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Show FISH IS -NOT A "BRAIN FOOD." Idea to the Contrary Is Proved to Be Fallacy. Fish Is credited, oven by educated people, with special properties that It cannot be truthfully said to possess. Chief amongst these is the Idea that fish is par excellence a "brnln food." Dr. Hutchison traces the origin of this fallacy In tho following way: Ilunch-er, Ilunch-er, tho great philosopher, laid down as a vital prlnclplo tho dictum, "Without phosphorus thero Is no thought." This Is half truth, as, although tho brain Is known to contain phosphorus, It has yet to bo shown that an Increase of tho amount of phosphorus taken In tho food benefits tho brnln In tho slightest degree Agassi?, tho naturalist, who was Informed by Dumas thnt llsh wns rich In phosphorus, camo to what ho thought was a logltlmato conclusion when ho promulgated tho statement that fish wns a "binln food." It will thus bo seen that this popular Impression, Impres-sion, which has been repented and copied countless numbers of times, la without foundation, and Is jet another instanco of thousands of people being misled through someone having that little knowledge which is so dangerous. danger-ous. Sanitary Itecord |