Show FISH AB FOOD alie dark Is better than the white FOT an active person mrs S T rorer iu the ladies home journal contends that there has not been a sufficiently accurate analysis upon which to base any table regarding the chemical composition of fish at all reliable the matter in white fish as cod haddock and halibut is in about tho sare proportion as in beef and mutton they contain however more phosphorus the active fish such as trout and pickerel containing a still greater amount due no doubt to their activity the amount of carbon depends largely upon the amount of fat they contain the whitefish arc therefore deficient in carbon if yon should ask an intelligent cook what vegetable to serve with a boiled white fish she would answer quickly potatoes as they supply the wanting carbohydrates there are other kinds of fish however such as salmon catfish and sturgeon that are quite well supplied with carbohydrates in consequence of which they are not so easily digested as the white fish the more oil they have dispersed through the body the more dim cult the digestion hi e white fifie the fat is held in the liver in the dark fish it is dispersed through the entire flesh from this fact we learn that dark fish make a much better diet for the active man many authorities affirm that the more active aph as well as the more active animals give better muscle making food than their more indolent relations |