Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
WHAT SHOULD WE EAT?
ny u. HUDDLEsTONE


What a remarkable thing it is thai
man is by no means certain as to what
constitutes his natural food. On the
face of it, it would seem that the ques-
ton should admit of no discussion or
argument but what an amount ol
both is everlastingly going on; now
many wordy theses have been penneu'
how many books written, how many
lectures given, and what a vast array
of differing cults are propaSandlzlhS
the public at all timesl Not long ago
a London paper gave list of ediDles'
covering the whole field of foods al
most and against each quoted two So
called authorities in regard to the Value
of the foods. In every case the Verdlct
was diametrically opposite. Cheese, Tor
instance, was stated by one to be an
aid to digestion in moderate quantities;
on the other hand, the same article was
declared unfit for human consumption;
and so on right through the list. POOR
man! He is to be pitied in that IN spite
of such valiant effort he has as yet no
absolutely certain knowledge, or unan-
unity, upon u subject which Is so Iuh-
damental to his nature ana so olreSlIy
concerns his health, happiness, phySiCdi
and mental Well-being.
Let us look at the lower animals by
contrast care we justified in calling
them lower, physically3; they on the
contrary to man, follow the dictates OF
their natural instincts and MUNICH com
pIacently on the foods provided by ma
ture in their raw or strictly naturai
condition To find a sick or diseased
animal of the lower creation you must
seek among those dominated by man.
as only by mans wrong treatment or
abuse are animals eVer-or. at least
rarely-sick. AS a general thlhS Ine
animal creations outside of man are
usually perfect in form, strength ana
physical well-being, in far greater de-
gree than man, who is supposed TO be-
and should be, the apex of creation
the highest created being. PhysicalIy'
at least, man and the lower animals
are on the same plane, each must eat,
drink and have good air in order 10
live. Vitiated food and drink viii at
feet both similarly and If FOOD pc Wllh-
held entirely, both will die. When we
see the vast number Of diseased, Grip
pied and degenerate human beings, we
are forced to the conclusion that man
is by no means uroiting by the possess
sion of the reasoning power that osten-
sibly raises him to a higher level OF
life than the brute creation, and that
he is Woefully deficient somewhere, IN
that knowledge which should enapIe
him to be physically-What HERBERT
Spencer TBBdIu6u DIS IL Adilue'Ait 49,
cessity for mana perfect animal
We have a number of cults when
profess to have solved the diet ques-
tion but as before stated there is by
no means any unanimity on the SUD
ject-the vegetarian believes that by
subsisting on fruits nuts and cereals
cooked and uncooked, to the exclusion
of all flesh foods will be found our
physical and dietetic salvation; the
meat-eaters are equally certain that
meat is a food which is essential for
mans sustenance and a highly neces-
sarv aliment Between these two are
many intervening systems, and also'
perhaps the largest body of all, those
whose only belief Is that to eat any
thing and everything that appeals tc
their palates or sense of gratiticatlon
is the best In the midst of these con
ficting ideas and theories the average
man is left in a quandary and If he
gives the subject any consideration at
all must work out his own salvation
by personal experiment and expert
ence, according to his lights. OF all
animals man is the only one that pre-
pares, mixes, compounds, seasons and
artificially cOncocts foods for his bod
fly sustenance, he cooks, fries, boils,
steams, bakes and roasts, in a variety