Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
Health CrankS and
Food FaddistS
Have Evolved Some Strange and
Wonderful Theories Concerning
Stomach Treatment
Trial Package of stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's Sent Free


Within the last 20 years there has
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
neurotic, neurasthenic age in which
we live, we are constantly having our
attention called to some food faddist's
new idea" on tie subject Of alimenta-
tion.
Most prominent among these theo-
rists is the vegetarian who insists that
meat was never intended for the hu-
man stomach, despite the fact that his
ancestors for 5000 years or more
used it as their principal article of
diet. and the old patriarchs OF Biblical
History who lived to prodgiOus old
ages were meat eaters. All of the
great nations of history have been
users of meat, and all of the most
powerful and advanced countries Of
today employ it extensively in their
dietaries, and their superior develop
ment and high degree of civilization
are in strong and striking contrast to
the decadent and degenerate nations
of Asia and the tropics, whose inhabi-
tants are vegetarians.
Another fallacy which has lately be-
come a fad is the sO-Called "loW-pro-
teid" diet. Now, the foods which are
rich i'm proteids are the ones which
| build up nerve, brain, muscle and blood,
so that any great reduction in the
amount of pro id used simply means
semi starvation for the most important
| centeTs Of the systematic ones on
which we depend the most to enable us
to successfully fight the battles of life.
Those nations whose People use foods
containing but little proteid are never
| of large frame or Well-built. The Japa-
nese, who have always been small of
stature, have, since adopting a more
| liberal proteid diet, shown remark
able increase in size, vigor and gem
eral development; and it is only since
Japan became a meat-eating nation
! that it has developed into a world
| power.
Still another theory lately advanced
is that sugar, pepper and salt are
gastric irritants and irritate the mu-
cous membrane of the stomach, al
| though it is known that sugar pos
sesses high caloric value, while pep
per and salt assist digestion rather
than interfere with it, as is claimed.
! The no-breakfast plan, the two-meal
per day, and even the one meal daily
has been advocated, while some advise
a two or three weeks fast, during
which all food is withheld from the
stomach 'to give it est" completely
ignoring the fact that the systems tis-
sues are being constantly torn down
and cast off and new material to re-
build them must be supplied from the
| food.
It is utter nonsense to concern ones
self about all these absurd and illogi-
cal theories, as life is entirely too
short and there are other things re-
curing OF attention. Eat what you
want when you want it, and as much
as the system needs to replenish it's
waste, and then take one or two Of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and forget
all about food fads and stomach trou-
bles. They digest all kinds of food so
thoroughly you -Yon't know you have
stomach They are powerful diges-
tors of every kind of food, though
harmless to the system, and may be
taken at any time and in any quantity.
Get a box from your druggist for SOC
and send us your name and address for
| free sample. Address r. A. Stuart Co.,
| $50 Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Michigan.