Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03
Health cranks and
Food Faddisis
Have Evolved Some Strange and Won.
derful Theories Concerning
Stomach Treatment.
A Trial Package of Stnart's Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free.

Within the last 20 wears there has
sprung into existence theories by the
score relative to the kinds of food that
human beings should eat and should
avoid. With tho tremendous increase
in nc-vous and stomach diseases which
are 1sused by the life of this
neuro.ic. neurasthenic age in which
we live, we are constantly having our
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
uced it as their principal article OF
diet; and the old patriarchs' of Biblical
b. story who lived to prodigious old
ages, were 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-
ted" diet. Now, the foods which are
rich in proteids are the mes which
build up nerve, brain, muscle and blood,
SO that any great reduction in the
amount of proteid used simply means
seni-starvation for the most important
centres of tho system-the ones on
which we depend h 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 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 it 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-meal
per day, and even2-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 it a rest" completely
ignoring she 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-
quiring 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
sll about food fads and stomach troub-
les. They digest all kinds of o SO
thoroughly you won't know you have
a stomach. They A powerful digest
ors OF every kind of food. though
harmless to the system, and may be
taken at any time and in any quantity.
Get a box from your druggist for soc
and send us your name and address for
free sample. Address, B. Stuart Co,
z6o Stuart Bldg, Marshall. Michigan.