Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-24

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NERVES.: In my last article en-
titled NERVES" I explained thatamong
the most prominent causes of nerv-
BUSINESS are malnutrition and autoin-
toxication, or systematic poisoning.
There are other causes of nervous
ness, even more serious than those
just mentioned. These we shall study
in the following articles of this series.
Wrong habits of thinking and feel
ing may develop into the worst forms
of nervous and mental diseases; twist
ed and dislocated vertebrae of the
spine may press upon the nerves and
blood vessels which pass out between
them, and thus cause irritation, in
f1ammation, or interference with the
free and normal flow of nerve and
blood currents. But the worst and
most stubborn diseases effecting the
brain and nervous system are caused
by drug poisons, such as mercury,
iodine, arsenic, quinine, bromides,
coal-tar preparations, ETC., which &C.
cumulate in the system and actually
destroy nerve and brainmatter. Most
cases of neurasthenia, neuritis, neu-
ralgia, locomotor-ataxia, paralysis-agi-
tans and paresis, are either caused by,
or complicated with these drug pois'
ons. For the present I shall confine
myself to tracing and explaining the
dietetic causes Of nervous ailments.
The ordinary "meat-potato-white-
bread-coffee.and-pie" diet which is
customary in the American home,
clearinghouse, or restaurant, is
bound to create, sooner or later, dis.
eased conditions In the system. This
combination of foods (as I have ex.
planned in my articles on Natural Di:
etetics) creates in the system large
amounts of poisonous acids, alkaloids
and ptomaines, and does not contain
enough of the alkaline mineral ele-
ments on which depends the purif'
cation of the system from morbid
matter and poisons. --. .
The foods which are considered
most nutritious, the meats, eggs, peas,
beans, lentils, and the grains, are the
greatest danger foods, because they
are exceedingly rich in the acid-pro.
ducing starches, fats, and proteins,
and very poor in the acid.binding and
eliminating alkaline elements. These
purifying elements can be secured in
sufficient amounts only in the fruits
and vegetables, which are very poor
in starches, fats and proteins and
very rich in the mineral salts of iron,
lime, potassium, sodium, magnesium
and silicon.
Among the thousands of young PEG.
pie reared in this country whom ]
have had occasion to examine l have
found very few who did not suffer, 70
some extent, from digestive troubles.
1t is fact that American people, in
spite of all the natural advantages
which they enjoy, suffer more from
indigestion and malassimilation, and
from the multitude of diseases grow.
ing out of these primary causes, than
any other nation on earth.
The reason for this is that from the
cradle up, all the laws and principles
governing right eating and drinking
are continually violated. The child is
allowed to eat what it pleases, and
since indulgence in unnatural food
and drink creates abnormal appetites,
the child soon learns to crave those
things which are most detrimental to
health. AS it becomes accustomed tc
meats, strong spices and condiments
pastry, coffee and tea, it loses all rel
ish for fruits and vegetables, especial
ly the latter. Piping hot soup and
meats are washed down with ice.
water and mixed with extremely cold
ice.cream, which only too often is 6
mixture of skinned milk, glue, and
chemical cOloring and flayoring com