The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Health Cranks and
Food Faddists
Have Evolved Some Strange and Won
derful Theories Concerning
Stomach Treatment.
"A Trial Package of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free,

Within the last 20 years there have
sprung into existence theories by the
score relative to the kinds of food that
human beings should eat. and should
avoid. With the tremendous increase in
nervous and stomach diseases which are
caused by the strenuous life of this neu-
'Totic, neurasthenic age in which we live,
constantly having our attention called to
some food faddist's new idea on the
subject of alimentation.
Most prominent among these theorists
Is the vegetarian, who insists that meat
was never intended for the human stom-
ach despite the fact that his ancestors
for 5000 years or more used 1t as their
principal article of diet; and the old pa
triarchs of Biblical history who lived to
prodigious old ages were meat eaters.
All the great nations of history have been
users of meat. and all of the most power
full and advanced countries of today en-
ploy 1t extensively in their dietaries, and
their superior development and high de-
gree of civilization are in strong and
striking contrast to- the decadent and
degenerate nations Of Asia and the trop-
acs, whose inhabitants are vegetarians
Another fanacy which has lately be-
come a fad Is the so-called "low-proteid'
diet. Now, the foods which are rich In
proteids are the ones which build up
nerve, brain, muscle and blood, SO that
ted used simply means semi-starvat.on
for the most important centers of the
systematic ones on which we depend the
most to enable us to successfully fight the
battles Of life. Those nations whose peo-
ole use foods containing but little proteid
are never of large frame or well-built.
The Japanese who have always been
small of stature, have since adopting a
more liberal proteid diet shown re-
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general development; and it is only since
Japan became meat-eating nation that
1t has developed into world-power.
Still another theory lately advanced is
that sugar, pepper and salt are gastric
trritants and irritate the mucous MEM
brane of the stomach, although it is
known that sugar possesses high cal
ORIG value, while pepper and salt assist
digestion rather than interfere with it, as
81 claimed.
The no-breakfast plan, the two-meal per
day, and even the one meal daily has
been advocated, while some advise TWO
or three weeks fast, during which all
food is withheld from the stomach Ito
give 1t a rest" completely ignoring the
fact that the SYSTEMS tissues are being
constantly torn down and cast off. AMI
new material to rebuild them must be
supplied from the food.
It Is utter nonsense to concern oneself
about all these absurd and illogical theo-
ries, as life is entirely too short, and
there are other things requiring our, at
tention Eat what you want when you
want 1t, and as much as the system needs
to replenish its waste, and then take one
or two Of stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. and
forget all about food fads and stomach
troubles. They digest all kinds of food
20 thoroughly you won't know you have
p stomach. They are powerful digestors
-
to the system. and may be taken at stny
time and In any quantity.
Get box from your druggist for 50c,
and send VI your name and address Or
free sample. Address, h. A. Stuart Co.,
a5o Stuart Bldg, Marsha1l Mich !