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Show I - , j . H Sugar for Soldiers. - fffl 9&J Tho question of adding sugar to the 11 "dietof, the tnilltaiy in Germany has l been repeatedly touched on in these M' letters, and it has been reported that a tho government has been inclined to I comn'y with tho wishes expressed with icgardtothis subject. Tho truth of this is now shown by tho fact that on the occasion oc-casion of the large autumnal nianeuve'rs last year, experiments were imido with a view to ascertain tho effect of sugar J' given to the soldiers in tho day of I f. great corporeal efforts . Ten men were " , selected out of each company of the regiment to get tho sugar diet, but these j men wore not thef'strongest, but rather of a weak constitution, whilst 10 other men wore also singled out receiving no i sugar, buttheeo latter wero table bodied ' j. men. The doso of sugar administered conbistcd at first of seven cubes; later on ten or twelve cubes were given. The result was that the weight of the sugar men increased more than that of the other men, which is the more important as the former wore the weaker individuals. indi-viduals. Besides it was found out that tho sugar Waters had no Buch intense fading of hunger as the others, and also I that the former could bear thirst much longer than those who got no sugar. In general the sugar eaters displayed m more enduranceand were leas fatigued i than the non-sugar enters, Although the ': latter wore the stronger party by their natural constitutions. Any reluctance to tako sugar u as not shown by any of the men taking part in the experiment. Tho nicd'cal authorities who super intended the interesting development 'have come to tho conclusion that sugar should bo given to the eoldiers,. 1st, for the purpose of increasing the nourishing value of the daily diet; 2nd, as a constant con-stant stock and part of his provision in .-, " ' .fortresses, hospitals, ships, etc; and 3rd, as a moans of strengthening tho men -, when exposed to barnesini:- and fatng. iug exercises. The lesson these experi-' experi-' , inents and their results are teaching K is of courso less important with regard to the diet of soldiers, however useful it may be in this respect, than it is in regard re-gard to tho public at largw, who in many countries Btill beliovo that sugar is a '. ' luxury which easily may bo dispensed with, whilst it in fact is a means of creating and maintaining mental and physical strength and power. Louisai a 1 , Planter. |