The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-15
AwFM DANosas FaoM 90.



Amcst Everything We Eat Condemn
ed as Poisonous.
Thetc IS IN Manchester s1cic y
called the Manchester Physical lieai h
4 tature Society Sometimes its spes !.
crs advccates very sensible modes of
living and at other times their sus.
jsc's seem to run away with them on
Nuv %. "A gentleman gave an addrc 8
chiefly consisting Of wholesale G. J..
oqmaauon of most ordinary <Dods.
ahich he thought we're the principal
cause OF disease. For the ignorance
rn lhis subject he considered thai he
eouoation authorities we're morally re.
sponsitle because they did not teach
fyeieBe in all the schools.
salt was the FIRST thing that can.
rndcr his ban. and he is reported as
say!rg that. like arsenic. it IS an ir.
ri;ant poison which we must have.
tti as natural vegetable salt. which Is
usually boiled out and thrown away.
tsus drawing a marked distinction be-
tween what he calls organic yegeta.
lie salt and Inorganic mineral salt"
The former be says enters into chem
lca! combination In the system. while
the latter is merely held in mechani.
ca solution Ia the blood When min.
erals out Of -the earth. such as salt,
soda lime. phosphorus. sulphur. coal
O. birthstone, are eaten. they clog the
system in such a way as dirt and dust
eios ard wear 7pt machinery" and he
goes on TO say that some eminent au-
tsorities ascribe cancer to the use OF
salt especially when food such as FISH
ueai bacon and ham Is eaten. which
nos been cured by salt The idea thar
sait is the cause Of cancer is. of
course by no means new AID is be-
heved by many as firmly as folks le
leved some fifty or sixty years ago
that brandy and salt would cure every
thing
He then runs smuck at the use Of
"fery spices. as mustard pepper, gin.
ser. cloves nutmeg, horseradish,
sauces. vinegar and pickles" passing
On TO deaounce-we must say quite
rightly in r.any cases-the use by
and yenders Of food OF
such substances as borax. boric acid.
soda. baking powder, cream OF tartar
auiline dyes and sulphate Of copper
fer coloring. Hence the foods IN which
they are mostly used. as jams. marr1a-
lade, ielies, milk, butter. marga3.e.
cheese, potted shnmps. sausages piss.
Drawn, polony cured meat. FISH. ham.
bacon and many Of the timed foods.
ought not to be eaten. "The law ought
10 forbid these poisons being introduc. :
ed into the blood"
of course, the lecturer condemned
ga, coffee cocoa meat extracts and
iicohol as not being foods. but delet-
srous stimulants which mortgage
'ur nervous forces" Aefated waters.
10 says, are generally unwholesome
rom their containing such preserya. ,
ives as tartaric and carbolic acids,
accharine. artificial OF mineral color
ngs, and fiavorings. "The only liquid ,
.eoessary for man IS water" Sugar Z
nd all foods containing It are bad, al h
o honey; while dried crystallized. >
cry sweet fruit. such as dates and figs I.
re little better.
Fats are another popular but dis 3
ase breeding. death dealing food. {
hese FATS bring on headaches, fevers. @
olds and general debility and It is al Il
iosi impossible to have At, or stroke II
heart failure without consuriug s
lese foods" He does allow that some a
Il is neces -ary. but says that it m3y IS
2 obtained from whole wheat. oats, j,
aize. milk nuts. FISH, fowl AMI flesh a.
ON sheep and oxen. naturally fed on s
isturage. Tut not from those ariiae- u
ily faueaed. like pigs and prize cat. b
e lie. Of course. condemns pastry
iddings. cakes all plain and fancy &
.osd biscuits. confectionery and NJ
her starcly oil or butter as an ingre. n
ont Ia
At the close Of the lecture one OF the
idience asked anxiously whether the di
riurer would tell him what he might q
:, Il recommend" he said "vegeta. u
fs rice and salads rs that am" T.
E was assured however. that o few L.
iuRs were stiil loft that person
a IS might eat safciy-The Lane q.
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