The Connecticut labor news., 1921-05-27
WHAT YOU EAT
 GIVES YOU GROUC'',
 DECLARES DOCTOR
Diet Controls Health and Temper and Makes Person Genlal
 or Jumpy.

and Makes Person Oenlal
 or Jumpy.
 That mans temperament is largely regulated by what he eats; now a chronic crouch can, within week $ time, by the proper diet, be changed into an anable, goOd-naturad fellow, and yicc-vcrsa, how man s money making capacity can at will be m creased or decreased simply by d menu change, were outlined as among the latest discoveries i'll dletc science, by Dr. Martin Edwards, speaking at Simmons College before the New k,npland Home Economies ASSOcla- ton this week.
 FAT MANS CHANGES
 "Alost people today are satisfied to be lair and middIin', as far as health IS concerned, instead oi seeking to be 100 per cent. perfect. To live to a ripe and well old age, to avoid tor the most part all the dcvltal1z1ng and common diseases of adult lite, is an a1nazinglv simple thing" sad Dr. Er- wards. pointing out the importance O1 diet to healthy and long life, the eN- trc1ne prevalence in thls country o1 over-eating, the uneven chances tor longcvitv tor the fiat mar" and, above all. the possibility of feeding man into temperament merely by order.
 It is perfectly possible to iced a man into pcssilnlsm or optlmls1n' ana to work the change within q week, said Dr. Edwards "A prcpOndcrance fish, is bound to make man dull, hcavv-spirited, pessimlstc. Shit the diet 10 less protein, more vegetables and fruit, and there will be an 1nme- diatc reaction to keenneSs, light Spr- it's and optimism. A few years ago we were in the dark ages about this branch of the science; now we have learned that amazing things can be done by scientific feeding:
 Experiments Made on Monkeys
 Dr. Edwards then outlined eNper1- mcnts which had been made at the Harvard M edical school on monkeys proving how close is the relationship between food intake and disposition. Further tests with men and women have substantiatcd the theory, sad Dr. Edwards.
 According to these tests," ex- plained the doctor, ''monkeys fed dur ing the week with a large amount ot protein foods with a large amount ot protein foods would by Sunday be sitting in their cages with the1r hands, pictures of utter dejectlon. Re- verse the diet, shift to a nOn-prote1n diet and by the following middle ot the week all the monkeys would be jumping from the floor i'll glee.
 And the very same thing has been proven 10 be true for man. Tired business men fed on non-prOtcln diet have been brought back to thelr old-time efficiency. Diet IS tre- mendously important thing Tn the preservation of life, far more so than people realize"
 Gives Warning to Stout People
 In his discussion of the achieve ment of long life, Dr. Edwards issued due warning to the fat man. Tt has been definitely proven, said Dr. Edwards, that any adult over 3o years of age who is 10 pounds life than the adult ot normal weight. The one desire of wives and sisters and mothers seems to be to keep thclr men folk rounded and fat, but they are making a great mistake. Eating enough to keep overweight IS very serious, and it is far better for per son to be five or 10 pounds under weight than overweight
 Most of the bugbears of middle life, rheumatism, diabetes, kidney troubles, certain forms of cancer can be side stepped according to Dr. Edwards, and sidestcpped with the greatest ot ease.
 Drink Plenty of Water
 "The utter simplicity of keeping we'll is amazing," continued the doct- or, explaining how the great majority of folks could almost double their years by little attention to tunda- mental but simple rules of health.
 Tt is not true, for example, that 1t is necessary to endure kidney trouble, almost everyone can avoid it by drinking plenty of water, keeping on a low protein diet, and always keep ing the intestinal tracts well ordered As for diabetes, there IS no need ot overcating on sugar. Cancer, also, IS largely controlled by diet, and an overuse of condiments has the ten dency to develop such conditions The heart merely asks to be kindly treated and it will serve you well,
 Mature is anxious for every person 10 be we'll. All that is necessary IS to give yourself a chance and eat SenSi- bly,. The whole matter of health is a matter of moderation" concluded Dr Edwards
 An Ideal Diet
 And according 10 the doctor, the following is the ideal menu for the mental worker: Breakfast, one slice of toast, two teaspoonsful of cereal coffee; lunch, may as we'll be omitted dinner, soup, two or three kinds ot vegetables, fruit salad, milk. Meat comes only twice week, and al fancy dishes are entirely eliminated.
 Organize, Agitate. Educate-the slo- gan, of the A. F, of L. Can you think of a better One2