The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-06-29
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G24zhatable Question.
New York ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ton is a that has appealed to man
kind from the time good mother p
tried her dangerous experiment with
the forbidden apple. Hers was the
first assertion of appetite which craved
for the variety of diet which her num-
erous and equally venturesome de-
scendants have strenuously maintained
is the real spice Of life. Every since
the primitive man ate what he could
get until the present, when his civilized
brother gets all he can eat and looks
for new viands to conquer. the cult
waited instinct OF selection has been an,
evolutionary n progressive me-, con-
tributing to the general gayety OF a
tions.s We have perhaps gone to the
extreme of indulgence, like spoiled
children, but the habit is a little too
firmly seated In the saddle to be bucked
uncermoniously in midair by some new
n fanciful theory of Jerking the curb
rein.
The scientists tell us we consume too
much food,sand they are right. so FAR
as they go; but we listen and smile and
eat on. in spite of their chemical for
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their cumulative analyses of relative
food values. So, perhaps, it will al.
ways be, as long as man. the willful5
arbiter of his own destinies, insists up
on living to eat rather han eating to,
live.
The real trouble, however with all
projected reforms In feeding has been
their lack OF practical application to
actual needs. There Is apparently no
middle ground for the discussion OF
general principles of compromise be-
tween the actual gourmand and the
earnest and abstemious rank. Theor-
les are arbitrary on one side and facts.
are equally stubborn on the other.
When the army squad has been fed
for weeks on the accurately estimated
food equivalent of certain approved
viands, the victims craved an ordinary
indulgence in plain old-fashioned corn
beef and cabbage. The limit had been
w cry In her own way. 1t was APP
petite against chemical experiment and
healthy hunger against mathematical
estimates of abstract nutrient forces.
These manifestations Of natural
craving are. after all, u real safe
guards against the purely scientific
methods such as nave been applied to
the poison ~bcarders" n the army.
squad. We may interpret natural
laws, but science with all its learn
ing'and skill, cannot alter them.
In the face of such q conviction we
are o assured by high standing au-
thority that meat Is Virtually useless
for any Of the nutrient purposes so long
claimed for 1t. How much more our
bill Of fare is to be trimmed to suit the
newer notions Of the day is somewhat
difficult to imagine.
Aside from the pure theory Of the
matter, we may in the end be forced
w. 4 n hn1{aym Efhof NJ ~ 1S mn nSyo ,r.1~
for a mixed diet; hat his stomach and
complicated intestinal apparatus are
merely an accidental survival of USE
less organs, Of which the insignificant
and troublesome appendix is the type.
Experience, however, against which
there Is never much Of an argument,
must prove it's value against the mere
logic Of arbitrary rules. The hungry
mar with a juicy steak before him will
continue his hurtful habit IF loading
his stomach with unnecessary fodderin
spite Of all theories to the contrary.
His instructive need for just such nour-
tshment as he takes viii answer all
other questions. He will not care how
much more he can lift, how much
faster he can run, or how much more
fatigue he can endure, but will simply
satisfy his want for the time.
And, in spite of crank notions to the
| contrary, is not this the proper and
-at!cna! way Of solving the law OF de-
mand and supply Upon which our very
being is based? The craving for GER
tain varieties of food is as constant as
it's qualification Is imperative. Each
tissue make it's own demands in its
own way inc signals appetite to select
and nutrition to apportion the multiple
supplies for bone, muscle and blood.
; Nutrition, energy and eat are mere
abstract terms in themselves, and their
proper Interpretation can never be
safely intrusted to laboratory tests or
chemical formulate. Therefore, let us
not be in too great a hurry to adopt
new views that are neither sound. ra-
tional nor practical. In spite Of the
manifesto we are led to believe that
the average man will still AXE to his
beef whenever he needs it and can get
it-and pray, why not?