El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-19
AsHINGTON. n = sept. 10

NFAE AoAhNC Nhc AlGGlCdl HOiAu hoS
penetrated the mysteries OF
many of the germproduced diseases to
which human flesh is heir, and has
which need only the cooperation of the
embargo against yellow fever at Pan
ANA, laboratory experts are turning
| their attention more and more to other
| problems, principal among these the
| question of food and health.
While the spread of action producing
| Intelligence concerning methods of
| combating and overcoming germpro-
/ duceds diseases has resulted in a most
| remarkable decline in the number of
I deaths from those diseases, it has been
| noted through vital statistics that
chronic diseases and those that are not
/ Sermproduced are on the increase, and
/ that while their Increasing frequency
! does not counterbalance the results of
| hygienic work, it does in a measure
/ keep the total number of deaths from
| being cut down as rapidly as would be
! the case if they, were not to be reck-
| oned with.
| Diseases PrOduced BY Foods.
! That food has much to do with the
1 increasing frequency. of chronic dis
] eases, such as rheumatism. bright.s
| disease and the like, is well recog-
nized When taken in connection with
: the use of intoxicants and tobacco, a
large majority of the chronic ailments
/ may be traced directly or Indirectly to
the Things IndL enter the stomach. Diets
too rich in protein disorder the aHmen-
tary system. Diets showing an over
supply of fats are likewise i'll suited
10 health. a balanced ration is re-
garded as half the battle in defending
the race from chronic diseases.
Not only are. the chronic diseases
produced by foods, but many a case of
Sermproduced disease has come via
that route as well. In fact, a large
percentage of the contagious and in
fictitious diseases find Judgement in the
Irr1- ~
phofd fever is almost wholly a disease
carried to the victim through milk and
water and food A single instance Will
serve for thousands that might be cited
showing how positive is the evidence
that milk is a great carrier of typhoid.
and that even above the average clean
illness will not suffice to prevent the
germs from doing great harm. In Aug
ust, 1903, there was an outbreak of $50
cases of typhoid which were traced to
one dairy farm, which is described by
clean and well kept The owner had
typhoid fever during the civil war and
Six cases of typhoid fever had occurred
his farm between 1873 and 1903.
When his milk supply was suppressed
the epidemic ceased.
Typhoid Germs In Water.
Water is the most frequent carrier
OF typhoid germs. and the old proverb
that when it runs over seven stones it
is purified. is not borne out by expert
ence- Before Chicago built its drain
age canal typhoid fever was an ever
present disease. It is estimated that
the building of that waterway has
saved Chicago nearly 100, 900 lives since
the beginning OF the present century.
The changing from river water to
mountain water in some of the cities
of Germany in some instances has re-
duced the number of cases of typhoid
by three-fourths. No city in the world
that has improved its water supply
and regulated its milk supply has
failed to reduce its typhoid TO a re-
markable degree.
Few people pause to think of the
germs that lurk in vegetables which
/, come from the grocer. Thousands of
cases have been recorded where harm
full germs, such as those of typhoid,
Turk on lettuce and celery, on radishes,
and on watercresS. Careful washing, 1t
but the most careful housekeeper does
not wash her vegetables clean enough
to insure freedom from germs. There
is a movement in some places to re-
such places as can show freedom from
Nutritious Foods.
In its study of food hygiene the In
ternational Congress of Hygiene and
Demography will consider many IN
teresting questions 1t has long been
known by the laboratory expert that |
the most nutritious foods are not al |
ways the most costly foods. Dr. Lang
worthy, of the department of agricul /
ture, will show at the congress Just !
how far this is true He will show how l
Boston beans are infinitely cheaper |
than Chicago beef, and yet more nu-
tritious and equally palatable-if you !
think So There are many ways of 4
preparing cheese that makes it as pal !
atable as meat and it has higher
food value than beef that costs one .
half more and has twice as much !
waste.
what hardshipS the high cost of foods /
has entailed upon the wage earners of
the low paid trades. An old Virginia
negro bOotblack, who has little stand
in front OF one of the leading financial
institutions OF the nationals capital.
and right across the street from the
national treasury, finds 1t hard work
a week under the present reign Of high
prices.
Horses and Dogs Sold For Meat.
America never yet has come to the
tight pinch where dogs and cats have
to be used as food, although in Europe !
the high prices of meat have forced
a number of European cities. including
Breslau, Dresden and Leipzig, dogs are
slaughtered extensively for food and
are regularly inspected at the slaugh-
ter house The meat is served as
roast dog, while in many parts of Sax
ony II Is eaten raw, being highly sea
OF horses. mules and donkeys, reaches
100000 pounds of dressed meat, over
$4,000 animals being slaughtered 1t
is said that the better cuts of horse |
meat bring about 20 cents pound.
The adulteration of sausage has long
been the most dangerous form of food
adulterauon praeticed. The cheaper
grades Of sausage still justify the re-
mark of Jean Paul that only gods can
eat sausages since only they can know
of what saCsages are made TrichinOus
pork is still allowed to be made up into
sausage, the only requirement Of the
meat inspection laws being that ii first
shall be subjected to sufficient heat to
kill the parasites. Certain OF the ar
tificial sausage colors, such as or
ange H." are easily extracted with
calculated water and will dye wool i'm
mersed in it.
Food Experts at Congress.
The greatest food experts in the
Maynard brought you home IL a cab
Pm onIv tired reDlied the widow