The Washington times., 1920-09-19
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tical acid responses and left the stomach
in about the same time. Strawberry short
cakes left the stomach In moderate time
(three to three and one-quarter hours) and
developed high intragastric acidities.
Lady fingers left the stomach In three
hours, or in about the same time as other
cakes. Ginger bread evoked rather slow
crate time. Cinnamon buns left the
stomach sooner than most cakes but with
a similar acid response.
Bread with peanut butter remained in
the stomach longer than cinnamon buns
and developed a higher acidty. Bread
with corn syrup left the stomach in two
and quarter hours. ........ -
Doughnuts-such as the Salvation Army
served the soldiers in France-remained
in the stomach few minutes longer than
crullers. Acidities developed little more
slowly in the case Of crullers, due perhaps
to the sugar and fat content These fried
cakes required digestion time but little
longer than the average for any cakes.
The effect OF crullers and doughnuts was
compared on one subject. 1t required two
and half hours for his stomach to dispose
of the doughnuts, or fifteen minutes longer
than was necessary for the crullers. The
maximum acidities developed were prac-
tically the same in each case. But as a
result, probably, of the crullers' higher
sugar and fat content the acid development
in their case was slower. This test would
seem to show that doughnuts are handled
thok hrf hat
neither Of these popular articles of food Is
unusually difficult for the normal stomach
to handle.
One subject required four and one-quar.
ter hours to dispose of 100 grams Of crul-
lers, but II was later found that his diges-
tion was not in normal condition at the
time OF the test Another subject disposed
Of doughnuts m three hours, as compared
with two and three-quarter hours for the
same quantity of cinnamon buns.
Cookies, in spite of their high content Of
dry matter, were found to leave the
stomach sooner than most cakes, probably
on account of their granular texture. Gin
ger cookies required a little longer than
those less highly favored and the acid de-
velopment was less rapid.
Chocolate cornstarch pudding, rice pud-
ding with or without raisins, Indian pud-
ding, bread pudding and gelatin left the
stomachs of individuals of the rapid
emptying type very quickly Tin one and
half to two hours). Rice pudding with
raisins left little sooner than plain rice
pudding.
Cabinet pudding, Brown Betty pudding,
cup custard and apple tapioca required
only few minutes longer. Plain tapioca
remained in the stomach a little longer
than apple tapioca. Plum pudding left the
stomach slowly.
The highest total and combined acidties
were caused by Indian pudding, bread pud-
ding and cup custard, all of these being
high in protein. The other puddings de-
veloped moderate acidities except gelatin,
which produced little acid stimulation and
left the stomach very quickly.
The result Of this whole series Of ex-
periments is to establish the fact that pies,
puddings. cakes and other forms OF pastry
are not necessarily dangerous but become
so when they are misused. 1t is a mistake,
as the scientists who conducted these ex.
periments are careful to poilt out, to allow
such things as pies. doughnuts, cinnamon
buns, etc. to take the place of more sub
stantial foods In our diet. These things
however, are not really indigestible, and
the reason they have gained the reputation
for being so is probably most often due to
their being crammed into an already we'll
filed stomach. Other reasons for the bad
reputation they have borne are lack OF
skill In their preparation and the depress-
ing effect which is always exerted on the
appetite when very sweet foods are eaten