Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-07
Health cranks and
Food Faddists
Have Evolved Some Strange and Won
derfal Theories Concerning
Stomach Treatment.
A Trial Package Of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free.

Within the last 20 wears there has
sprung into existence theories by the
scare relative to the kinds of food that
human beings should eat n should
avoid. With the tremendous increase
5n nervous and stomach diseases which
are caused by the strenuous life of this
sneurotic, neurasthenic age in which
we live, we are constantly having our
attention called to some food faddists
new. idea on the subject of alimenta-
stion.t
Most prominent among these theo-
crists is the vegetarian, who insists that
meat vas never intended for the hui
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 p~rodigious old
ages, were meat eaters. All of the
great nations of history have been
users of meat, n all of he 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.5a. fad is the so-called "low-prc-
-teid'. diet. Now, the foods which are
rich in proteids are the ones which
Sbuild up nerve. brain, muscle and blood,
so that any great reduction IN the
amour of proteid used simply means
senai-starvation for the most important
centres sof the systematic ones on
which we depend the most to enable US
to successfully fight the battles OF life.
Those. nations whose people use foods
containing out little proteid are never
OF large frame or well-buiit- The Japa-
nese, who have always been small OF
stature have, since adopting a more
liberal proteid diet, shown a remark
able Increase in size. vigor and gen.
eral development: and 1t is only since
Japan became a intoxicating nation
that 1t has developed into a. world
power.
Stfll another theory lately advanced
is tina sugar, pepper and salt are
gastric irritants and irritate the mu-
cous membrane of the stomach. al
though 1t is known that sugar pos
sesses a high caloric value, while pep
per and salt assist digestion rather
than interfere with 1t, as is claimed.
The no-breakfast plan, tie two-meai
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 1t a rest" completely
ignoring the fact that the systems It's
sues are being constantly torn down
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 and illogi
cal theories, as life Is entirely too
short. and there are other things re-
curing our attention. Eat what you
want when you want it, and as much
as. the system needs to ~replenish its
waste, and then take one or two OF
,Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. and forget
all about food fads and stomach troub-
les. They digest all kinds Of food SO
thoroughly you won't know you have
O stomach. They are powerful digest
ors Of every kind Of food, though
harmless to the system. and may be
taken at any time and in any quantity.
y Gel 2 box from your9 druggist for soc
m send us our name n address for
free sample. Address. r.. A. Stuart Co.
$50 Stuart Bldg. Marshall, Michigan.