Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-11
Why We Can't Live
Without Trophogen

DY means of that invaluable little creature the
~ guinea pig, Professor Rutedge Rutherford,
Psychologist of Chicago, has finally unearthed and
identified a remarkable substance which he has named
"trophogen or ''bitrophon" which "to produce
nourshment and life" His experiments began with
guinea pigs; were confirmed afterward upon mice,
chickens kittens and other animals and there Is not
the slightest doubt that his great discovery will
lead at to the rewriting Of all knowledge upon
foods and nutrition.
Trophogen is an alLsustaining nutriment that is
bsoutely essential life 1t is widely distributed
every known food, and without itthat Is, by irving
to noursh yourself supposed foods that do not con-
tain it-death quickly 1t occurs In albuminous
socalled protenfoods and is the basis of all animal
tissue.
Professor Rutherford and his pupils have also dis
covered that sugars sarches and carbohydrates gem
orally have relatively little trophogen and hence in
spite OF their heatproducing power one could long
TO learn is the fact that oils and fats ntermixed with
animal matter have absolutely trophogen. They are
therefore Of no value as food II unacoompanied BY
other things
Chemical preservatIves, even when harmless In
themselves according to this revolutionary research.
destroy trophogen and thus the worst enemies or
civilized man. Even canning processes rob the
food Of this hfegivng principle, and the stser food
matter what Its original contents, the less
trophogen 1t retains.
Fresh always full of trophogen, and hence
decidedly the best for all OF This also explains
why savage nations that obtain their diet from nature
In its fresh wild state hearty and full of health
Trophogen manufactured by herbs vegetables plants
and the botanical kingdom generally 1t is retained and
stored up by man and the other creatures, but the
animal world cannot make it. and is therefore forever
dependent upon the vegetable world.
There is new chemical and detetc science grow
ing up around Professor Rutherford's marvellous
triumph, and 1t is called "trophology" 1t is the
est OF the sciences and explains the origin the nature
the and the results Of eating various foods Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley and his cohorts taught that sugars
and starches are dangerous foods in the Summer, In
tropical countries and In hot weather Yet few stop
using them. Trophology explains this by showing
that these elements contain trophOgen.
One of the important sources that fastened Profess
sor Ruherfords discovery and his conviction that there
was such underlying food principle as trophogen
was strengthened by findings in rice which caused
the disease "bert beri" 1t was shown that polished
rice and machine crushed wheat lacked essential
necessary TO sustain health remained Professor
Rutherford 10 point out that It trophogen. Even
pigeons poorly and develop thin skulls II
thing Is lacking in the foods they eat.
Trophogen is entirely different from fat. protein.
a sugar starch salt 1t more closely resembles
fat than any other food constituent II is more
subtle food than yet known II required FIVE years
for Professor Rutherford TO finally get his hands IT,
Now he able to isolate and identity Il without trouble
and expects soon to develop simple way of obtaining
Il without expense.