The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-28
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It has been said of man that as he pushed farther northward he was compelled to obtain his food from the animal kingdom, this has that it, has come down to civiliza- tion as a fixed habit. There are certain flavoring substances in meat which are stimulating to the digestion and to health, its is this desire for a stimulating food which leads us into eXcesses in eating.
 For a number of years controver- sieS have waged as to the real value of meat in the diet. Some author ities go so far as to lay. down the law that it should never be eaten by humans; others to the idea that it is an ideal food, since it is easily taken care of in the digestion and seemingly impartS strength. Per haps the safer course would be one that lies between these two eX- tremeS.
 In the Eskimos we have a dem onStration of the effects of a meat diet, and we have the authority of Dr. Greenfe1 who spent many years in the north lands, for the state ment that white man can cut out work and out-endure the Es- kimo.
 Inasmuch as physical energy and endurance are closely related to diet, this statement deserves much consideration. Meat belongs to that classification of foods known as pro- teids and it has been the contention of vegetarians that the protein sub stance in meat was easily SubSti- tuted by a vegetable proteid. Re cent animal experiments tend to confirm this assertion.
 There has been a tendency in this country toward an over consump- ton of meat and meat products InaSmuch as the end products of meat digestion are eliminated by the kidneys, it is not surprising to note the rapid increase in Bright'S Disease in the last ten years. A noticeable fact stands out in the ob- servation of meat eating animals and non-meat eating animals. It is noted that the herbivorouS ami nal attains to great strength en- durance and size. The elephant and horse are demonstrations of this while, on the other hand we have the lion and tiger who typify, the carnivorouS animals, who rep resent quick catlike action com bined with ferocity, but having no ability for sustained effort or en- durance.
 When we eat meat we eat as a rule the muscles of the animal and this muscular tissue contains the end products of the animals life processes at the time of death. Recognizing the bad effect that meat produces led to the establish ment of certain rules for flesh eat ing in the mosaic law.
 To those who would eat meat it would be safe to follow the newer knowledge of food learned in the last seven years. It was found that meat which was derived from the muscles of the animal contain ed none of the vitamines, but this necessary element was found in the glandular organs of the animal, especially the liver and thyroid gland, (sweet breads)- The liver is rich in the vitamine substance and this discovery has explained the wonderful value in cod liver oil.
 InaSmuch as meat is so abund- antly used in America and eaten in combination with white bread, we have discovered why this combin- ation is so damaging to the well being of the individual. They are both vitamine free and produce in the blood acid salts which tend to lower the normal a1kalinity of that fluid the lowering of which has been found to be the background for a lessened physical resistance to infection and the organic disease.
 If your appetite is toward an ex- cess of meat, curb it by eating the organs of the animal and these only once a day, or less.