The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
ing creatures of their own imagination

ing creatures of their own imagination.
Food and its regulations, as we'll as
work and exercise, must necessarily
depend much upon the condition and
occupation of tine individual. Let |
those who are accustomed to eating /
substantial foods discontinue doing so
and substitute some of the mutilated
cereals-commonly known as break
fast foods-and vegetarian diets, and it
will not be long until they understand
the meaning of "a vacuum, and that,
too, in realizing sense. One cannot |
genuinely sympathize with the prodi-
gal son, during the time he was eating
husks with the swine, unless he has
freely experimental with some of the
up-to-date foods.
Again, that food which is wholesome
for one may be poisonous to another.
Honeyis very palatable sweet for
most people, yet there are those who
cannot eat it at all without experience
ing positive pain.
We have recently been told, by a
temperance advocate, that it is dan
gerous to eat good beefsteak as it
will have decided tendency to create
a desire for strong drink. Now, man
has ever been carnivOrous animal,
and any attempts to make him sudden
ly otherwise will indeed be futile.
While agreeing with apparent SINGER
ity, at least, with vegetarians and 9TH
er light diet advocates we are generally
secretly determined to have our meats,
at any rate, so long as the trust prices
are not positively prohibitory.
Since that eventful day in the gar
den of eden, more thousand years ago
than can tell, when man was forced
to'relinquish the soft snap of doing
nothing and compelled to earn
his living by the sweat of his
brow, it has been not only important
but actually necessary for him 10
eat of that quality of food that has a
tendency to stick to the ribs. In truth
our progenitors not only considered
meat proper food for themselves, but
also fit for the Deity and were often
lavish with their flesh offerings.
The once harmless and innocent
pleasure of kissing must be indulged
in no more, for the deadly microbe is
there and will surely get you if you
are rash enough to disregard those
solemn admonitions which have been
sent broadcast over the laud.
A short time since certain learned
man succeeded in ascertaining the
number of microbes inhabiting the
human hand and has very conslderate-
ly given to the public the benefits of
his labor; ten thousand to the square
inch is the formidable number. No
more handshaking with your fellow
man. Horror of horrors! But no; not
so bad after all; our man of letters is
also humanitarian possessing quite
enough ingenuity to modify the dilem-
ma to such an extent that at least
some form of solution may be pre-
served. ASS substitute he offers the
Oriental salam. For several reasons
this should be adopted with as little
delay as possible. Our sense of CRATE
full appreciation should be immediate
ly shown to our common benefactOr
; for the double blessing we have re-
) ceived from him, viz: The location of
the microbite enemy and means of
avoidance without Internationally
surrendering the time-honored custom
of handshaking. And furthermore.
the graceful and dignified form of
: salute would be of inestimable value
, to the rising generation as an elevat.
ing factor, giving to them clearer
conception of chivalry and fixed de.
termination to revere and perpetuate
many of those charming graces that
fourished when knighthood was in
flower.
, By all means let us have the salam
and in due time we may accept the
: other innovation. PAUL.