S40 pound of proteine, and from
potatoes only 01496. And the former will tax the
system, in the work of converting it the body S
uses, rot One-third much will the latter, rice
being dgested in hour and potatoes taking
three and one-haf hours.
The American workman better paid thar those
OF other countries. has sufficient buy good
and ample food and there is. therefore, attempt
made here to show him the least and cheapest food
upon which he subsist. The intent is rather
to explode Anticipated notions founded i'll error. and
70 point out how good and hoaltnful meals be
supplied and save money that. heretofore wasted
through ignorance, be applied to other needs Of
his family. The eating of meat and bread and pota-
toes, almost to the exclusion of every other descrp
make for the health and strength is costly prac-
1fei ootn o t9r d the purse ana the PHYSIQUE RGe
lsegumes, would furnish better rounded out meal.
Tor good deal less money, and much TO the bet
terment of the family health.
In the purchase of pound each of potatoes
Nplf road and lYiIA he -nfo
meal. there will be found an average of 1875 per
Of muscle making ingredients and pa per pee cent Of
heat and power furnishing material, while in
of water. almost as much muscle making ingredi-
ent s. per cent, and 75 per cent Of fuel value As
the average cost of the other articles of f. Cd would
much the cheaper especially as only one-eighth of
the pound OF rice would have practically food
But the Nottingham would say that the differ
ence in his relish for the latter over that for the
greater expense He need not however, confine
sary meat and legumes would supply the appetiz-
ing features, and Yet would not bring the cost UP
bread, while furnishing and in better, proportion
the necessary muscle making and fuel furnishing
The Irishman is popularity supposed to exist ex-
usually fine physique and great muscular power
but he owes these 70 me IaGt that ne mixes a
supplies the scle-making ingredients which the
In the rice producing countries rice is used as "A
substitute for the Irish potato and for wheat bread
being eaten alone or with q little dried fish other
seasoning. In China Japan and Java the soy bean
or its products which Is particularly rich in pro-
tene, is used supplement the rice. DR. S. A.
Knapp says that while in Central India he observed
that the principal article of diet is rice used IN
connection with this bean. and the result is a fine
specimen of physical manhood"
TO workingmen any whose vOcatiOns or aVO-
cations render them liable physical injuries the
further statement Of the above mentioned dis
tinguished authority, II also observed when abroad
the effect Of rice diet upon the soldier, particu-
larly in Japan OF whom il said by the medi-
cal authorities that his wounds heal naturally
there being no such thing gangrenous conditions
and absolutely no fever in the blood when ne
meets with ordinary injuries they heal without any
particular attention. the same as would those OF
suggestive.