The Detroit times., 1908-08-14
UNDER-FEEO|NG THE
GREAT DANCER,
SAYS EXPERT
DINNERS OF THE RICH SIN MORE
IN QUALITY THAN IN QUANTITY,
HE DEcLAREs-ATTA VEG.
ETARiANiSM.

LONDON, Aug. 13.-The dangers OF
INTERCHANGEABLE is very generai
in these days of vegetarianism and the
simple life-have been pointed out by
Sir James Crichton- Browne. the cele-
brated London physician and lunacy
expert, in an address he delivered 20
the public health congress meeting.
being held at Buxton. Sir James said !:
1T cannot be denied that there are
large classes both in Europe and
America who habtually take more
food than is necessary, advisable. or
even safe. Luxury runs TO proteid
food meat figures too largely and too
often In the meals OF well-to-do people.
and as for the pampered domestics in
big houses. who, ii is alleged, eat meat
largely three or four times day, 1t
can only be said that they are laying
ing.
There Is room for economy in Ger
tain directions, but much remains To
be said before any Wholesale and uni
versal retrenchment In the outlay on
food can be recommended"
Sir James referred to the change in
the medical view OF nutrition during
the last century.
1t was feeding up that used to be
recommended on all hands" he de-
clared. Now medical men are preach
ing not merely simplicity OF diet. but
degree OF abstemiousness that would
hithertoo have been regarded as dan
gerous. The campaign against over
feeding Is all very well. but We need
not substitute underfeeding for 1t OF
rashly accept the new and startling
standards that are prescribed for us.
That there is vast amount OF over
feeding in most civilized countries Is
unquesticnable. The entries in the
West End club weight books show how
middle-aged men fear corpulency, and
the anti-fat remedies show how wo-
men watch their Wristbands. Never
theless, In my opinion there is far too
much adipose tissue about In certain
social circles, due to too little work
and too much carbohydrates or fats.
The luxurious dinners OF the rich
sin more In quality than quantity
They are served on scale OF ex.
travagance against which unsophisti.
Gated human nature TevOlts.
In reviewing the dietists Sir James
had a great deal 10 say OF Mr.. Horace
Fletcher. the American diet expert.
who declares that chewing is the Sc
cret OF nutrition. Overeating and
wrong eating are. he maintains, the
prime cause OF intemperance in drink.
ing.
The listeners laughed when he re-
marked dryly: Mr. Fletcher antici-
pates that the next generation may
chew themselves out OF insanity and
crime IL they retain their teeth"
Sir James summed mp dead against
vegetarianism. He refused the argu.
ment SO often used by vegetarians OF
Japan's rise 10 greatness on vegetar.
Ian diet by pointing out that coinci-
dent with the rise of the Japanese
there has been a vast increase In the
use OF animal food by them
The Anglo-Japanese alliance is now
typiied by the popularity OF beef
steak with mustard and Worcester.
shire sauce" he stated The crav.
ing for animal food has largely con.
tributed 10 the advance OF civilization
Vegetable proteid is always poor In
proportion To the bulk of food eaten,
/ diffcult of absorption. and probably
from nutritive point OF view. of in.
ferior constitution.
The ancient Greeks, he pointed out,
were not vegetarians.