Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-19
TESTS MADE BY A VALE PROBES.
sos POINT TO THIS OPINION,
SOME SCIENTIFIC FACTS
Underfed Nations, However, Never
Are in Forefront of Civilization
More Generous Diet Undoubtedly
Is Need OF the Extremely
Poor.

4 series Of experiments has recent
~ been concluded mder the auspices
Of Che Shehld scientific school ot
Male % determine the point as 10
whether the average human being
does not eat too much Professor
Russel It, ChiJtouden, the director OF
the school, who conducted the eN
perimguls. read a paper on the sun
Ject before the National Academy ot
Sciences at Washington on April 20
in Which he reported that as Il result
al the investigations the conclusion
had been reached that the ayorage
healthy maa eats from two to thre
times rs much as he needs to keen
him in perfect ply sical health anu
yigor
The experiments were made on
three classes of mon, several profos
sors Of The school some students and
squad of United States soldiers II
nearly all the tests meat was gradu
ally reduced, with little Il any in.
crease in starch and other foods, No
fixed regimen was required In any
case, the endoavor being to satisfy the
appetite of each subject
The experiments which lasted
period of from six months to nearly
pear ended a short time ago. whom
according to Chittcndcn, all his sub
jects were in the best Of health
Their weights In some cases was
almost exactly the same as when the
experiments were begun and in some
slightly lower. Their bodily vigor
was greater and their strength was
much greater, partially owing to their
regular physical exercises during the
experiments and partially due Fro.
fessor ChitCndea believes, to the
smaller amount of food eaten The
aaily consumption of food at the close
OF the experiments was much less
than the recognized standard and
from a thlrd to half as much as the
average man cats.
1t is undoubtedly true that over
heating is distinctly harmful 10
health. Some hold that more per.
sons are injured by overlooking than
by oyerindulgcnce in alcoholic stimu-
lent Further, the statement is in
C0ntrovertible that a certain class of
the population of the world eat In n
manner which Is decidedly premdiClal
to their physical aud mental well
ing. In the higher ami richer classes
such an individual Is termed a gor.
mand, while in the more vulgar Ian
auage Of the working classes the
gross feeder is styled n Rlutton The
ordinary healthy person may also eat
IN excess Of his roal need, and would
probably do equally wen If he curbed
his appetite for food within more
stringently narrow limits.
Such instances, however, occur
mainly among those who can afford to
cat whatever they may desire. Their
number, however, is not so large as
some would have us believe, even In
these days of Wanted prosperity
Overeating Is principally prevalent
among that class who have the money
TO spend on sclfindulgence and who
ti'Ih'hllJ lhii IllND Wv manu- vi IllAtt al
~ porglng themselves, The majority
Of the inhabitants Of the world who
can earn their bread by the sweat Of
their brow can not spare out of their
wages sufficient to enable them to
crafty their eating prapensities, but
are compelled to live frugally. Many
ol hese do not consume enough nour.
ishing food and It would be to their
physical and mental advantage II they
partook Of more generous diet
Again. good cooking suitable food,
and avoidance Of monotony In diet are
iust as important factors In the pres
crvatlon Of the sound mind IN the
sound body as Is the quantity Of food
consumed Variety IS the spice Or