Evening journal., 1910-01-03
Health Cranks and
Food Faddisis
Have Evolved Some Strange and Won
derful Theories Concerning
Stomach Treatment.
A Trial Package of stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free.

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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 having our
attention called to some food faddist's
new idea" on the subject OF alimenta-
ton
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 it as their principal article Of
diet; and the old patriarchs Of Biblical
History who lived to prodigious cid
ages, We're meat eaters All of the
great nations of history have been
users of meat, and all of the 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 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 mi-starvation for the most important
centers Of the system-the ones on
which we depend the most to enable us
to successfully fight the battles of life
Those nations whose people use foods
containing but little proteid are never
of large frame or well-built. 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 it is only since
Japan became a meat eating nation
that it has developed into a 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 a high caloric value, while pep
per and salt assist digestion rather
than interfere with it, as is claimed.
The no-breakfast plan, the two-mea
per day and even the one meal daily
has been advocated, while some advise
a two or three weeks fast, durins
which all food is withheld from thu
stomach "to give it a rest" completed,
ignoring the fact that the systems tis
sues are being constantly torn dowl
and cast off. and new material to re
build them must be supplied from tn
food.
II is utter nonsense to concern one
self about all these absurd and illogi
cal theories. as life is entirely to-
short, and there are other things re
quiring our attention. Eat what yo'
want when you want it. and as muc
as the system needs TO replenish it
waste. and then take one or two O
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