Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15

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DIET AND DRUNKARD6.
@ have not said great deal upon
the subject OF alcoholic liquors In the
Hon Home Health club lectures. but in.
stead have constantly taught tenn
perance In all things. I have tried to
g0ato the root Of the evil. For many
Of you know that the beloved tenn
peTance worker, Frances r. Willard,
nsed frequently to say that the
kitchen is often the yestibu1e Of the
saloon, and / think that little renec.
ton will cause you to agree with her.
The delicate nerves OF growing
boys stomach can be 30 irritAted BY
highly -spiced and greasy foods,
.doughy bread. coffee. tea, etc, that
Fermentation takes place before the
food can possibly digest and 1t IL, rs
Dr. Pauls0n says, not to be wondered
at that he Graves the paralyzinE in.
huence Of alcohol and the nerve-dead-
ening effects of the cigarette. 81 ..: IA
~ Dr.. Brunton,, the seplinert English
physician, tells of q dru:.kard who
complained because TIA temperance
people we're forever tellins him about
his drinking, but none OF them told
him how to get lid of the thirst that
compelled him to drink. What would
we think OF farmer who spent his
time trimming the tops of his trouble
some weeds instead of pulling them
up by the roots?" n: ~ =
There is cause for a drunkard's
thirst, just as there is a cause for
the fever patients temperature
Divine Writ declares: The curse
causelessf shall not come =: If our mod
ern dinner tables could be cleared of
those things that create Z craving for
liquor there would be more vacant
places at the bar; for the saloon, in
stead Of being the first step in the
drunkard's career, is frequently the
devils hospital, sought out by those
who already have had abnormal tastes
created within them by fond moth
er's cooking"
'The mother who prepares such
food for her boy Is unconsciously the
best friend of not only the cigarette
dealer, but also of the saloon keeper,
for she is developing business for
both OF them. How useless for her to
fmplore providence to deliver her
boy from the curse of the cigarette
evil and the liquor tra1ic while she
is daily placing before him food that
must physiologically create demand
for their effects, just as the eating OF
large quantity Of salt would devel
OPP in him strong and almost irresti-
Bile desire to patronize the water.
bucket. The Divine declaration:
Whatsoever man soweth, that shall
he also reap is as unerring in it's
operations as is the law of gravita-
ton"
DR.. Paulson says further:> Our ex-
perience in dealing with multitudes
Of drunkards in our Chicago life boat
work has thoroughly convinced US
that the ,partaking of an extensive
variety Of vile and indigestible foods,
saturated with substances that blister,
burn and sting rs they are swallowed,
that are added for the purpose of Civ
ing the palate twist, also twists the
nerves., and even the temper and
character, and almost drags the poor,
struggling victim of the drink habit
into the saloon as he passes its door -
Scientific cookery should be re-
garded as an important part of the
education of our young people In
deed, some one has said that cookery
should rank highest among the high
arts. Yet the enterprising business
man who demands an accurate
stenographer, a well-informed lawyer,
and discreet manager, is fully satte-
fed that the woman in his kitchen is
= competent cook II she can favor and
put together half = dozen food ingred-
tents so that they will satisfy his
taste, even though she may have no
intelligent conception as to whether
they will build up or destroy the brain
and other tissues" ..F. .~@ls
The idea that alcohol is food is
. thinly coated scientific sophiStry
which has furnished desirable ex-
cuse for thousands of moderate drink
ers. It Is true that a small quantity
OF alcohol win burn or oxidize in the
body, but it ruins the body while it is
burning, just rs = quantity of gun
powder could burn In . stove, but it
would blast it to pieces while it was
burning" s.. sSss a..
Prof. Kraeplin, Of Heidelberg, Ger
many, one OF the worlds greatest au-
thorities on experimental psychology,
has recently made 1000 experiments
with instruments Of precision in which
he has scientifically demonstrated
that rs small IN amount as one-thfrd
of an ounce Of alcohol viii appred-
ably depfess sight, hearing, feeling
and the various mental operations. y
Let the mother study the Home
Health club methods Of diet, the prop
er combinations of food. and how to
prepare It and the result Will not be
favorable to the saloon and tobacco
trade. r. .sz,.-sSz.
CLUB NOTES. r
II Mrs.. l. r., Of Pennsylvania, and
J. 7. f., Of Nanitoba, Canada, will
write again giving name. and address
in full, win cheerfuIlyS answer stheir
letters. ::