Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-04

we coddle ourselves too much. We
hive entirely lost track Of the way
our ancestors lived. Two thousand
years ago case Of Indigestion was I'M
known. Colds and coughs were I'M
known. No one heard Of gastritis or
catarrh. There were no doctors and
no drug stores. Now how is It? This
flapdoodle way Of living has sapped
the manhood OF the world, and the
end is not yet
''And you are going to make a
changer
II am. l have already made one
had a raw potato and four glasses of
water for my lunch this noon. shall
eat an onion and parsnip and drink
three glasses Of water for my dinner.
/ have felt better this afternoon than
for months before. Mrs. Bowser, l
am going back FIVE or six thousand
years and live as our ancestors lived"
"But we have no tree in the back
yard for you to climb Into and make
your bed at night" she protested.
To Sleep on the Grass.
"Our ancestors slept in trees or on
the ground, just as suited them best
shall make my bed on the grass. We
know that the dew of heaven is a
greater remedy than any yet invented
by man. have now made my dinner.
I What / have eaten nature intended for
me to eat. 1t will make me strong. It
will give me new life. 1t will clear
away these pains and aches. You may
still continue this iapdoodle way Of
living, but no more Of It for me-"
Mrs. Bowser sighed. She knew that
it was useless to argue with him when
he got hold Of new idea. He must
work 1t out before he would let go Of
it. When they went up to the sitting
room he did not make dive for a
cigar, as was his usual wont. He saw
her looking at him with elevated eye
brows, and he explained:
"Our ancestors did not smoke tobac-
co. Instinct taught them that it was
vicious and weakening. 1t is responsi-
BILE for thousands of ailments and thou.
sands of deaths every year. No more
cigars for me. shall chew ,sassafras
root instead"
"How did you happen to make this
changer" she asked.
II was talking with Professor Swift,
who happened to drop into the Office.
He said that man with frame like
mine ought to live hundred years."
"And then he wanted to borrow So.
didn't hep
Defends Professor Swift.
"Woman, can't breach single sub
| ject to you but what you try to be sar-
| castle over it?'' shouted Mr.. Bowser as
his face got very red. "Of course he
didn't want to borrow any money. He
was simply interested from profess
sional standpoint"
"And he knows as much about it as
our old cat Every day or two you see
! an article in the papers about what to
| eat and how to eat 1t and when and
| how long to sleep and lot Of other
nonsense. One doctor says we must
chew our meat very fine Another says
10 bolt 1t down ia hunks. One says
look out for sweets, and another says
| eat half pound Of candy per day.
One says that white bread contains no
nutriment, and another declares 1t the
very germ Of wheat When have they
experimental, on whom? One doctor
says that mashed potatoes are un'
wholesome Another says they should
be prepared for the table in no Other
way. You have lived for almost fifty
years in this fapdoodle way, as you
call it, and don't see how your health
could be any better. You are as strong
4 as an OK, and If you would only lei
u these fads alone you might live to bt
800 wears old Instead of 100. Wha1