The Detroit times., 1917-06-12
Don't Live to Eat
nv ~. ADDINCToN BRUCE
Author 81 The Riddle of Person
atty" Psychology and
parenthood etc.

/ parcnthood. etc.
Today want 70 address myself
specially 10 hearty eaters. want
70 urge them 20 reduce their con.
sumption OF food. as a means both
of helping 20 solve the problem OF
food scarcity and OF benoA'ins them
selves
And hearty eaters are By no
means few In number Hearty eat
Ing may indeed be called national
trait. II there are many people In
our land Who eat sparingy from
necessity OF habit. there are more
who hsbttually eat so heartily that
they eat too much
on this point all hygienistS are
agreed Also they are agreed in
emphasizing The harmful results that
follow overeating One authority
we'll summarizes these when he
saws.
Primarily overeatlng distehds
The walls OF the abdomen. lessen
inE rs muscular power. and finally
weakening the organ beyond re-
covery. producing what is known as
dlated stomach. which must always
remain a weak stomach.
The object OF eating the nour.
ishment OF the body - entirely de
feated. For the original character
~ The food Is wholly changed. so
that instead OF clear. assimila bic,
milklike nuid chyme. there is form
ed fermenting and decaying mass
the absorption OF which can have
hut one effect, poisoning.
This circulation OF poisoned
blood in the human BODY. causing
continual Inflammation OF the deli
cate cells OF the lungs, kidneys.
liver. or other organs. is certain In
tho long run 10 cause disease OF
some sort
1T may be Brighrs disease OF the
kidneys, diabetes. tuberculosis. Theu-
matsm. or premature senile decay
In many Instances poisoning by
oyereating ends in the death Of the
individual after sudden outbursts OF
appendicitis or enteritls
Too hearty eating likewise has Sc
rious mental consequences. To put
Il shortly. overeating always means
understanding
Thk is inevitable because OF The
action OF the poisoned blood stream
IN the tissues o. the great central
organ OF thought. the brain When
I The overeating Is grossly excessive.
and IL long continued. mental
drowsiness is an unmistakshle syrnp'
tom
There are many hearty eaters
who FOR hours after meal. End %
imposslble 10 think alertly. 10 con
centrate attention. 20 use their mind
az All vigorously Many End IL next
/ 20 impossible even 20 keep awake.
! Accordingly hearty eatiug. when
lhabirual. lessons efficiency in some
degree and increases the liability 20
disease. II is better. 10 err slightly
on the side 81 eating too little than
on that Of eating TOO much
n. then, you are hearty eater
and especially II you are one OF
those % whom II may be said that
they live 10 eat. instead OF merely
eating 70 live begin ~ once "a
practuce moderation in diet
Get hold Of a good hand book on
! personal hygiene. Learn what the
food requirements really are for
person az your age. weight, and
working habits Regulate your mcais
az indicated in tho book
10 this for your codntry's sake as
well az for your own.
Remember that every unnecessary
mouthful OF food you eat is harm
ful waste % food that ought to b.
available for somebody else. Re
member that The more wisely yor
cat. the more valuable sou all b.
70 yourself and 20 your country.