The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

research were devoted. The result is
his belief strong in the knowledge of i'm
mortality Mr.. Ryan looked with the
spirit OF an explorer TO a vision Of what
lies across the great frontier The foun-
dations of his faith are given in the
present volume.
HEALTH AND LONGEVITY THROUGH RA-
TIONAL DIET: By DIR. Arnold LorAnd. of
Carlsbad. The F. \. Davis Co. Publishers.
Philadelphia. Prce. SIS
Probably very few physicians have so
frequently an opportunity to observe the
harmful consequences of a faulty mode
OF nOurishment as the one who is prac-
t.cing AS a Carlsbad physician. 1t is a
surprising fact that even scholars well
versed in a great variety Of subjects
often display the veriest ignorance or
show the greatest carelessness In respect
to what and the manner in which they
eat.
Because Overeating may prove HARM
ful many persons restrict their diet to
such an extent as to do their bodies more
harm than they would by eating to excess.
Every housewife, says the author, knows
that her dog or cat will thrive when plen-
tifully fed upon proper food, but in the
case of her children she often OverloOks
this point Every farmer is aware Of
u = lhNl lIldl nOIStS ltlulIt
kinds Of food. according as they are used
for dRught, riding. or carriage horses.
and that a dog to be used in the hunt or
as a watch dog. needs a different diet
in each case. 1t is only in man that we
observe the contrary condition. Persons
following the most diverse occupations.
be they laborers or brain workers, schol-
ars. merchants. officials. officers. clergy
men physicians. travelling statesmen. fac
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take the same or at least very similar
foods.
The diet. says the author. should vary
according TO the nature Of the oCcupa-
ton and the functions to be carried out.
lust as has always been the custom in
the case Of domestic animals. Since GER
tain nutritiVe salts play an important
rUl" in the activity Of various organs,
as those containing PHOSPHORUS in brain
activity, as full a consideration as pos
sible has been given TO the question Of
the nutritive salt content of all varieties
of food Through unintelligent methods
OF cooking many important nutritive sub
stances and salts are withdrawn from
our fool.
The author d"es not affirm that he has
definitely solved the question as to how
II is possible to convert a stupid school
child into a bright one. or to restore
deficiency or as a result Of various vices,
to normal vigor with the aid Of an ap-
prOpriately selected diet and certain kinds
OF food. He is making some contributions
to the subject and is stimulating further
research along these lines, as well as
oradicating certain faulty and life-short
enng practices in regard to eating.
ONE OF JACKsON's FOOT CAVALRY: By
John H. wCrsham. The Neale Publishing Com
Tany. New York. Price. s.
II Dickens had followed Stonewalf
Jackson. he would have written just such
a book as this Worsham's sense of hu-
NOR. his pathos, his fancy. his descriptive
power. make him just the man to write
this spirited account OF the great cam
paigns in which he took part. Like Dick
ems. too, he knew how TO appraise great
ness: consequently his pictures Of the
n, ted leaders that he followed are fine
ly drawn. And few men have ever had
so good a nose for news. Many have
written about the greatest game of all
time, the war of the States. but in a way |
that recalls The Tale of Two Cities" |
that wonderful picture OF the French !
revolution. Worsham has made realistic !
the humorous, the dramatic, and the /
weirdly piCturesQu- Of the greatest game |
: rlayed by human pawns.
In Richmond. ''BefO' de War" there |
was an old volunteer company known |
as F Company. 1t was crack COM |
pany, numbering about eighty men, and |
rather dainty in its taste. Their KNAPP