The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-14

CAMBRIDGE Mass, June IA
KahI FREDERICK Brill. the Harvard
'yarsity tackle OF '04 and 90 ana al
all-Anerican selection for tackle on
Walter Camps 1905 eleven, mas lm-
promised the above menu as his dal'S
bill of fare. OF the few Harvard men
who have thought seriously aoontea'-
ing Brill. who who graduated IN 1908
and is now working for a degree OF
bachelor Of science, is one. lie mas
scientifically analysed the function OF
eating. and On this analysis has basea
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 thlhs
about his system 10 that he has re-
fused any doctrines OF other dieticlahs
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
ton OF what they are really eating
for. The attitude of cultured college
men toward their food, although rend-
cred less repulsive by their uncon-
seriousness OF it. is no better than
that OF a dumb animal. Ii seems new
or 10 have occurred 10 most OF Us
that the primary function OF eating Is
not To please the palate or to produce
the sensation of being full. but 10
nourish the body
rnatar IF fact ahnut Ona-fiffh
OF the food which is needed to give u
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-fifths
are q dead 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 TO be
found IN modern habits of life. Al
though we allow enough time for cat
ing, we are in such hurry about IL
that we eat far too much. We prac-
ticalJy do not masticate our food
enough. with the result that we must
introduce much more of Ii into our
bodies In order 10 satisfy hunger. Be-
sides. quick eating gives the palate
very little chance 10 taste the food
properly, thereby failing TO excite The
necessary flow of digestive juices. AS
consequence OF 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
nd ~ fx,ar nrfo
cat until drawn feeling in the re-
gion OF the stomach warns them that
& continued introduction of food Will
be uncomfortable"
His Experiments.
Brill las experimental with differ
cnt edibles, 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 a daily nour
ishment for two weeks did not fatten,
while steak INDUCED in for a like
period turned out TO be highly fatten-
ing. 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 100 in
seven months he set about investigal-
Ing how much food was actually nee
essary for living.
After much experimenting he decid-
ed on his present diet, which is con-
tanned in the menu printed at the head
OF this story and which was the dfet
that sustained him during the football
seasons OF 1904 and 1905. Brill -
ambitious to live until he is 125 years
cid or thereabouts, and for that rea-
son Tactic acid, advocated for longev-
ity by the great Metchnikoff, appears
on his daily menu. Brill is now IN
the best OF health he is FIVE feet elev.
en- inches and weighs 215 pounds. AS
a member OF the Harvard football
eleven his strength tests averaged be-
tween LOO and 1900, a high average
among the students. Jack Johnson.
the pugilist, could not come within
TOO points OF Brills test.