The Dolores star., 1915-01-15

FOOD INSTINCTS.


II all men and women had SUN Gent
work, mental and physical, to give
them healthy appetites and the means
to crafty them with simple foods,
the greatest happiness OF the greater
number would be established on q
thoroughly sound basis. We only OK.
pect pleasure and comfort to be exper.
fenced where ancestral habit through
long ages OF use has established 0
sensory track to q center and where
that sensory center Is permitted to
function freely within the scale OF It's
development Happiness consists es-
sentially In the free and normal use
OF our functions and any restraint In
the normal use Of those functions
must inevitably lead to unhappiness
and III health.
II a flock Of hens Is confined in per
fectly sanitary quarters OF limited
area and fed what we believe to be a
perfectly scientific balanced ration,
there will still be deterioration In
the general physical stamina Of the
group. They will appear detected
and unhappy, and will NOPE around
and grow fat and indolent; also there
will be a material drop in egg produc-
ton with clearly defined tendency
to an abnormal mortality during in
cubation. The individual metabolism
OF the flock is thrown out OF adjust.
meht by the unnatura! restraint and
the lack Of work. II. however. means
are adopted to compel the hens TO
work for their food. definite signs OF
deterioration are postponed for q
great many generations.
Lie itself Is very tenacious and re-
sistant and II the changes are not too
abrupt, any given species will quite
easily adapt itself to practically any
condition. Under insanitary condi-
tons. Of course, the deterioration OF
strain Is marked and quite abrupt;
but even under the worst states imas-
Unable, normal incubation beins per
mitted. chickens Will survive. the line
quickly and simply adapting to the
environment This Is true OF the hu'
man species. 1t 10 stated that the
last annual report OF Doctor Thomas'
health omcer OF the Finsoury district.
London, England. Just published.
shows that In F1nsbury district, the
most congested OF the LONDON
boroughs. where 5000 families live and
sleep In 5000 rooms, babies are I'M
mune to the NTH diseases.
Some OF these babies" says the re-
port. as soon ~. or even before. they
are able to crawl. are placed on the
sidewalks early In the day, to be
watched or nursed by . girl OF four
or hve years OF age. They are true
gutter children. Sometimes the imma'
ture nurse falls asleep wearted BY
her task. and the baby crawis to the
other side OF the road. needless OF
tramc. Both are nlthy and gutter
stained. But they seem to live. In
fact. the stock from which they have
sprung rises superior to the ordinary
diseases OF childhood" The problem
OF humanity In general II largely .
matter OF quality rather than OF guam
tity and to secure this requires
thought on all sides. Expert breeders
OF chickens and OF other lower organ
isms. both animal and vegetable. ap-
pear to have learned . solution. at
least. they make practical application
OF principles productive OF highly DC.
sirsble results. while humanity at
large Intellectually seeks . life solu.
ton by means OF "euEenics." or some
other equally vague method.
We have noted that wheat begins to
terminate at Il degrees Fahrenheit.
and that each stage In the develop
ment OF the plant comedies with .
definite heat absorption. the plant
going forward to complete maturity
under . mesn temperature OF about
60 degrees. Chickens require . mean
temperature Of l03 degrees for u days
and man . temperature Of ss,6 degrees
for about forty weeks. The more com.
plex the species the greater the
amount Of heat or energy required to
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