The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
Health CrankS and
Food FaddistS
Have Evolved Some Strange and Won
derfui Theories Conserving
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
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 hu-
man stomach. despite the fact that his
ancestors for 5000 years or more, used
IL as their principal article OF diet;
and the ola patriarchs OF Biblical
History who lived to prodigious old
ages. were meat eaters. All OF ne
great nations of history have been
users OF meat. and all of the most
powerful and advanced countries Of
today employ il extensively In their
dietaries. and their superior develop
ment and high degree OF civilization
are i'm. 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 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 peo
pie use foods containing but little pro
teid are never OF large frame or we'll
built. The Japanese. who have always
been small OF stature. have. since
adopting more liberal proteid diet
shown a remarkable increase In size.
yigor and general development: and IL
is only since japan became meat
eating nation that 1t has developed
into q 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 il is known that sugar pos
sesses high caloric value, while pep
per and salt assist digestion rather
than interfere with 1t. 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 ito give II rest" complete
lv ignoring the fact that the systems
tissues are being constantly torn down
and cast of. 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-
ouiring our attention. Eat what you
want when you want 1t. and as much
AZ the system needs TO replenish its
waste. and then take one or two OF
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. and forget
all about food fads and stomach trou-
bles. They digest all kinds Of food so
thoroughly you won't know you have
a 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
5Oc. and send us your name and ad-
dress for free sample. Address, F. A..
Stuart Co., $50 Stuart Bldg, Marshall.
Michigan.