Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-12
EXPERT WILLIAM MU[DOON
ADVISES AGAINST USE Of MEAT
FOR PERIOD Of SIX MONTHS

values of the following foodstuffs:
Eggs, 625; beans. 1915; potatoes.
45o; wheat, 1900; corn. 900; nuts,
5000; rice, 1925; peas, 1,sOO; bread,
LOO; milk, $50. Then there are
many fruits and green vegetables
which, properly prepared, are nu-
tritious and desirable to complete
the list.
= am not a vegetarian. therefore
you can not accuse me of trying to
inveigle you into any fads of my
own. I indulge in everything in
moderation Just to get the practice
and knowledge that I may obtain
by doing so, and 1 put that knowl-
edge into practice in my every day
work.
The question Of overeating is in
deed a serious one. and, as it is
greatly due to habit, like all habits,
we are inclined to overdo it. I
have found by experience that one
pound of food is sufficient for a
grown person each twenty four
hours. and that pound should be
made up ola variety of foods, and
change it each day to some extent.
/ do not Hike to put myself for
ward as an example, but at the
same time,' as j am only one of the
common herd, and no different from
any other human being. l may be
pardoned for using myself as an
example in this PARTICULAR case.
have endeavored to conf1ne my
self, as near as I can guess it. to
one pound of food each twenty four
hours. l take lots Of time to chew
it well before swallowing. have
tried to confne myself to about
three pirits of fluid-that includes
one. cup of coffee in the morning.
meat three days iii the week-not
more. than four ounces at a meal
fish twice s. week, and neither meat
nor FISH two days of the. week
Can Survive Without Meat.
1 frequently go for a month or
six weeks without touching meat
in any form and I am sure that l
could go for the balance Of my HE
without ever giving il any thought
or consideration. lead an active
life: do a great deal of physical
work. and with this amount of food
I enjoy the best of health. l have
= not varied in weight two pounds in
thirty years.
Now. if this is the case with me,
why could not other people do the
: same thing. and not worrN about
the Meat Trust or the, unfortunate
retail butcher? Those who are do
ing outdoor, hard. laborious work,
exposed to the changes of the
weather and the extreme cold dur
ing the winter months could i'm.
crease the amount of food and I
think that it would be a good thing
for them to do so, TO one and half
pounds Those who have crav-
ing for alcoholic drinks and the
uuieting effect of tobacco would
find that with this diet the desire
for alcoholic stimulants would
greatly die out They would not
require, or would not have de-
sire. for one half the amount of
fluids that they now have when
they are over eating and eating
meat, and the same would be true
in their ability to control their
longing for tobacco.
Let every good housekeeper try
to arrange her purchases for the ia
BILE in such a way that meat can
be absolutely eliminated. 1t is
dirty, unclean. poisonous stuff, fit
only for animals.
iv,1y1 lot
" after death of the animal There
are seven or eight forms of decom-
position Of flesh The first form
begins at once after the animal is
dead. What is called ripe meat,
that is supposed TO be fit for the
table because it is tender is meat
that has reached the second stage
of decomposition.