El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-31

Il fronting public spirited men
- working for the prolOngation Of
the lives Of the people of the United
States IS thar Of planning system or
dietetics which will be at once health
giving and acceptable to the masses
of the people While impure food has
been one of the great hindrances TO ma
tiOual health, there are other food con-
dftiOns which likewise prevent the peo-
pie of the country from maintaining
that degree Of health TO which they
are entitled to aspire. That many IOoos
have a direct tendency to produce Ger
tain disease is generally believed 1t
seems to be well established. that pei
lagra usually comes from corn eating.
1t is known that the excessive use OF
beer tends to produce Brights disease
Americans Not Dfetarians.
The people OF no nation on earth eat
a perfectly constructed ration, and II
is said that the American people least
of all are given to formulating their
menus With a view to the promotion
Of their health. In some particulars
dietariaus themselves differ widely.
Some Of them declare that meat ought
to be banished from the national diet
Others would have the people Of the
country live entirely on uncOOked food
still others see in cheese, sour milk ana
bettermilk the long Lost fountain of
perpetual youth Many believe that
diet composed almost wholly Of fruit
is the ne 9dful thing.
At one time 1t was supposed that a
man ought to eat great deal OF
food containing high percentage Of
protein But since the scientists have
devised instruments for registering the
effect Of all kinds Of food upon differ
ent individuals, their experiments have
shown that foods containing a low per
centage of this element are more
strength giving and fatigue resisting
than any other kind. It is shown that
men who live on rice and kindred ar
ticles Of food possess great powers of
endurance Several bureaus Of the
United States government have been
engaged for a number of years
in studying the laws Of nutrition,
and they have laid down certain
principles which are so simple
and easily understood that any
housewife may master them These
principles have been incorporated in
agriculture, which may be had by writ
ing to the department The housewife
who secures these bulletins can convert
her kitchen into simple laboratory
ana cannot only reduce the cost Of
keeping up her table, but she can pro-
mote the health Of her family at the
same time.
Meat Most Costly Food.
It is recognized by all dietarians that
meat is the most expensive food man
kind can eat While the frugal house
wife can cut down her butCher-bil to q
surprising extent without interfering
with the nutritive quality OF the meat
she buys, by the simple eXpedient Of
buying cheap rather than expensive
cuts Of meat, she can reduce her bill
even In greater proportion by buying
beans and other articles which contain
more nutrition than the best, eat That
the American housewife is gradually
bringing her family around to a meat
less diet Is disclosed by the fact that
the statistics of the department of az
riculture indicate that the per capita
consumption OF meat IN the United
States Is 40 percent less than 1t was
so years ago.
Or Harvey W. Wiley says that sim
pie application Of the laws Of nutrition
to the preparation Of the American
menu would result in g saving OF 10
percent Of the present cost Of food sup
piles In the United States. He also de-
clares that this would serve to create a
fund sufficient for the provision Of an
abundant old age pension fund in the
United States. 1t is now generally be-
ueved that a diet rich in protein serves
to produce what is known as. autO-tn-
tOXicatOn, condition Of the body
which renders il liable to the contrac-
ton of many Of the diseases to which
human flesh is heir. The whites OF
eggs and lean meat are examples OF
the foods high I'm protein
Little AduIterated Food Now.
Under the present policy Of the bu-
reau of chemistry and Of the various
state pure food departments, the
amount of adulterated food has fallen
off until today it Is estimated that
less than five percent OF the Amerl-
can 1000 suDDLl COuLaluS any 4E4EAc-
rious adulterants. In times gone by
corn meal was a common adulterant
for wheat flour There are simple
tests which may be used to determine
me presence OF corn IneaL m Ml 49,
flour One Is to take a gram OF wheat
flour and mix it with 10 cubic cent?
meters OF glycerine This Is then
brought 10 a boil and If il gives off an
odor Ike popcorn Il Is certain tnat
cornmeal is present. Bread crumbs are
often used in sausage. The housewife
can readily determine their presence.
A piece Of sausage is first boiled In
water. Then few drops OF iodine rea-
gent are added and if starch is present
a blue tint viii form in the sausage.
Pepper frequently is adulterated with
spent ginger and wheat If one adds
a little hydrochloric acid to pure pep
per Ii viii assume yelIOWlSn tint
Adulterated pepper viii not do so.
The courts have been very lenient
with the pure food TiOlatOrs OF the
| United states Iaklng an OF me cases
that have been brought in the past
against those who violated the pure
food laws, the average fine assessed
against them has been only R4S-f4-
Many pure food authorities are now
advOca ting wholesale publicity for all
viOlatCrs of the pure food law. In 1903
practically the entire fall importation
of Smyrna figs was seized by the Off
Gals of the bureau Of chemistry. The
seizure was made on the ground LnaL
almost without exception the figs had
worms in them Tt was claimed by the
importers that TO import figs without
these worms I'm them would be practi-
cally TO require an entire reOrganiza-
ton Of the fig industry in smyrna
RepressEng Bad Foods.
An international association known
as the International congress has been
organized for the repression Of adul-
teratiOn In foods. This congress meets
frequently and adopts certain stand
ards to whicA all foods must conform
before they can be considered pure and
unadulterated. Tt prescribes certain
amounts of butter fat and other inEre-
dents in milk. and laws down certain
specifications which all food products
must meet This congress represents
the worldwide interest In pure food
and is one of the most effective OF all
international agencies for the protec-
tiOn Of the worlds food supply. II is
said that the travelling statesmen Of
the United States who handle food pro-
ducts are also strong factors In cut
ting down the business Of those estab-
lshments which do not conform with
the pure food laws These men get
copies Of the pure food judgments is