SUPER-COOKED FOOD

Mr. Trinder of London, Eng., has kindly sent The Echo containing Ellen S. Gaskell's article on " When and What to Eat" in which the subject of starch-digestion is ably discussed, suggesting that the secret of starch digestion is to have all foods in which starch predominates, super-cooked. The modem necessity for this is thus in- geniously accounted for: "In the days when competition was less severe, when towns were smaller, and people lived more in the country, with less pressure round and upon them, there was less drain of vital force, therefore the digestive organs were capable of a greater amount of work than they can accomplish at the present day when so much vital force is necessarily »lrawn away from the physical to meet the strain upon mental and nervous powets. Therefore, nowadays, it is advisable that half the work of digestion should be done upon the food before it is consumed ; other- wise the strain on brain and nerves, added to the strain on the digestion, must inevi- tably cause a breakdown affecting all three. ' '

The writer then states the positions of Dr. Densmore and what she calls the Veg- etarian in relation to farinacious food, regarding them as antagonistic. Yet she admits that both are true, and she thus relates her obseri'ations and experience : 1898

Everywhere one sees suffenng in the shape of colds, and all the diseases which have their beginning in chills ; my ex perience, and that of others known to me, goes far to convince me that all these are caused wholly by the starchiness of iieuffi- ciently cooked cereal food. Yet, every- where, one sees also that, for many reasons, cereal foods cannot be done away with at any rate for some time. Having some years ago realized that health and disease are equally the result of foods, and being determined to recover health, I began to study the different theories of diet as I came to hear of them ; and I have experimented on myself, closely watching effects. I be- gan to revive upon giving np meat. Still I continued to have the old-^hioned io- fiuenza colds that have so constantly trou- bled me. I then gave Up all cooked food, and adopted entirely a nut and fruit diet. This suited me in many ways, but I found I often had a desire for bread or other cereal food, and I also found that it was a diet much too expensive and inconvenient under present conditions. I was, therefore, com- pelled to return to cooked cereals, with an immediate recurrence ofthecolds. "

The writer then refers to Dr. J. H. Kell- ogg's contention "that all cereals should be cooked from three and a-half to four hours. This transforms the starch into dextrine and soluble starch, so that it di- gests as easily as the sweet fruits." and remarks 1 ' ' Here, then I thought, is a theory that may become the reconciler between the two opposing ones of cereal and anti-cereal, and I felt eager to test the truth of the as- sertion upon myself. I began experiment- ing by taking a plentiful diet of cereal food cooked for four horns. I had no cold that autumn, though I had never before passed a November without one ; and I have had nocold while so living- "

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An old sea captain says the only snre preventive of sea-siclutess is carefol dieting.

A family of live persons were poisoned in Paris by eating fresh Crawfish that had fed on decayed matter.

Dr. Maiy E. Greeq claims that domestics who do the cooking should receive a thoroogh scientific education as mnch as the

Orders are coming in for ii already from those who have tried it.

A writer in a St. Pant paper argttes that as all animals mnst die their slaughter for food consequently does not inflict upon them a fate they woold otherwise escape. How would this writer like to have this principle applied to himself ? This argument would justify all kinds of cannibalism.

The best cooks commenced by trying to ose nut food to imitate the flavor of various kinds of flesh: chicken, mutton, beefeteak ftc. but they found that far better flavois than these have been obtained and nut food is now regarded as presenting the finest op- portunity for displaying the highest gas- tronomic art.

Miss Lilyan Richards to whom we sent some nut food produced on the Vegetarian Society Mill writes that she used some of it in making croquettes and they were per- fectly delicious.

Dr. H. S.Chase died at St. Lonis, Mo., Tuesday, Jan 4th, 1&98. We wrote his widow to obtain portrait &c. but received no reply. The Doctor lived to the age of 78 and his life was one of self-sacrificing devotion to the good of others.

Mr. Freeman and other Vegetarians are preparing to go to the Klondike region. One Vegetarian has already gone through all the hardships without a day's sickness and is still writing for the N. Y. Timet from the land of gold.

Mr. Baldoser in this city has a Vegetarian Society Mill. He is making experiments with grinding various kinds of nuts and has succeeded in producing a very nice article which be intends to put on the market.

We call attention to the advertisemeot of Messes Farwell & Rhines, Watertown, N. Y. of their Diabetic Flour. We have tried it and find it makes an excellent tvown bread and have no doubt its general nse would do much to [^omote the general health and freedom from diabetic troubles- Give it a trial !

The manufacturer informs ns that helus improved the Vegetarian Society Mill in several particulars and the mills he is noR sending us are the improved pattern. Fe<^ pie often write us about mills advertised by others. We do not know anything about them and can only guarantee those supplied by us. We will furnish printed infomiation on application.

The Bos/on Herald, N. Y. Htraii and other newspapers report that a Baltimore inventor has discovered a process of making butter direct from the vegetables that con- ' stitute the usual food of cattle. That Elec- tricity is tlie force employed and the lesuJl* are quite satisfactory. The influence of the electric light in this process is qi"'* March,

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Temarkable. Thus VegetarUnism is being promoted by tbe discoveries of science.

ARKANSAS FOR FRUIT GROWERS. Mt.Wm. G. Whipple Registrar of the land office Little Rock, Ark. informs as that he has now 637,675 acres of excellent fertile land in Arkansas open to homestead set- tlers. It is distributed over 41 counties. Much of it is adapted to raising apples, grapes and small fruits. Its proximity to good markets makes this land very desira- ble to settlers.

SUPER-COOKED OR UNCOOKED ?

The idea of super-cooked food as ad- vanced by Dr. J, H. Kellogg and recom- mended by Mrs. Gaskell does not agree with the doctrine advanced by Thomas Tyron that cooking food destroys its vitality. Mr. H. Alden Spencer, 50 E. 9th St., N. Y. maintains that wheat uncooked is the ideal food and he intends to make the journey round the world on that diet. He says a man living on wheat alone can enjoy life and spend only $10.00 a year for food.

HOW TO BREAK WHEAT CORNER. Mr. C. Wood Davis attributes the low price of maize in comparison with that of wheat to the substitution of lard made from cottonseed oil for the product of the hog, and the use of cottonseed meal for cattle feed. The high price of wheat, caused by the comer of Chicago speculators, may be advantageously of^t by a more general use of com meal for food among the American people. Mr. D. calculates that the product of nearly 10,000,000 acres of maize has been dispensed with by the utilization of the cottonseed.

HELEN OF TROY REINCARNATED. Paul Tyner in his paper on " Reincarna- tion, " in TAe TempU for Dec., 1897, relates- that Dr. Henry Schliemann married a beau-

tiful Greek girl whom he recognized as a reincaraation of Helen of Troy whom he had loved and lost three thousand years before. That they remembered through love's recognition. Dr. Schlieman's success in explorations on the site of ancient Troy was attributed to his memory of his former incarnation. The idea of marrying after three thousand years from first acquaintance should encourage unsuccessful lovers to persevere.

SEND NAMES. I send my Food, Home & Garden after I read it to some of my friends. "Line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little," They may be helping some weary soul to a better way of living. It is a great deal to know that it is not absolutely necessary to eat meat. Some of us have thought for a long time that it was.— Mrs. C. F, T., Central Falls. R. I. — If our friends would all send us the names and addresses of those they desire to influence in this direction we would gladly send sample copies of them so they can keep their own.

VEGETARIANISM A NECESSITY. Prof Wiener of Harvard in his inaugural address as president of the Boston Vegetari- an Society treated the subject from the different standpoints of health &c. but rested mainly on the position that increase of population, in accordance with the Mal- thusian doctrine, will inevitably force Veg- etarianism on the inhabitants of this planet whether they like the diet or not. It is true flesh meat must eventually be abandoned, but the period when it must is remote and cannot be depended on for many genera- tions. The benefits of such abandonment are however too numerous to be dispensed with by intelligent people of the present period.

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GREEN AND WHITE LUNCHEON FOR 17TH OF MARCH.

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Whole wheat Bread

Candcd Giceo Gaget PMachIo Ice Crcani

Silver Laj-M- Cake

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Rice & Peas Salad. — i cup rice, i}4 cups boiling water; boil rapidly in a small tightly coveted saucepan until done. Sea- son with salt, pepper and butter. Drain the liquor &om a can of peas, rinse in cold water, put on to heat with i tablespoonfiil butter, salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Arrange a portion of the rice on lettuce leaves, make a slight depression in centre, into which pile a portion of the peas. Sprinkle with grated cheese.

Pistachio Ice Cream.— ^ lb. of pistach- ios, X lb, Jordan almonds, i teaspoon extract of almond, i pt. cream, ^ lb. of sugar, spinach coloring. Blanch and chop the nuts very fine, pound them in a mortar, or simply grind them in a mill, adding gradually the almond extract. Mix the sugar and cream together, add the nuts and sufficient spinach coloring to make a pale green, and freeze.

From Alice B. Stockbara, M, D.

Nut Salad. — i cup English walnuts, 2 cups apples, i cup celery. Chop separately, mix and serve on a leaf of lettuce with salad dressing.

Nut Croquettes.— Two cups chopped hickory nuts or English walnuts, 2 eggs, well beaten, 2 cups bread crubs, i cup sweet milk, 2 tablespoons butter. Season with salt, pepper and a little sage. Make in oval cakes and fry in butter. The same

recipe may be made in a loaf and baked in oven. — Nuts for croquettes are best ground.

The foundation of a happy home is laid in the kitchen. — Marion Harland.