HYGIENIC LIVING

Many, yes the majority of non-meat eaters bink that all that is needed to get and keep good health, is to abstaiu from animal food. Is tbat not a great mistake generally ? And why 7 Most men eat too mnch of the nourishing food that we vegetarians generally live on, instead of meats, which contain 32 per ct. nourishment. We eat beans, peas, lentils, that contain 90 per ct. nourishment. Whole wheat meal, com meal, barley, oats etc., tbat contain 75 to 85 per ct. and many fruits that have as much noarishmentas meats. Should we not live and eat on one third less of foods that contain about % more nourisfameut than the meat eater's diet? We have seen men eating three times as much food as would be good for them to stay in good health, so they take one third more than is good for them and also squander that much in the way of finance.

Vegetarians ought to study hygiene as much as bygienists, if they expect to do better than the flesh eaters. Man with mixed diet, will likely keep in better health if ihe eat very moderately, than the vegetarian who eats too much. There are also many dishes that vegetarians make use of, bard to digest, such as hot biscuits and butter, made of what we call patent flour which takes a patent stomach to digest.

Let us try to get at the quantity and quality to get the best results. The best results in health and morals as well. The public will not believe there is anything in vegetarianism if the result does not prove it.— G. H, Tim- merman, Valley Park, Mo.

While we think friend Timmerman's re- marks too sweeping, they do probably apply to many individual cases and as we know his advice is well meant, we publish it for the good it may do.

Best wishes for your success and congratu- ations upon the improved appearance of the paper. — ^B. B. Parkman, 1251 M St. N. E. Washington, D. C.

At a family reunion in the home of Andreas Darias, San Pedro, Tex;, several persons were poisoned by diseased meat, and five children bave died, — P/iila. Record.