Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-09-23
N00RDEN on DIET
Austrian Authority Gives His.
Ideas on egetarianisn,.

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Sort That Excludes Mix and Eaas
from the Msnu Prefers Flesh.
less Kind.
Vienna. Austria. Against flesh
less vegetarianism there IL. In .prin-
ciple. nothing to be said; but that
stricter form Of vegetsrtanism which
excludes Ill animal products, such 40
eggs, butter, milk and cheese, often
involves serious perils to the consti-
tuition. Such Is the dictum Of the
greatest European authority on diet
airy, DR.. Karl Noorden, professor Of
internal medicine In the University Of
Vienna, who has just given the lay
world some interesting and valuable
reflections upon the subject Of vege-
tarianism.
At the outset the professor care
fully distinguishes between the two
kinds Of vegetarianism. The first, he
thinks, might better be called flesh
less" as they avoid only what comes
from the dead animal. and, therefore.
all meat and meat products, such as
meat soups, meat extracts, peptons,
jellies and margarine But against
this they eat the products obtained
from living animals and birds, such
as eggs, milk, butter, cheese and the
like. These people call themselves
"vegetarians," but, of course, strictly
speaking, they are not.
Now against this "fleshless" diet,
which includes, eggs, milk, ETC., from
the technical nutriment standpoint
there Is not, he maintains, the least
to be said. For it insures just what
the strict form of vegetarianism fails
to do-that is, a sufficient supply Of
albumtnous substance. The average
daily fare Of albuminous substance Of
these vegetarians would include from
two to three pints of milk, five or six
eggs and two ounces of cheese. This
would make up nearly four ounces of
easily digested albumen, which, taken
with the albuminous properties in the
vegetable diet, would form together
perfectly sufficient and nourishing
diet. Quite apart from its cheapness.
J this form Of nourishment may be rec
commended, he says, especially when
there Is any tendency to goutiness. In
| severe cases of constipation it may
also be beneficial, but here one should
] act only under medical advice. In
| fact the effect on the whole organism
is always likely to be more success
full when the diet is prescribed by a
physician. Many persons who have
been accustomed to generous meat
diet for years will lose their appetite
and gradually become very weak when
they are forbidden to eat meat. Natu-
rally this differs In different individ-
ual cases. but in most such conse-
| quences need not be feared. Where
| they do result one must carefully con-
slider whether the taking away Of
meat from the daily fare really prom
ises so many advantages as to out
weigh the drawbacks occasioned.
Coming to the vegetarianism of that
stricter kind which excludes ali
products from living animals, Prof.
Noorden declares he can speak far
less favorably. Regarded purely from
the theoretical standpoint, we and
certainly In the vegetable kingdom
not only carbonaceous hydrates and
therefore -four and sugar substances
and fats. but also albuminous sub
stances sufficiently represented to
provide satisfying and agreeable
dietary. But in reality there is q
great danger that this will not be the
case. These vegetable nutrimental
properties contain on the average not
more than 10 per cent, resorbent al
bumen in the dry substance. There
fore to reach only the moderate
amount Of 70 grammes Of albumen
daily 700 grammes Of dry vegetable
substances are necessary. This rep
resents from the culinary standpaint
weight of some six or seven pounds.
One sees therefore that the strict
| vegetable for even the most moder-
ate albumdnous requirements involves
the consumption of an enormous
mass of food. This lays an immense
burden upon the stomach and intes-
tines. Persons in perfect health may
possibly stand it, but quite frequently
the organs give way under the strain
and illness follows. In other cases
the volume Of nutriment taken is in
! SUFFICIENT and the whole system suf-
fers accordingly.
It Is popularity supposed that this
strict vegetarianism Is an excellent
cure for corpulency. The fact that
it may serve as such cure Is incon-