The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
Health cranks and
Food Faddists
have Evolved Some Strange and Won
derfuI Theories Concerning
Stomach Treatment.


W 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 hay-
ing our attention called TO some food
faddist's new idea on the subject
Of alimentation.
Most prominent among these theo-
rists is the vegetarian who insists that
meat was never intended for the hui
man stomach, despite the fact that his
ancestors for 5000 years or more, used
II as their principal article OF diet;
and the old patriarchs OF Biblical
History who lived to prodigious old
ages. were meat eaters. All OF .ae
great nations of history have been
users OF meat. and all of the most
powerful and advanced countries of
today employ 1t extensively in their
iietaries, and their superior develop
ment and high degree OF civilization
are In strong and. striking contrast to
! the decadent and degenerate nation !
of Asia and the tropics, whose inhabi-
:ants are vegetarians.
Another fallacy which has lately be
come a fad, Is the so-called 'low-pro-
feid" 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-starvation for the most
important centers OF the systematic
ones on which we depend the most 30
enable us to successfully fight the bat
Ties OF life. Those nations whose peo-
pie use foods containing but little pro
teid are never OF large frame~or we'll
built. The Japanese. who have always
been small of stature. have. since
adopting more liberal proteid diCt
shown a remarkable increase In size.
yigor and general development; and IL
Is only since japan became a meat
eating nation that II has developed
Into a world-power.
Still another theory lately advanced
is that sugar, pepper and salt aro
gastric irritants and irritate the mu.
colis membrane of the stomach. nj.
though IL rs known that sugar pos
sesses a high caloric value. while pep.
per and salt assist digestion rathCs
than Interfere with It. as Is claimed
The nobreakfast plan. the two-meal
Per day. and even the one meal daily
has been advocated, while some advise
r two OF three weeks fast, during
which all food is withheld from the
stomach Ito give IL rest, complete
w ignoring the fact that the system
tissues are being constantly torn down
and cast of. and new material 10 re
build them must he supplied from Tn,
food.
II Is utter nonsense To concern one
self about all these absurd and illOgi
cal theories. as life is entirely too
short. aud there are other things fe
onirinx our attention. Eat what yOt
want when you want IL. and as mucl
as9 the system needs To feplenish st.
waste. and then take one or two Oi
4 Bkuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. and forget
s I'll about food fads and stomach trOu
bles They digest all kinds of f:od 50
fhofoughly you won't know YOU have
stomach. They are powerful diges
1iors OF every kind OF food though
harmless 10 the system. and may b,
{okcn ~ any time and i'm any quantity
Get a box from your druggist fOi
. X0c. and send us your name and al
3 1ers f0r lffee sample Address. Il. a
<oart Co., 100 Stuart Bldg, Marshall