Evening journal., 1913-06-20
ATTRIBUTE MANY
DISEASES TO SUGAR
Sweet Substance Is Enemy
Of Civilization, Says Ger
man Doctor

HOBOKEN. June 2O.-sugar. not al
cohol. is the cause Of all the ills to
which flesh is heir.
This discovery has been made by
Dr. Robert Roessler, OF this city, a
German graduate of the University
of Berlin, and a dentist by profession.
He has drawn up an elaborate argu-
mont in support Of his theory, going
back to classic times for the founda-
ton of his argument.
1T his been proved" he says. that
no people or race, in their efforts 20
improve. used the sugar as general
nourishment OF even as an ingredi-
ent To the contrary. Theofrast, who
about $50 B. c. had written a book
about plants, stated distinctly that
sugar was only used for medicinal
purposes. Sugar Is neither mentioned
IN the teachings on diet Of Greek ath-
letes nor by the Spartans, although
the Greeks knew the sugar already.
Dioskorides. a Greek physician, living
iu the year so, mentioned the sugar
as medicine in his Materia Medioa. In
tho ninth century Arabian physicians
used sugar ARABIC sukhar) as medi-
cine
1T is therefore clear that a former
medical remedy has been within a
century adopted as a food, and has
become a great factor In the malnu-
triton OF the people"
Coming down the centuries, Dr.
Roessler traces the steadily increas-
dng consumption of sugar and with Il
the increasing number Of diseases.
The medical science at first de-
D. 1. I..I .NTr -
from the use OF sugar, and only the
good old public opinion advised
against its consumption.
Vegetarianism. take II from DR..
Roessler, is only a little better than
Bugarism-
"If certain vegetables" he goes on,
really have high percentage OF
nutrition, we must not overlook the
fact that there are only few, and the
rest of the vegetables have only a use
as a fuel. Primarily for this reason,
the Importance OF sugar as a food has
really been crlminsliy boosted"
The next step Is to prove that sugar
ds really composed of a long row Of
acids. all crystallized. To do this the
doctor analyses a sugar beet and finds
only water, acids, some salts, cellu-
lose and nitrogen compositions. Hence,
ne declares. the sugar Juice can be
nothing but acid, and this "is very
dangerous to the general welfare"
ut is therefore no wonder" he
says, that the modern manufacturing
of sugar has brought about entirely
new diseases and that most of these
new diseases have been caused by the
daily use Of sugar. The loss of en-
ergy through the consumption Of
sugar in the last century and the first
decade OF this century can never be
made good, as II has left its marks on
the different races and nations.
Alcohol has been consumed for
Thousands OF years, but has not
caused the degeneration OF a whole
race. Alcohol does not contain de.
structive acids. What has been de-
stroyed by sugar is lost and cannot
be regenerated. Alcohol is eliminated
by the respiratory organs and the
epidermis"
There are wolves IN the field. too.
DR. Roessler has found-wioked men
who prey upon the weakness OF little
children for the awful sugar and find
their profit therein.
mo wonder" he says bitterly, that
a certain candy manufacturer has
spent s1,000,000 for the cause Of tenn
perance, since he expected an increase
in the consumption of candy.
"The highest civilization already
bears the elements of degeneration.
Disqualification adopted the sugar for
the significance Of good taste, and It
has done it's work. Health, energy
and power can only be acquired by
partaking OF proper food. Sugar is
no food whatever; therefore sugar is
an enemy Of civilization.
EVERY one who wants 70 be an
honest citizen and for the welfare Of
The race and for the progress of the
country has to Join TO fight the big
lie that sugar Is beneficial"
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