The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-07
Health Cranks and
Food FaddiStS
Have Evolved Some Strange and Won
derful Theories Concerning
Stomach Treatment.

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
in nervous and stomach diseases which
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
faddist's 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
human 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 Bibl1-
cal History who lived to prodigious
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 'Iow-pro
ted" 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 systematic
ones on which we depend the most to
enable US to successfully fight the bat
ties of life. Those nations whose PEG
pie use foods containing but little pro
ted 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 a remarkable increase in size
vigor and general development; and il
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 gas
trio irritants and irritate the mucous
membrane of the stomach, although il
/ is known that sugar possesses a high
1 caloric value, while pepper and salt
/ assist digestion rather than interfere
with 1t, as is claimed.
| The no-breakfast plan, the two-mea
per day, and even the one meal daily
1 has been advocated, while some advise
4 a two aor three weeks fast, during
which all food is withheld from the
stomach ito give it rest" completely
| ignoring the fact that the systems tbs
sues are being constantly torn dowr
and cast off, and new material to re
build them must be supplied from the
| food.
1t is utter nonsense to concern
ones self about all these absurd anc
Illogical theories, as life is entirely
too short, and there are other thing!
requiring our attention. Eat what yol
want when you want 1t, and as mucl
as the system needs to replenish it!
waste, and then take one or two o
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and for
get all about food fads and stomach
troubles. They digest all kinds o
food so thoroughly you won't know
you have a stomach. They are pow
erfnl digestors of every kind Of foo
though harmless to the system, ant
may be taken at any time and in an.
quantity.
Get box from your druggist TO
SOC, and send us your name and ad
dress for free sample. Address, f. A
Stuart Co., $50 Stuart Bldg, Marshall
Michigan.