The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-21

lican candidate.
A VEGETARIAN EXPERIMENT.
So often have the German regulations drawn
a new line between enough and plenty and 50
readily have the German people adapted them
selves to the newly restricted Diet that it is no
longer safe to base upon the food laws an estl-
mate Of the condition of the German stomach
and temper.
The latest idea of economy-or Of necessity
is an order from the food dictator's office
forbidding the use of meat for the next eight
weeks. But we who have seen Germany deny
herself Of a hundrd Injuries not inclined to
exclairn this time Rather than look for mill
tary causes. indeed, we have come to have an
eye for the economic or hygienlc results OF
these forced experiments in dietics-
Eight weeks abstinence from meat Is not,
after all such a bowling sacrifice, especially
when it comes in summer. The Lenten abstl-
nence, at a time of year when the body most
needs stimulating foods, has never been called
harmful to normal physique, and Director
Batocki's rule is only for period two weeks
longer than Lent To be sure, the experiment
is likely to be continued If the war maintains
its present course; yet the likelihood OF starv-
ing Germany has become SO small that the pros
pect appears more as domestic hardship than
as national calamity.
Incidentally. what an opportunity 1t is to OBJ
serve the effects of the much recommended
vegetable diet. Vegetarianlsm never can be
properly studied with individual subjects. And
here are whole communities practicing it, with
medical men looking on.
Indiana has given the country eight vice-presl-
Dental nominees. and Mr.. Marshall's re-noml-
nation makes it nine Mr.. Marshall has the
unique distinction of being the only native
son Of Indiana honored by national party
convention. All the others were born outside
of the state The fact that Indiana has been IN
the doubtful column ever since the civil war,
EXPLAINS the selection of SO many from that
state for second place upon the ticket This
wear the parties find it more than ever import
ant to carry the state, since it elects two United
Estates senator's this fall
"Back wards are character was the theme
lof q philadelphia clergyman's discourse of last
Sunday. He remarked that ''front yards make
show but back yards more intimately con-
Germ the health and character Of the people
This is good doctrine for Keokuk. Our back
ward and vacant lot practice is not equal to
our civic philosophy; we are breeding mos
uuitoes and spelling pleasant prospects by
carelessness and indifference to general vel
fare
If the voters of the country discharge their
dirty intelligently in the coming election there
will be a decided change in the political COM
plexion of the congress. Hay and Kitchin will
be RELOCATED to the minority, where they be-
long, and their power for harm Will be COM
petelv nullifed. It will then be possible to Sc
cure the army and navy legislation the country
,,ooJe in ordar to he Dlaced in position of ade-
ouate national preparedness, even so as to meet
THE Mexican uproar or anything else.
The country has been wondering, since the
adjournment of the democratic national conven-
ton how man named Ollie could have been
the permanent chairman of anything.
Dr. Woods Hutchinson explains "Why We
Don t Eat Insects The Doc has evidently
never been to Sunday school picnic.