The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-15


CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June IA
Kahl Friedrich Brill, the Harvar
varsity tackle of 04 and '05 and an
allAmerican selection for tackle on
Walter Camps 1905 eleven, has I'M
prOrised the above menu as his daily
bill or fare. OF the few Harvard men
who have thought seriously about eat
ins Brill. who who graduated in lsoS
and Is now working for degree o!
bachelor OF science. Is one. he mas
scientifically analysed the function OF
eating. and Oh this analysis has based
a complete philosophy OF dietetics.
After Thorough Tests.
He does not claim that all his meth
DDS and food preparations are orig
inal. but the most important thing
about his system is that he has re-
fused any doctrines OF other d,eticiaiis
without first thoroughly testing them
Says Brill concerning the American
habits OF eating: Most men gorge.
They sit down TO meal and eat until
they feel full, without any considera
lion OF what they are really eating
fer The attitude or cultured college
men toward their food, although rend-
cred less repulsiye by their uncon'
seriousness OF IL, is no better than
that OF dumb animal. II seems new
or TO have occurred to most OF Us
that the primary function OF eating Is
not to please the palate or TO produce
the sensation OF being full. but 20
nOurish the body.
As a mater of fact about one-fifth
OF the food which is needed 10 give "A
person the sensation OF fullness is am
ply sufficient TO support him in all the
health and vigor that his body in capa-
able Of The remaining four-ffths
are cead weight on his digestive sys
tenn and, far from adding any nour.
ishment, waste much OF that which he
already has.
The reasons for this are 10 be
found IN modern habits OF life AZ
though we allow enough time for car-
ing. we are in such a hurry about Il
that we cat far too much. We prac-
ticaDy do not masticate our tood
enough. with the result that we mus:
introduce much more OF 1t into our
bodies In order TO satisfy hunger. Be
sides. quick eating gives the palate
very little chance TO taste the food
properly. thereby failing TO exciteNihe
necessary flow OF digestive juices. As
a conseqJe nee or trying to stimulate
the palate by means OF high season
ing the palate has lost one OF The
chief functions-that of indicating
when the body has been supplied with
enough food, and for want OF any
indication of this important fact they
cat until drawn feeling In the re.
cion OF the stomach warns them that
continued introduction of food viii
he uncomfortable"
His Experiments.
Brill LAS experimental with differ
ert cdibles. eating the one thing for
a fortnight and noting its effect. At
times he fasts for two weeks, taking
nothing but water and taking no physi-
cal exercise. Potatoes as daily nour
ishment for two weeks did not fatten
while steak INDUCED in for a like
period turned out 10 be highly fatten-
inS Brill noticed in the course o.
his experiments that he was able to
keep strong and sound on much less
than he had been In the habit OF eat
ing. Accordingly, after reducing his
weight from 249 pounds TO 1870 in
seven months he set about investiga,-
ing how much food was actually nee.
essary for living
After much experimenting he decid.
ed on his present diet. which Is con-
tained in the menu printed at the head
oI this story and which was The Diet
that sustained him during the football
seasons OF 1904 and 1905. Brill IL
ambitious 70 live until he is 125 years
cid or Whereabouts, and for that rea-
son Tactic acid, advocated for longev.
ity by the great Metchnikoff. appears
on his daily menu Brill Is now vi
the best of health; he Is FIVE feet eley-
en- inches and weighs 215 pounds. AZ
member OF the Harvard football
eleven his strength tests averaged be.
tween LOO and 1900. high average
among the students Jack Johnson
the pugilist. could not come within
700 points OF Brill's test.