The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-22
BREAD BEST OF FOOD.
said 60 Ne Mere Valuable Than Meat
as q Nieider of Eaergy.

a. q Nieider OF Eaergy.
According to Dr. Robert Hutchinson
OF the London hospital who supplied
evidence regarding food supply to q
royal commission. bread Is the most
important Of all the commoa foods OF
the people. As u yiclder Of energy
pound OF bread IL more valuable than q
pound Of meat. Its chief deficiency.
however. Is It's poverty IN nltrcgenous
matter, aud Il therefore has 10 be sup.
plemeuted with articles that remedy
this defect. Life could be sustained
for long periods on diet OF bread.
with few beans or u little cheese.
A man In time Of scarcity OF genera,
food could subslst upon two pounds OF
bread a day, says Dr. Hutchinson. lie
would begin 10 suffer from lack OF en-.
crgy II he got less. but could 20 consid.
erahly below the two pounds for bare
subsistence In times OF great urgency,
such as garrisons undergo In time Of
siege. Under these conditions II IL dis
ease that carries men on rather than
starvation
one interesting point on which Dr,
Hutchinson insists Is the value Of ordi.
nary white bread. Rye he states. Is
lower In nutritive value than wheat.
The next most important article OF
diet as a source Of energy Is sugar. In
commenting ON this Dr. Hutchinson
makes an Interesting statement on the
duties Of food.
"rhe unfortunate thing about sugar
is that II contains no nltrogenous mat.
ter at ALL" says the expert. Bread
does contain some. Without nitrogen.
Gus matter one cannot get on at all, II
Is absolutely necessary.
There are two sorts Of food. The
two things that food does are, first. II
keeps the body in repair; and. second.
Il supplies Il with energy, Some foods
can supply II with energy. but cannot
do anything to keep II in repair. Bread
can do both, but II Is better rs a source
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Among nItrogcnous foods instanced
as good adIuncts In supplying the de.
fects OF bread are beans. cheese and
flsh. The white OF an egg Is stated TO
be very essential element OF food. II
no meat Is available at any time bread.
sugar and eggs are all that II wanted
for "a very respectable support for the
body" Under conditions Of compara'
tive scarcity II a child Is given Its slice
OF bread with molasscs I'VE are doing
as well as we can for the child"
Another illustration Of the marvellous
value OF bread as food Is given by
DR.. Hutchinson. zone pound OF beef"
he states, "is only about half as yalua'
BILE as a source Of energy as an equal
quantity OF cheese. while given
weight Of bread yields third more en-.
ergy than its equivalent In beef"
The amount OF food required by an
ordinary person Is somewhat remarka'
BILE when comparison Is made with an
engine. A man requires TO be supplied
with about 1900 foot tons OF energy II
day. That Is 10 suy. his food, II con.
sumed IN nn cnglpc, would raise i.d0o
tons weight one foot high every day.
This does not allow for waste.
"The human body Il rather II waste
ful machine" says DR. Hutchinson.
THAT Il to say. an enormous amount
OF energy Is not turned out rs work,
but Is lost In heat" Considered MS a
heat machine. the human body Is de-
scrlbed as being more effective than the
best engine. New York Mail aud Ex'
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