The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-09

in such toothsome morsels was ridiculed as a
backslder from the lusty diet of red meat and
potatoes on which his pioneering ancestors had
grown strong
What difference the scientific study OF
dietetcs has brought about. Sugar-that is car
bohydrates-is acknowledged TO be normal
part of human food in certain circumstances
necessary part OF it. and any way to get sugar
into the system 50 that It will be agreeably assim-
Hated is TO help nature to accomplish her proper
ends The carbohydrates the accessory in
gradients supplying energy TO the body above that
which may be obtained from the proteids. The
harder the physical work individual performs
the more proteid must he eat, and up to a GER
tain point the less sugar does he require; but in
ordinary life the individual requires dietetic
mixture Of proteids fats, and sweets, while I'M
der conditions in which muscular tissue has been
rapidly exhausted sugar has the faculty OF restor
ing energy quickly, and therefore OF making the
heavier foods accomplish better results The
starchy foods like potatoes useful in all dieta
ries but when immediate results are sought, sugar
must be used
Sugar is all right in itself, and commercial
statistics show that abundance of 1t Is grown ana
consumed Yet plain sugar in a dietary will not
invariably be acceptable to the human animal; he
must have his taste as well as his logic satisfied,
and nothing makes sugar agreeable as due
proportion of chocolate added Ask any child
what kind of candy he likes best. and the almost
invariabe reply will be chocolate candy ask
an adult what kind Of cake he prefers, and with
a somewhat ashamed remembrance of youthful
DAYS when to indulge in cake was a seldom per-
mitted but frequently candestne luxury, the an
swer is chocolate cake" The schoolgirl makes
fudge" as a proud and selfpopularizng accom-
pRshment; the saltwater fountain would go Into
bankruptcy If the chocolate sundae were with
drawn from the list OF attractions. and a chocolate
eclaire would be a common puff II the
brown layer were scraped OF the top. Chocolate
candy is in some cases of the first OF solid
foods offered (of course only under the physi'
clans orders) to the cOnvalescent from typhoid
fever: and some armies supply the men in the
field after a severe march, or those exposed to
the exhaustion OF the tropics, with chocolate
candy by no means for the sole reason that It
Inconsistencies but for the very dignifed purpose
of meeting their detetic wants by introducing
sugar mixed with chocolate into their systems.
In Central America and Mexico the breakfast
food of the inhabitants from prehistoric times has
been a preparation OF Indian corn with the
produce of the cacao tree; this is made into a
porridge called tiste" which is agreeable to the
taste and nourishng. for a long journey be
made upon 1t. In factories it is admitted
that 60 per cent Of their chocolate is composed OF
sugar. and that they really sell sugar favored
sugar; the sweeter the article the better It is
liked, although the purchaser is paying two
prices for his sugar and is not getting what he
asked for He is buying what he wanted, never
theless, sweet chocolate, and the rule is thus