Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-11
PLEASING TARTs IS NOT
FACTOR OR NOUR|sHMENT
Unpleasant to Palate, Food May
Nevertheless BE Isig Aid To
human Body.
By GARRETT T.. Snn>tSS.

\ curiouSly interesting experiment
has been tried. with whai. | think.
is an unexpected result. at the Lcror-
son Medical College in Philadelphia.
The other Of the cXpcriTIT. mt was -
determine whether the ultimate re-
turn to the body from uuialatrair
FOOD is different from that OF the
same food paiatably served" In other
words, ~ food tha, tastes good more
nourishing that the Same food -
prepared that it tastes bad:
IL seems TO have been suspected that
psychic stimuli" j. 4, good cheer.
induced by pleasing tn" appetite.
miEh; react uppn the digestive, func-
ions to such az degree that more
benefit from the food eaten would be
derived if She food Was swallowed
eagerly and plcasurahly than il u
was taken with disgust and merely
To slave of hunger
Thc eNp"rimentcrs certainly made
inc test as emphatic as possible. tor
their description of tn" dish that VAS
prepared for the days when tho non
phlatahlc was IN order. ctusrS :hc
. mere readers sorG" 10 q rise Il little.
nc result seems To have. praCti,.iiIv
discrcditcd the supposed psychic in
nucnce. Her" is ih" statement m;,,I.
ny The SUPERVISORS of the experiment:
Hard Problem.
inc diff"r"nrcS in NJ Utilization Of the
palatabic and unpalatabl" fo"ds wcr.
quite small as w"r. the NIri:,ti ,lt.
III the nitrogen rct.n;iou This ,nnr;
Test indicates that navur Is not ihn
outstanding h!ctctir asset that S...u,
people would have us h-li,vo - the
stomach and !u!cSiin" can nalv h.
caJoicd into maxim. The pruu,.. irnrt.
the uISavory roucocI.ou ..lu he. ii
S:stcd jus; about a. Satisfaction, AS
can the food mixture which makes
a stronger appeal. Il TIN things IS.
eat nav" proper f"ui value vs., need
not worry mnduly as 1" their Iiyrs-
non. absorption and utilization hv ;hr
normal body"
And further thcy say ..r.,fs ,
pertinent Simply shows how inSri'inu
We can he to the normal stomach ana
Sc' away with it. bat docs NOT u.ce.i-
sari'y prove Ih!s 10 u, the wisc.t
policy
PROBABLY nobody would regard i:
as wise policy. or even a iolor:thl.
one. for. enjoyment of good thiul.s 10
set and drink. If kent within mod.
crate limits. is certainly nun ol -.
legitimate picaSWrcs "r ~. ON this
tar-iravcl"d ban Of earth. iSuf ibnr,..
Is another point Of view py.r.nffl..
Is one al The evils hrsot,iu- ,l;.,
from which i; is hardcS; Tor him to
escape through his own viii. ~ fe
useless L" go over th" u,ll-l,En,,,,
No. IN
man must learn f"r himself IN. taci
that hc Is pronahiy "aiinr twice :s
much food as what would br FOR him.
Inc "ptimun amount. Some ar, FOR
tunatc enough "a learn that lesson
before 'hoir a1rciIt"s havr led then.
beyond the verge ~ q GOOD r,,.uy.r,
hut not 50 the majority
What O,crrmtiur I,,r>
pNcrcdtinC pro1uC"S grn:su.S. of
BODY ana Gr"aSn"SS Of mind. uud lh..
great provocative to This iudulu,l,.
Is SaNor!ncsS Of food 30 rIr. tI.u.
aS the result az IN" cNrrrim"nt q;
tn" Jefferson Medical college dis
proves ihn saying Of a lca,Iiug rhys.i-
"loEiSt that ~ hat man likes host
hr diScSts best, 1t may he of puhIi..
benefit hy disp"lliuc tho almost uni
vcrsal belief that the more ono ZEN
Joys his food tho more good it Mil
do him. which b''i"'. IL i, is nor true.
IS harmful. since thcr" is always IAN
ser Of "vercntinc whom Tho NiaiIds
ar" SaEory. i'ui nouc whcu tlicy arc
lacking in appeal I" ia" pn'nic
Lately on" often hears tho suG=cy-
lion that q NAY to cut down the higu
cost or living would b" !" cat loss
Hut with those VIII" are a.riIHionic,i
/" cat :S much rs they can hold. or
as long as the appetite says. More.
go on. N" advantTg" 10 their packet
books from. cvcrCiHjn- a reasonable