The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-06

chinery that is making of us a nation o.
| stinulant cravers
! The Institutes board Of hygienic ex.
! perts says OF that matter: 1t is q poor
compliment to the human race To say
that life is univabie without alcohol
coffee. tea and tobacco. These sub.
stances are usually employed as make
shirts TO cheat nature. The stimula tior
haoit mas been matter OF steady
growth. so lslow in the beginning as t
pass unheeded, but constantly increasing
noth IN sweep and pace, until It achieved
SUCH impetus in the past forty years as
to appall students of human life.'
The surest sign in the world that yoy
should not take stimulant is the feel
ing that you need bracer Whiskey (.
pad enough, especially in these days
when 1t is usually mixture of CONNER.
c,al alcohol. fusel oil and colorinx mate
! rial, ar nothing worse; hut the popular
cocktail Is doubly harmful. 1t rot only
mas a large percentage of alcohol taken
in when the stomach is empty and here.
fore absorbed most quickly AID to the
FULLEST possible extent, but in addition
there is an unhealthful mixture of ingre-
clients many of which are far too sweet
The American custom of taking a cock
| tail before meals Ga custom wrich Is
pose) is hurrying many a man and
woman, quite unconscious OF being heavy
drinkers. to premature graves
we drink far too much coffee-two-
fifths OF the worlds supply, and often
1t is made poisonously, not percolated,
and too strong. THE morning cup OF
ooffee is one of our great habit created
pleasures, but test yourself about 1t. If
headache or dizziness comes after you
stop for day or two your daily allow
ance should be cut down or entirely out.
SO far as the 'decaffeinated' coffees are
concerned, the claims of some are alb
surd. The American cup OF tea is usu-
ally terrible thing. full of tannin,
which has a. destructive effect on the
sto mach. and is dark brown in color.
An Ideal Cup Of Tea.
"A cup of tea should be of a delicate
amber tint, with the bottom of the cup
plainly visible. Get good tea TO begin
with. Never use green tea, whose very
use is forbidden by enlightened Govern
ments. Use fresh water In the making
and when 1t comes to boil merely pour
1t through the tea leaves, which should
never be allowed to stand In the water
Drink It plain, for rum. cognac. milk.
cream, sugar and lemon are merely bar
barrie devices OF the restless Occidental
mind.
II could go on for hours about the
wretched rlesses that Americans load
into their ston,achs TO satisfy one kind
of craving or another, but il is not nee
essary. We have simply got to call a
halt il we don't want to head into ma
t,onal future OF insanity and suicide and
Grus using, with men and women going
TO their graves years before their time.
There Is no question that a con-
siderable number OF people ere sustain
ing more damage from overindulgence
in food than many people sustain from
obvious overindulgence in alcohol
Every form of overindulgence Is Inn
rortant But in the midst OF present
day Affections and deploraple tendencies,
many OF which may well sap our conf
dence insthe title OF humanity to occupy
this footstool as dominating organism,
there may be discerned some mitaging
and hopeful signs. There is actually an
awakening OF the physical conscience of
the people.
Communities are becoming ashamed
Of high death rates. There Is a gradual
return among intelligent men toward the
cid Greek ideal of physical excellence
and standards for real manhood TAX
ing the people as whole we have
abundant evidence Of the truth OF the
Spencerian aphorism that To be a good
animal is the first requisite to success
in life, and to be nation OF good ami
mails is the first condition to national
prosperity"