The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
INFLUENCE OF FOODS
ZOROASTER'S THEORY OF BOD.
I.Y AND MENTAL TOWER.
The Hand That Makes the Menu,
Not the Hand That Rocks the
Cradle, May in Future Rule the
World-Values of Fruit,

World-Values of Fruit.
That perEon may so feed himself
as to be able to do any given kind of
work with ease and efficiency ami
without fatigue is the contention OF
DR.. T. j. Betiere; a New YORK
teaher of the philosophy of Zoroas-
ter, says the New York san. He be-
lieves that the inclinations and
powers Of the human mind and body
have their source largely in the Vi
brations resulting from the chemical
action set up by food.
This conclusion, he says, is based
on verified statements found in the
old wisdom books. At different times
he and others have confined them
selves to foods which are said by
these old books to stimulate various
centers of activity in the body AMI
have carefully noted the results.
These results in a general way in
dictate that a generous meat diet in
variably increases the inclination and
ability to show physical activity.
Also that it imparts for the time be-
modified and refined, of course, but
still essentially the same.
Rice was found to produce much
the same vibration as meat, though
more subtle and persistent, and IN
addition to stimulating physical ac-
tivity it furnished pabulum for those
centers of control which direct the
finer, less obvious and more potent
forces.
The two foods, rice and meat, Ii is
explained, might be compared to
steel and iron, rice representing as a
food steel, and meat iron; but, it Is
added to get It's result from rice It
must be prepared properly and also
combined with certain other foods.
Fruits In a general way stimulate
sentiments o? religion; certain kinds
turn the mind to considering thu
spiritual si1e of life. For instance,
a mother desiring to direct child's
mind into these channels would be
able to accomplish her purpose with
much greater case If generous part
of the child's diet was of peaches,
oranges and grapes or raisins.
AS there is no age limit when the
controlling power of food ceases, 1t
might seem that a wife could man
age her husband as well as her chill
dreu by feeding him properly. AS
fruits stimulate the affections as well
as religious sentiments, a double ad-
vantage might be scored by making
them a large part of her husbands
diet.
But here turks danger. 1t is not
asserted that this diet has any direct
ing Iowcr. Therefore should wives
ICED their husbands in such a way
as to increase the sentimental ten
denotes they might not personally
reap the reward of their effort.
All sugars, so 1t is So d, have a
ter dency to increase the activity Of
those Ger ters OF vibration which
augment the affections. 1t is also
set forth that foods opposed to
sweets, as those that are sour or bit
ter. stimulate the will, making those
" eat them determined, persist
eHt and less subject to the sway of
the emotions.
In confirmation of this assertion;
1t is pointed out that men take sour
vines in preference to sweet wines,
ire fond of acid condiments; in fact,
as rule use strong foods that are
lot sweet and do not care for those
VI Oh are sweet and that they are
t. olger Of will, more forceful and
O % easily moved by sentiment as
q zen.
Il speaking of che foods suited to
i: ent linGs OF work it was said
IL. those who would devote them
! S to Intellectual pursuits should
= tch off the material vibrations by
&C ewing meat, pastry and all
cav, rich foods. Having done
III. to put in commission those CEN
IS which control the vibrations per-
ming to the mind they should eat
atIs. mai e, breads, birds, fowls,
= and all kinds Of sea food, but
o. more than three or four different
Il IS at one time. In general it is
{ that alkaline and saline faxors
late to and stimulate vibrations
'hsch make for intellectual activity
1t is confidently asserted that
YEA a Knowledge of the power of
nj vibrations become general wom-
i will teach their children what to
to secure certain results. Then,
is f'irmed, it Will be no longer the
aai that rocks the cradle but the
n tIat makes the menu which will
.ule the world
It Is predicted that when this
;omes to pass men will live to
great age, many things now eaten
Will not be thought fit for food, i'll
ness will be rare and all work will be
iola With SO much greater ease that
leisure will be at the command of
all.