The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
By A. ID. JACOBSON.


HEALTH AND LONGEVITY THROUGH RA-
TIONAL DIET: By DR.. Arnold Lorxnd, phya-
clan to the baths at Carlsbad. Austria
DR.. Lorand has had large practical
experience in the dietetic treatment of
many disorders at the greatest and
Oldest of the worlds health resorts,
Carlsbad. This place, visited annually
by thousands who come from all parts
of the world, Is free from medical
restrictions and the simple life enjoyed
there is not the least helpful OF its
beneficial agencies. Besides, the author
has been an extensive and observant
traveller, especially interested IN foods
used and the methods of preparation
employed. by different peoples.
The book is free from the fads that
render so many of the books written
on this subject harmful for the laity.
In this case the highest scientific au-
thorities have been consulted and their
researches made comprehensive to the
non-professionaL The body is a ma
chine. the most complicated and neat
ly adjusted in existence. Foods sup
ply, not only the fuel used In running
the machine, but also the material
with which the wear and tear must
be replaced. 1t is a question OF get
ting the greatest efficiency out of this
machine by supplying the fire box with
the best high-grade fuel. Feed the
machine with low-grade coal contain
ing sulphur and other impurities and
you impair its life.
Pure air TO breathe wholesome water
to drink, and proper food to eat should
be secured. says the author, by the
State for all its citizens, the poorest
as well as the richest In his opinion
the man who traffics in impure, diseased.
adultered food, is a malefactor-so he
is-end should be treated as such. Laws
on these subjects cannot be of any use
until enforced adequately, which cannot
be done until the public is becoming
properly educated along these lines. To
contribute to this much-needed educa-
ton is the purpose of this book.
Few physicians have so frequent an
opportunity to observe the harmful con-
sequences of a faulty mode OF nourish-
ment as one who is practitioner at
Carlsbad Even scholars well versed
in a variety of subjects often display
the yeriest ignorance to what and the
manner in which they eat. Others fall
into the opposite error, those who avoid
all foods containing even a trace Of
uric acid-forming constituents, lest an
excess of such substances prove inturi-
Gus and, meanwhile, overlook the fact
that in addition to uric acid-producing
these foods contain many
other important substances, as certain
nutritive salts, an insufficient intake of
which may result in serious injury,
particularly in the period of growth and
development of the body.
Because overeating may be harmful
many restrict their diet to such an extent
as to do their bodies more harm than
they would by eating to excess. Every
farmer is aware of the fact that his
horses require altogether different kinds
of food according to how they are to be
used, as draft, riding, or carriage horses.
So it is with dogs. 1t is only in man
that we observe the contrary condition.
Persons following diverse occupations. be
they laborers or brainworkers. all take
the same or. at least, very similar foods.
The authors aim is to impress upon
his readers that the diet should vary
according to the nature of the occupa-
ton or the functions to be carried out,
just as always has been the custom in
the case of our domestic animals.
Since certain nutritive salts play an i'm
portant role in the activity of various
organs-those containing phosphorus in
brain activity-full consideration has
been given by the author to the. question
of the nutritive salt contents of all vari-
cites of food. The doctor has included
a discussion of rational methods of cook
ing the food, as ~ intelligent methods
OF preparing the food many important