The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
Health Cranks and
Food Faddists
Have Evolved Some Strange and Won.
derful Theories concernino :
Stomach Treatment.
"A Trial Package Of stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets 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
are caused by the strenuous life Of
this neurotic. neurasthenic age in
which we live, we are constantly hav-
ing our attention called TO some food
faddists 'new idea" on the subject
Of alimentation.
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 prodigious old
ages. were meat eaters. All Of he
great nationse 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 iecadent 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 In proteids are the ones which
build up nerve. brain, muscle and
blood, so that any great reduction in
the amount of proteid used simply
means semi-starvation for the most
important centers OF the system--the
ones on which we depend the most to
enable us to successfully fight the bat.
Ties of life. Those nations whose peo-
ple use foods containing but little pro
teid are never Of large frame or well.
built. The Japanese. who have always
adopting a more liberal proteid diet
shown a remarkable increase in size
yigor and general development: and II
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 II is known that sugar pos
sesses q high caloric value, while pep
ner and salt assist digestion rather
than interfere with it. as Is claimed.
The no-breskfast plan, the two-meal
ner day. and even the one meal daily
has been advocated. while some advise
two or three weeks fast. dhrins
which all food Is withheld from the
stomach ito give II a rest" complete
lv ignoring the fact that the systems
tissnes are being constantly torn down
end cast off. and new material to re
huild them must be supplied from the
food.
II Ia utter nonsense to concern ones
.eis about all these absurd and illogi
osi theories. as life Is entirely toe
sbort and there are other things re
outring our attention. Eat what you
want when you want II. and as much
40 the system needs to replenish It's
waste. and then take one or two ei
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. and forget
ali about food fads and stomach trou
hIes. They digest all kinds Of food sc
thoroughly you won't know you have
= stomach. They are powerful diges
TORS OF every kind OF food though
harmless to the system. and may be
sakefl at any time and in any quantity
Get a box from your druggist for
koe and send us your name and al
sress for free sample. Address. r. A
otuart Co. $50 Stuart Bldg. Marshall
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