Evening star., 1935-06-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

Probably, IL she had, she might have
made some provision to help overcome
the gas, indigestion, bioating, pain, ache,
distress often brought about by the queer
combinations INDUCED In 80 universally.
Yet 30 widespread are these old hit
and-miss ways Of eating, coming down
from the centuries, from days when
scarcity put Q premium on plenty, that
most Of us In this hurry-scurry age Of
today eat all we can, whenever we can,
In the belief that by 30 doing we will
miss nothing Of the precious energy
and vitamin content necessary.
Undoubtedly this system works well
for those persons who have the digestive
ability to handle such combinations.
The plain fact is that many do not.
Those who somehow lack the energy
to convert what q witty writer once
called the assembled, or dogs meal, "
into the precious energy OF human life,
will do well to look around q Bit and
rely on their own intuitions and acquire
ments.
Trust thyself. Every heart vibrates
to that iron string"
Every reader Of Emerson thinks that
line pretty fine, but when 1t comes TO
applying 1t to himself, few do.
Especially in such matters MS eating.
where the race Is powerfully in the
clutches of common opinion.
He or she who needs to trust the
self In this vital matter will find, to
his astonishment, perhaps, that not all
that crys aloud to be eaten ought to be
eaten. At least by the individual.
"a ana lv,lr nfA Ak,n
trine Of individualsm, there can be little
question that 1t has beautiful applica-
ton when 1t comes to food and drink.
Orthodox feeders may hurl the ban
of crank" "faddiSt," and the like, at
the wight who endeavors to adjust food
consumption to his own digestive tract,
but the truth is that no one else can
eat for you.
Hence II one will keep in mind the
necessary minimum Of protein require
ments, and the essential place which
vegetables. fruits and milk hold in the
modern conception Of human diet, he
will be In a position to choose his own
foods, and eat them in his own way.
One has but to watch the average
cafeteria patron, especially mt breakfast
or lunch, to know that most persons
have no personal philosophy of eating
at all. They eat what is there to eat,
or what they have seen some one else
eat. And the combinations they make
are horrible, to any one who believes
he has discovered few things for him.
self. If they take soda tablets afterward.
no wonder.
The liquid, or semi-liquid, diet is
good thing, especially at this time Of
year, If plenty of milk Is included in 1t.
as In all probability there must, since
there is scarcely any other way Of get
ting the requisite protein. It may please
the advocate Of solid food" to know that
milk curdles, after being eaten, and Is
reduced to q form approaching solidity,
for q time, at least.
Since this Is not q medical treatise,
in any sense, we will not 60 into details
of the necessary precautions which must
be taken by any one who, for any one
of O number Of good reasons, goes on a
liquid diet. These details will be learned
readily enough by the sensible expert
menter It Is suticient to assure him
that, despite the fears of his best friends,
he will not starve himself to death, but
probably gain weight, and feel better
than he has in years.