The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

Training the Body and Brain to Win
: % What and How to Eat

meal, at three meals a day, then eat
the three. But the indoor worker sell
dom feels like that. And II you VIII
give your stomach a few hours rest
each day it will do its work better and
you will assimilate every crumb that
you get outside of.
And now for the vegetarian diet. 1
am not a vegetarian out OF sentiment
or principle. And it is not question
of religious notions. 1t is purely a mat
ter of physical efficiency. My occupa-
tion demands a perfect physical con-
dition and the maximum OF endurance
And that is why 1 follow q meatless
diet strictly when in training. DO
not pretend to be a strict vegetarian
at other times. though 1 eat very lit
tie flesh or fowl at any time.
Have Tried Meats.
have even tried training on a meat
or mixed DIET for q few of my con-
tests, and I know that I could win
many OF them no matter what l lived
on, even, II 1 included little beer. as
they used to fifty years ago. But at the
same time / have demonstrated TO my
own satisfaction that 1 can get into
better condition If 1 let meat alone l
| have more strength, more speed, more
endurance and l can box better. Of
course l use eggs in my diet, ana L
also use milk and buttermilk or fer
mented milk. like the Bulgarians. Both
eggs and milk may be classed as ami
NAL foods, in a sense, but they are used
| by most vegetarians. and they are val
liable not only for the proteid. but for
the line and other elements.
| / do not mean to say, as some rapld
vegetarians do, that meat is not Mt to
| eat. And l do not say that one cannot
eat meat and have endurance, too. The
| fact is that endurance depends upon
exercise and proper training, upon suf-
fcient sleep and many other factors,
just as much as on your food. And If I
cannot get just the foods l want at
certain times 1 will supply the proteid
| by using meat. But if l want to be
at my best l do not use il, at least ir
| can have my wife around to nix UP
| just the stuff l want. l do not ad-
wise any one to make a sudden change
in his diet. il he has been accustomed
to meat all his life. II you change. do
it gradually. Meat has a certain slim
ulating effect upon the digestive sys-
tenn, and you will miss it If you cut 1t
off suddenly.
A Clean Diet.
Just why is a nonflesh diet best for
| endurance? For one thing, il is a clean
diet. Remember that there are wastes
present in the flesh when ii is killed.
| And when we eat meat we are adding
| to the ordinary work of the kidneys and
| skin the extra burden OF eliminating
these wastes. OF course we can do it.
when strong and active. but it doesn't
! improve our endurance. Then there is
the theory of DR.. Alexander Haig. of
London. to the effect that the excessive
production of uric acid, through the use
Of meat and other uric acid forming
| foods. is the chief cause of fatigue, be-
cause of making the blood ''collaemic'
or viscous. and thereby making for a
high blood pressure and a greater diff
ficulty for the heart to pump the blood
through the capiIlaries. A low blood
pressure seems to be more favorable 10
endurance. apparently because OF the
more ready circulation which it indi-
Gates.
Prof. ChIttenden's Theory.
Still another explanation might be
based upon Prof. Chittenden's theory
about the metabolism of proteid. His
experiments showed conclusively the
advantages of a low proteid diet, and
proved that previous conceptions OF
the need of a high proteid diet were
not justified. 1t was his conclusion
that while fat and carbohydrate, when
consumed. give off only water and
CarDOnlC aClQ gas, DOtn OF wnlCn are
easily eliminated, yet proteid on the
other hand produces wastes of a cry
stalIine nature, uric acid being one,
which are not so easily removed from
the body. and which tend to produce
fatigue. Therefore, one should have no
excess of those foods rich in proteid
This means that If you eat meat you
should eat 1t in small quantities.
The experiments of Prof Irwin Fish
cr. at Yale, some years ago. tend to
support these views. There were two
series Of experiments. both showing
the increased endurance on a low pro-
| teid diet. One was an experiment in
Fletcherism. but it was found that
thorough mastication leads to less
meat and less of high pTOteid food
through the natural promptings of the
appetite. Prof. Fisher did not interpret
the result as a victory for the vege-
tartan theories, but simply as favoring
the low proteid diet. which OF course
would mean very little meat
In my case, however. the question
has been determined by practical eX-
( perience. To be strong. eat pure food,
| but don't stun. If you have quality
/ food, which means pure. natural food.
you won't need to stuff. If you eat
right, sleep enough. breathe enough
outdoor air. and get enough exercise.
you will be strong. and you cannot
| help il. It's cause and effect.
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