Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1892 — The Food of the Coming Man. Forum. [ARTICLE]

The Food of the Coming Man. Forum.

Prof. W. O. Atwater, the chemist, points out the curious fact that, in the extraordinary applications ol , science to practical problems in recent years, one of the most impbr tant fundamental problems has been strangely overlooked, viz., the scientific study of food. The coming man will avoid four mistakes that are now largely made: (1) He will not buy as expensive kinds of food as are now generally I ought, because some/ol the least expensive foods are the most nutritive and palatable; (2) ! with further scientific information the coming man will value foods in proportion to their nutritive qaulities; (3) if g*x>ds are bought and eaten with reference to their nutritive qualities, and not to mere fashion or habit, it would require a much less quantity to keep a man in his best working condition’than is now generally consumed; (4) there will be a revolution wrought in the present way of cooking, which is both waste ful and primitive and far behind oui advancement in almost every art. Prof. Atwater gives the results 10l ,pr. etieal stud es in diets made tc shojv these conclusions. Aad he asks: “Has man yet reached his highest develops eat? The poorer classes of people —and few of u» realize how numerous they are —the world over are scantily nourished. The majority of mankind liv£_ on a nutritive plane far below that with which we are familiar. We may hope for the best culture, not of the intellectual powers but of the higher Christian graces in the minds and hearts of men, in proportion as the care df their bodies is provided for. Happily with the advance of knowledge comes the improvement of triaterial conditions. May we not hdpe thSt the future developtncnt of our race will bring that provision for physical wants which is requisite for the best welfare of mind and soul?” <rA bit of steel was removed from the cerebellum of a patient at Bellevue hospital, New YUrk.so quickly and painlessly that the patient Jaughed aloud when the operation was over.