The Washington herald., 1908-02-02

human animal, whete thousands were for
merry spent nH improving animals only
Breakfast Table Picture.
the city clerk and the carpenter the
young child and the old man on the
table is oatmeal milk, bacon. eggs. steak,
chops buuercd toast. and coffee In spite
OF their different occupations. they all eat
literally OF the same foods and frequently
in the same proportions, Can it be that
horses require foods adjusted 10 their
needs and work, but not men2 How can a
food which might suitably nourish a farm
laborer do equally well In every respect
fog a city clerk How can the foods which
replace the growing bones Of young
active, rom2iug child be suitable for the
matgred bones and idle muscles Of an old
man? Have YOU rot rs q boy lifted
grub from the tomato vine 10 a flower
and watched il turn into chrysslis and
eventually into a finely marked and col
OTed butterfly. while its brothers and sis
ters. left % feed on the tomato vine. be-
came plain. common butterflies? When
you wanted better milk, did YOU not pay
attention 70 the kind OF foods the cow
was eatiug2 When good fruits were eN-
pected iu season did YOU not use suitable
manure? Surely q man is also influenced
by the foods he eats. Do not the Iceland
ers cat blubber and fat 10 make them fat
and warm while men of the tropics eat
fruits and vegetables 10 keep them coOl2
At least IL is reasonable that some foods
may make brain and others chiefly make
Drawn
At first thought, the foods which should
impart the highest nGuTishmtHt greatest
activity. best results, would be from the
most active form of Iife-the animal
foods; and this is borne ont by the fact
that those who live On animal diet rule
the earth. whether among men or beasts
The lion, the tiger, and the fox. among
animals. the eagle among birds and
meat-eatiug races among men are sU-
preme. Wherever meat is eaten. there
is the greatest activity and progress.
sometimes fighting, but not necessarily
ferocity-always enterprise. Whereye
vegetarian diet prcjonIInates, there is
stagnation, as in China and India.
Tho age Of brains has superseded the
age Of muscle and brute force The lion
is lord over the elephant
To test the braln-fecding properties Of
meat quickly, il is necessary On obtain
d nerye-exhausted man, suffering confin-
ually from brain fsg, "a nervous wreck.
Such q person Is directly dependent on
his present foods to sustain his mental
and nervous energy, for ne has not the
reserve power Of a healthy man, vino
could feed wrongly and I've a long while
on his reserve nutriment without show
Ing had effects. First, withhold all
animal foods, and allow the man 20 take
what substitutes he may choose, namely.
peas. beans, cereals. &c His face and
nervous actions viii quickly show lack
OF nouTishmont. After nearly killing the
poor, neTveless man on q vegetarian diet.
give him some tenderly cooked meats.
with such vegetables and fruits as may
be necessary to assist digestion. but
without cereals. so as to be sure not
to oyerburden him. The addition Of this
meat would work a resurrection, and his
face would show an Improvement by the
hour
ChOpping Wood on Meat.
There might, however, be doubt as to
how much Of this nourishment went TO
the muscles, inasmUch as the weak man
never takes much exercise. Hence it
would be quicker TO secure a laborer for
the next proof. Engage a healthy laborer
to chop wood stipulating he should eat
meats without solid food Though liberal
quantities of meats and vegetables would
at first cause his ak TO resound in lively
action on the wood pile, vet very few
days Of this diet would incapacltate him
for his work. His muscles would t~em-
bic In their inability TO perform the ardu-
Gus labor But add some oatmeal to this
diet, and once again the wood pile would
resound with the blows, which this time
would fau with greater steadiness and
frmness. produced by the oatmeal
Though meat gives mental and nerve en-
ergy. It does not give muscular endur-
ance OF itself
Quick results in this experiment would
not be obtained unless the man were in
healthy condition and abstained from the
stimulating effects of coffee, tobacco, al
cohol. &c.
Meat in a laboring man is chiefly use
ful for Us aid in digesting the cereals.
We now have proved the following classi-
hcations:
First-Meats. FISH, eggs. milk, and other