Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1916 — EMULATE THE ABSTEMIOUS RED MAN AND REDUCE THE HIGH COST OF LIVING [ARTICLE]

EMULATE THE ABSTEMIOUS RED MAN AND REDUCE THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

By DR. SAMUEL Q. DIXON,

Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania. lWcliildren of the Iroquois Indians, it is said, were trained to eat frugally arid taught that overeating was far worse than undereating. They were warned that gluttons would be caught by a monster known as Sagodawkus, who would humiliate them in a most terrible manner if he found that they were gourmands. With the price of foodstuffs soaring to almost unheard-of figures, in thousands of households the question of where and how to save on the food supply is an important one. Most people eat more than they need. This is particularly true of that class of individuals engaged in sedentary occupations. Perhaps you do not feel that you come under this head, but suppose vou try a few experiments. Make some slight investigation of the nutritive values of the different foods, cut your excessive allowances, eat slowly, and drink plenty of water but not at mealtimes. It is said that the Indians had but two regular meals a day. The Iroquois had but one. Certain it is that an increasing percentage of our population succumb to degenerative disuses and the consensus of medical opinion is that overeating is an important causative factor.