The Washington times., 1920-05-30

,'''1C 1CtoME of the greatest stomach special.
lists in the world have been expert.
menting to see whether food served
badly-all mixed up ana on dirty dishes
c and cloths-and with an accompaniment
-. Of extremely bad smells. digests easily
- and. gives as much value to the eater as
.o,r 4dees the same food served nicely
.4snA1 OF course, everyone knows that we eat
Ec with more relish when our meals are
:, served neatly on clean dishes and clear
"-csccloths. What 'pleases the eyes. as rule
81 np!eases the palate. unscrupulous chefs
4nHtrs'take advantage OF this often toy dish up
ISM seftovers' with little food value but all
5is dressed up like Christmas reeh People
eat these messes without quairn who
.nr,,, would shrink away in horror II they knew
Tss what was camoufaged under the trim.
-To70 inings.
.1g ~, Fine clothes do make fine Birds and
enhl many a crime has been committed in the
SOD name of the culinary art.
~. But 1t is also true that the languishing
J.. appetite of the ailing or convalescent is
= elfgitimately tempted by dressing ND per.
sotns 1ectly good food attractively.
.,ra The interesting experiments wers car
roi y aied on by Drs Ralph C. Holder, Clarence
as;io A Smith and Philip B. Hawk, of the, JEFF
F ferson College medical staff in Philadel-
Io, phia Students Of the college volunteered
asrsubjects. -s+> - ~
is3, The purpose of the experiment is suffi.
- sIaiently formulated by the experimenters
tsr-ct thus:
s 5rasH is well known that different psychic
SLOW stimuli promote or retard the secretion OF
,L. digestive juices. The experiment was con-
OF quoted to determine whether the ultimate
q ~ return to the body from unpalatable food
was different from that Of the same food
palatably served
.lsn When the experiment began the stu
ydjtsdents were marshalled into large and
i5a ,siu1ny room. Flowers decorated the table
79rsrfpen which were the daintiest OF china
yGsd sbd silverware and glass. The napery
was immaculate. Soft music played and
80 altogether not an aesthetic device had
"oN been overlooked to make the dining room
.'.swothe tpleasantest OF pictures The food was
- saof the best and was served In the most at.
NH"nr tfattive form possible
pcV u For seven days the enchanted subjects
- S1ate~ their three meals day In this, in
"rs fashion, Lucullian chamber. They liked 1t
% co well that several began to have doubts
as to whether home would ever content
"'' fnem again Home they murmured
doubtfully. was never like this Would
ann that II could be!' or words to that effect
I =" 7'And at stated times each day the scien.
'""S fists observed the fate OF this food care
- fully. noting how much Of u the stomach
''l' . 6isested OF each article. how long 1t took
.,I. '.i.A to DO it. etc, etc. r.t.
80 81. The seven days passed like a dream
The happy subjects. soothed by a constant
49,. gastronomic lullaby forgot like the lotus
eaters. all but the present delight And
then
so, - And then!
az, 80 The eighth day dawned. Not into the
.,,; pleasant room Of the past week did the
..,rousmiling students march. Instead they
,ayo,were ushered into a longnnused room at
ID 8 the hospital 1t had been thoroughly dirtt
-,-e -@ed. The windows were covered with
.r-,s dust, cobwebs hung from the ceiling.
.dijSsmears covered the cracked walls II was
r ,gc -eluttered up with broken old furniture
II was. in fact the very reverse OF what
- they had been treated to during the past
"-oo seven days. An old and rickety table and
'rsq uhairs precariously balanced on three
iiOw legs-A t' H.N '"
,,dT cBut the words OF the serious scientists
aree better to describe the picture accu-
r. rately. Their report says:
The food was rendered unpalatable and