Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Mrs. Henderson UpholAs VictOr1an Era

and centuries. Reasonable people will not ex-
pect a complete reform in a decade but in that
time prohibition has modified the habits of the
people for the better very much. The eighteenth
amendment and the enforcement act is here to
stay, and as the years and decades go by Amer
lea will be completely sober Nation. And the
girls and women of this country, with admit
tedly some diSgraceful exceptions standing
like rock back of the prohibition law. And
want to praise those splendid and patriotic
men who are supporting prohibition"
There are other forms Of intemperance, many
people think, Mrs. Henderson,"
"Overeating and wrong eating are, sad to say,
almost universal forms of intemperance in this
country and throughout the so-called civilized
world. Man Is still discussing whether he is
frugivorous carnivorous those Of who
give the subject, as related to health, any
thought at all, view the question. The late Cit
izen' George Francis Train when asked at
social dinner Mr.. Train, would you like a cut
of roast beef?' No, thank you, never eat
corpse of any kind replied this brilliant man,
a strict vegetarian during the last half Of his
hfe For several years have not eaten meat
of any kind. My diet consists of vegetables,
fruit nuts and bread Of whole grain.
GIT is fashionable for men and women to stun
= themselves, as late as midnight on lobster,
that Scavenger Of the sea- To wash that filth
into their stomacheS they generally require some
more deadly poison IN the shape of alcoholic
drinks. And after this double dose of poisonS
they indulge in still more poison during the
repast or after It, by putting cigarettes and
cigarSl Besides these there are many, many
other poisons, such as condiments, catSup, too
much vinegar, sugar, salt, etc, that civilized
man has adopted. think sometimes there
are some prohibitionists who are hopeless gfut-
tons. With the conglomeTation Of starchy foods,
sugar, condiments, etc., stuffed into human
stomachs it is certain to ferment. My notion
is, from what I have personally observed, that
there are prohibitionists who would frown and
storm IL distillery or brewery was discovered
In their neighbOrhood, who themselves are car
Yymg O diStillery or brewery around IN their
stomachS because Of their overload Of mixed
so-called foods. Some Of these ought to be ar
rested by the prohibition officers as portable or
walking distflerieS or breweries, or both. Then
these barbarous gormandS wonder why it Is they
have heart disease, or q stroke or rheumatism.
In my later years am trying to practice tenn
perance, not only as regards Intoxicating liquors,
but In every way.
prof. Weiner of Harvard University says:
Looking at vegetarianism in the light of COM
parative anatomy, it is Self-evident that man
was designed to be q vegetarian and nothing
else. QuadrupedS are divided into classes &C
Cording to their foods, and with the single eX-
ception Of man no animal, class, has ever
varied from the design of nature. Man has
artifcially become omnivorous animal In
spite Of the fact that anatomically he is a
fruit-eating animal. It is an amusing and sig
nihcant fact that the only typical onnnivOrOus
animal IS the pig. Man is trying hard to be .
pig" as Mrs. Henderson quotes Prof Wiener
wives and mothers have a responsibility
hardly second to none in getting right them
selves on the matter Of the food placed on the
family table each meal and training their hus-
bands, sons and daughters to right eating and
health" said Mrs. Henderson, author OF the
772-page book entitled 1.-THE Aristocracy OF
Health" In conclusion.