Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02
PROBLEM OF MALNUTRITTON
MOST IMPORTANT TO NATION

I established that meat proteins from
processed or exhausted meat are
worthless compared with wheat pro-
teins or corn proteins containing all
Of the mineral salts and colloids OF the
unbolted grain.
At the same meeting Lusk also
said. THE Eskimo consumed large
quantities of meat. even as much as
nine pounds a day. and yet health
and strength are not wanting among
these meat-eaters. and they are not
| the victims of uric acid diseases"
Openly opposed to this declaration
of Lusk. the Journal of the American
Medical Association, March 2S. 1918,
said:
I'VE have previously noted the poor
condition of health and sanitation OBJ
tanning among the natives of Alaska.
In 1900 the census figures placed the
native population of Alaska at 25,3S1. a
decrease in ten years of 14.5 per
cent.
Surgeon NJ. H. Foster of the pub
| lie health service reported August IL,
1911, that at Sitka fairly reliable sta
tistics placed the annual birth rate
Tor a period of Ave years and seven
months at 1913 per thousand. and the
annual death rate for the same period
at 1914 per thousand. an actual de-
crease in population of thirteen per
thousand.
| 'On request OF the secretary OF the
interior. Passed-Assistant Surgeon
Emil Krulish of the federal public
/ health service was detailed to in
vestigate the health and sanitation of
the Alaskans under the commissioner
of education. His report, under date
of January %. 1918. after a study of
nine months, was fled with the secre-
tary of the interior. January, 1918.
The report corroborates all the
: findings of Surgeon Foster. The most
serious menace is tuberculosis, which,
| If not eradicated in the near future.
Will eXterminate the native population
of Alaska in the course of sixty or
seventy years. This disease is pres
ent in all forms, especially in the pull
monary. osseous, and glandular types"
| 1t is not to be wondered at, there
fore, that under the mistaken as
sumption that the bulk of America S
prepared foods in the refined type
| (ncluding those that contain added
benzoic acid, sulphurous acid, am
monium, bifiuoride, alum, phosphoric
acid, and other active chemical SUBJ
stances) are all that they should be,
the activities of state and federal pure
food officials and ell-meaning but
mis- guided scientists should be con-
fined to the subjects of bacteria in wa
ter, milk, butter fish, she'll fish, etc,
while the problems of malnutrition due
to the use of denatured foodstuffs do
not even tempt them to ask questions.
1t is not to be wondered at that the
flock should be bewildered when the
shepherd brings to the sheep-fold such
an amazing assortment of fodder. 1t
is not to be wondered at that in the
midst of such confusion there should
be serious attempt on the part of the
authorities to associate even remotely
the death of 1,500,00 children under
ten years of age in the United States
during the last four years with the
gigantic scheme of ood-sophistication
which is now not only robbing the men
women and children of America of their
margin of safety but which, as shall be
still further proved. is actually en-
; gagged in destroying the vitality of the
nation.