The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-03
NUrslMrNr was There.
Bus Jones Dieesrded wbole Wheat az
Regular Diet.

Regular Diet.
The other night Jones brought home
a big paper full Of whole wheat "I'm
going to stop making a burying ground
of my stomach he announced as he
deposited the bag on the kitchen ia.
lse. This desh eating, this carniv-
efcus indulgence this overlooking OF
the system with the dead flesh of an
imals is what is running Tho human
race. II is what is making us deter
icrate from-from- from"
"savagesg' suggested Ms wife, mild
ly
From what we are to what we viii
be-" he finished, weakly.
"You see this little grain2" he con.
tinued, picking up a kernel out Of the
bag. well. it contains all the nutri-
ment any human system needs. | tell
you it's generalization that is trans
forming us into--into-"
Prize fighters and football players
and athletes7" asked his wife gently.
THE elephant" he went on. calmly
ignoring her. never eats anything but
hay and he is the strongest animal in
the world"
And what a lovely complexion he
hasl" she added
ITS not a natural instinct TO con
sumo dead flesh Now, take the mon
key; does he call for baked fowl7"
No" agreed his wife. "but the cat
likes it raw"
There is no use arguing with a wo-
man" he grunted disgustedly Com.
mon sense doesn't appeal to her. Just
cook that wheat please. and I'LL eat
it. You can go on making a coffin Of
your stomach as long as you like.
For two days he ate the wheat raw
eLcusly. He had it boiled and baked
and fried and made into porridge. Ho
ate it with honey, which is a natural
d and ne ate it with lettuce, which
is natural herb On the third day he
varied it with a little fried potatoes.
On the the fourth day he tried some
French peas. On the 9Th his wife no
ticed that his appetite was falling. He
scarcely touched anything and seemed
To eat with that strange distracted
look that only comes with bad dlges.
tion or a full stomach.
What's the matter, dearg" she ask
ec. You seem to have lost interest
in your new diet"
Nothing Of the sort" he replied
stouuy. I'm simply culuvating nor
MAJ appetite. Half the troubles in this
world come from overeatng."
For a few days things went on in
this way, and then she had occasion
one morning to drop in at her hus-
bands Office AS she got into the ele-
vator she noticed a ha!l5oy from a
nearby hotel carrying a tray full of
steaming dishes When the elevator
stopped at the seventh floor she got
out The boy with the tray followed
her. She turned to the left. The boy
turned 10 the left. She walked down
a long corridor ard the boy followed.
She stopped in irout Of her husbands s
ofiee door ana the boy with the uay
stopped. The hallboy raped gently on
the panel
But somebody inside had already
heard the rafting Of dishes and the
door was swung open suddenly aud the
hoy with the tray had not time to step
back. There was a crash and a loud
falling Of silver covers. And while
the hallboy stopped TO pick them up,
she looked at her blushing usband.
rs that your lunch, James ?" was all
she said as she pointed to a big. fat,
juicy sirloin steak, and a rich carniy.
orous liking giblet stew and a dish Of
dainty fried smelts.
Il - T. he began weakly.
Because if fl is" she added tartly.
Il don't wonder that you have degen-
Grated from-what you were to what
yor are"
And" Jones adds now when he tells
the story. 81 never had man or wo-
man either call me a liar with more
refined emphasis. Say do YOU like
duck best broiled or roasted ?"-New
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