The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-04
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 has
sprung INTO existence theories by the
score relative 60 the kinds OF food that
human beings should eat. and should
avoid. with the tremendous increase
ia nervous and stomach diseases when
are caused by the strenuous life OF
this neurOtic. neurasthenic age in
which we live, We are constantly hay-
Ing our attention called 20 some food
faddist's new idea" on the subject
OF Authorization.
Most prominent among these theo-
iists is the vegetarian who insists that
meat was never intended for the nu-
man stomach, despite the fact that his
ancestors for 5000 years or more, used
II 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 Deen
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 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 fad, Is the so-called "low-pro-
teid" diet. Now. the foods which are
rich in proteids are the ones which
Luild 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-
pie use foods containing but little pro.
ted are never of large frame or we'll
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
f. only since japan became a meat.
eating nation that II has developed
into a world-power
Still another theory lately advanced
Ia 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 a high caloric value. while pep
per and salt assist digestion rather
than interfere with IL, as is 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 IL rest complete
IL ignoring the fact that the system 5
tissues are being constantly torn down
and cast off. and new material to re.
buill them must be supplied from the
foodl
II " utter nonsense to concern one )
self about all these absurd and illOgi-
al theories. as life is entirely too
short, and there are other things Re.
ouiriDg our attention Eat what you
want when you want it, and as much
a. the system needs to replenish its
waste, and then take one or two of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. and forget
eli about food fads and stomach trou-
bles. They digest all kinds OF fool So
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
taken at any time and in any quantity.
Get box from your druggist for
soc. and send us your name and ad.
dress for free sample. Address. +. A.
stuart Co, $50 Stuart Bldg, Marshall,
Michigan.