The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-17

building men, he fed oat kernels, but
even these would not induce tho
slightest bit Of growth In a young "a,
The question was, Why? These feeds
contained protein, the starches, the
fats, the mineral salts that the chemi.
cal doctors had so mistakenly claimed
would build flesh and blood and bone
but the rats fed on them looked sick.
ly. even lost in weight. and certanly
added nothing to size or vigor.
I'VE will try little powdered
milk and butter and oleo and mest
and see what this addition will do
said Or. McCollum. He did as he said
he would, and then something wonder.
full happened that has revolutionized
our ideas about food and diet. The
rats fed on whole grains and meat
made no gain and nearly died, The
rats fed on grain and meat and oleo
or on grain and oleo, like those on
grain and meat. pinned away. withou,
energy or vitality. and made no
growth. But the rats fed on grain
and powdered milk, or on grain and
butter. SO quickly responded in
activity, in physical appearance and
in gain in growth as fairly TO stasger
the experimerters. They asked again.
Why?
The hidden powers in milk and
butter are called vitimines. Fortu
nately, however, the name doespf
matter. The substance is there-thnt
peculiar something that promotes
growth, that makes milk and butter
protective substances for all Other
foods eaten by man or beast. Keer
every seed a sufficient amount OF this
unknown substance In butter fat to
induce normal growth and prolony
we'll being. This substance when de-
MED to an animal in sufficient quan.
tity leads to a disturbance OF the en-.
tire system. A complete lack OF it
in the diet is certain to end in death.
DR.. McCollum prepared rat diets tina,
selectively starved the rats Of this IN.
known something that is in butter
fat, with the result that in four or five
became infiamed and would not open
with death certain to result--unlcss
the saving power of butter fat were
employed.
DIR. McCollum states that he brought
these i'll fed rats to within three or
four days Of death from a lack q.
this unknown substance butter fat is
so rich in, and then gave the sick rats
an adequate amount of butter IA:
and their eyes cleared right up. Thu
butter fat is not only food but hea-
nrnInnf nd i1-aS chi
that promotes growth and makes TIE
sick grow well and strong.
The curing power of butter fat Is
shown in forty cases in Denmark
That number OF rural children hai
been fed exclusively on separator skim
milk. All of the fat was taken on.
OF that milk and sold because of the
fine market for cream and butter,
And the children were soon affected
with sore eyes. The doctors ordered
whole milk to be fed. them and the
eyes cured. The healing power Of
that unknown something in whole
of their ailment.
There are two classes Of people IN
the world-those milk fed, those not
Those lacking milk replace it in tho
diet with leaves, the leafy portions o.
the plants with seeds and roots AMI
meats-but no milk. They eat fiyr
times as much of leafy portions q:
plants as co people in milk supplied
lands. But the bulk or leaves while
satisfactory for animals. is too restrtc-
tive in active man. Time spent III
,iiUaGtinQr httllEu m.
tanCes the human in the race u
growth and progress when the mill
fed is in competition. The races LACK
ing milk are small in stature Old 1t
so years. never a real competitor a.
the milk fed folks. The milk and hg.-
ter fed have accomplished the rre1:
things in life. Likewise the dairt
peoples are the wonder peoples anil
no people has attained wo! divide
greatness as doors of great things tor
the human race where milk and but
ter were lacking In the diet OF the poo
pie. Milk and its products are TIE
protective foods OF human life. -
also are they the growth stimul2t)rs
of all higher animal life.
With the evidence now so completely
set before us, the facts as revealed l%
DR.. McCollum so clear and certain, NJ
doubt can exist about the worth Of
dairy products as food or healing
agents; hence the American task be
comes a great duty-to bring milk ana
butter and cheese into every honc-io
make of our people dairy fed people
to give to the dairy COW the recugni-
ton and honor she deserves. These
things mean a right place for her
product. a place for her to live IN
comfort and under sanitary conditions
sufficient returns TO her owner thai
the best feed and care may be provided
throughout every cows existence
They mean henceforth the dairy q"
is a food matron 10 nourish the Young
stimulate their growth, tone w tn
invalid and weak and drive disease
away when II finds intrcnchHen'
because milk and butter have n'' Neen
made the protective agents Of Il" hl-
man body. In the cominA rse. d.rlN-
and after the reconstruction ot e."
nations. the dairy COW is to hc fore
most among the builders All hal the
dairy COW. CHARLES w BvEKETT