Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-10
Predigested Food Gives Morse
men Good Physiques and
Excellent Teeth.
INDIGESTION Is UNKNOWN
Americans Forced to Subsist on Thsis
Foods. Long for Some
thing Ito Put Teeth
Into"

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In Norway" sNys a dispatch from
thristiana, lis forcibly struck with tho
superior physique OF the nation: hs
meets II race OF large boned. fair haired
men and women. and his chief wonder
is the absence OF Uniformed and under
developed people. When the rigor OF
the Norwegian winter Is considered one
is likely To ascribe this physical we'll
being to the survival of the fittest. But
the splendid physique is also due not
only to the widespread system of ply
steal development in vogue, but to the
peculiarly suitable food eaten.
The customary food of the nation Is
Of the soup and stew order. This re-
suits in a large quantity of nourish-
ment being taken In a liquid form. and
renders the diet one easy of digestion.
Nations employing food in more solid
shape require more liquid in the form
Of drink; but this unfortunately leada
To a Hutton of the digestive fluids and
renders them unable to act on the solid
food in the necessary concentrated
state. 1t is thus "A matter of no sur
prise that few Norwegians suffer from
indigestion: indeed. ii Is easy to sec
that many of the dishes. as the result
of their mode of preparation, are to an
extent ~predieested.
Effect Upon Teeth.
I'm this connection 1t would be we'll
TO point To the effect upon the ma
tons .eeth. Naturally. the possession
of perfect teeth is a guarantee of sat
!sfactory mastication. the first stage in
the assimilation of food. Bu the ma
ture of the food taken determines to a
large extent the condition of the mo-
lars. This idea is borne out by the fact
that in Norway. where roast meats
are the exception. the condition of the
teeth Is nearly always excellent.
me .NOrWpBtanS. above all things.
understand the art of preparing fish.
one of the most appetizing ways of
eating this article of diet is as fish
balls. for which the fish is boned and
into balls, Meatballs are prepared the
same way. When meat does appear it
is usually under the euise of boiled
mutton. and this dish is generally fol-
lowed by prunes stewed in tapiocn.
The national Saturdays dinner will
not appeal very appetizingly to Amer
lean minds. for it consists of raw
picked herring (pickled In brine), with
law onions and boiled potatoes. The
Norweglans claim for 1t that In this
form none of the nutriment is lost. An
imported dish. which bids fair also to
become a national dinner, is n delicious
Spanish dish, resembling OLA podrlda.'
which is made of faxed cod, baked with
sliced potatoes, tomatoes and rich
gravy.
ouPPCT dl
Supper is a hearty meal. taken about
seven in the evening. Among the va
rious dishes in customary use are meat
balls. slid salad Ohcrring salad made
OF picked herring. onion, sage and
parsley. minced and eaten cold). iraised
fish and potatoes. served not. and.
steanling dried nsh.
During katie a great variety of
fancy breads and cakes are eaten. The
Norwegian bread Is varied i'll its cook
cry. But the chief items of domestic
economy which appeal to the stranger
are the great variety of dishes. the
lengthy time devoted to the preparation
of meals and the extreme care and
cleanliness of the housewife, with whom
nothing is ever too much trouble.
'Onc cannot but admire the sensible
way in which the temperance question
is dealt with. for Norway possesses
n~on-alcoholic drinks which are not pal
atable merely. but delicious. The fruit
syrupS are things to be desired, and the
limitations of intoXicantS are really at
tractive. This IL a COMMON sense way
of dealing with intemperance. The
alcoholfrak liquid most frequently
drank is known as 'vateroel,' and ap-
pears to be an unfermcnted malt beer.
aerated without being EXCEPTIONALLY
gassy. 1t is sweet and nutritious and
otherwise much resembles good stout.
II Is said that the Norwegian who
leaves his mother country has much
difficulty in assimilating American
foods and that he actually pines for
his native diet: but "a month of Nor
wesian dietary to the average Amer
lean induces in him n longing for
something he can really put his teeth
into"