Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-07
healtn Cranks and
Food Faddists'
Have Evolved Some Strange and Won
derful Theories Concerning
Stomach Treatment.
A Trial Package of stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets Sent Free,

Within the last twenty 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 in
crease in nervous and stomach diseases
which are caused by the strenuous life
OF this neurotic, neurasthenic age in
which we live, we are constantly hav-
ing our attention called to some food
faddists 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 it as their principal article of
diet; and the old patriarchs of Biblical
history, 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 1t 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 Inhabitants
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 starvation for the most important
centers of 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 but little proteid are never
of large frame or wellb 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 gem
eral development; and it is only since
Japan became a neat-eating nation
that it has developed into 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
tho i. is known that sugar possesses
high caloric value, while pepper and
salt assist digestion rather than inter-
fere with it, as is claimed.
The no-breakfast plan, the two-neal
per day, and even the one meal daily
have 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 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 Dyspepcia Tablets and forget
all about food fads and stomach trou-
bles. They digest all kinds of food so
thoroughly you won't know you have
stomach. They are powerful diges-
tors of every kind of food tho 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. F. a. Stuart Co.
$50 Stuart Bldg, Marshall. Mich.