Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1892 — What Do Yon Eat. [ARTICLE]

What Do Yon Eat.

The evolution of food for man’s use, since the time that Mother Eve tasted the forbidden fruit in Eden until the present, has formed an interesting part Of the history of the world. Men and women have ever since been eating forbidden things, and punishment has persistently followed their acts. That this generation .however,is awakening to the importance the suhjeot of eating and drinking is jindeniahle, and cleaner stomachs arid clearer heads naturally follow. Of the literature that is helping on this good work of reform and reinforcement at man’s point of resistance —-his stomach —the magazine called “FOOD” is pre-eminent. This publication started out as a peer of the standard illustrated monthlies and has not been content to anchor in.line with tbejn* hut -is pressing breezily onward. Its able treatment of the various topics in its special line, and the superb illustrations accompanying them, have made it equally sought after by cultured readers. Prominent in the July number is an entertaining illustrated article by William O. Stoddard, private secretary of President Lincoln, who

treats in a most charming way the subject of “Food and War,” rehearsing in a scholarly and readable way the history of “Some of the Campaigns of Gen. Havrestick.” This i the first of a series of papers by this eminent writer and deals incidentally with the mission of the frefght-car. Other papers include “Our Cooking Club,” by Florence Morse, illustrated; “Model-Dining-Rooms,” by James Clarence Hyde, illustrated; “The Nutritive Value of Foods,” a scientific essay by Dr. Lewis G. James; “Rot Wea'her Dinners,” by Belle Stone; “HoW to Manage a Picnic,” by Mrs. M. P. Handy; “A Talk on by ChartQtte Grahame; “Possibilities of Raspberries,” by Katherine Armstrong; “Jellies for the Summer Months,” by M. J. Ashton; “Cool drinks for Hot Days,” by C. A. Johnson. These and others are supplemented by Menus for July and the various department relishes. “FOOD” is for everybody who is particular about what he cats ant drinks. $2.00 per year, with premium. C T .O v FR PUBLISHING CO., No. 71-< i> Pakk Pua.cu, Nkw York.