Show NEW CRISES ARISE IN HUNT FOR FOOD great moments Mornen ts of history influenced by search NEW YORK Germ germanas germanys anys recent a an of austria and japans invasion ot of china two crises motivated by need of new sources of food supplies prove again that food continues to play t the he dominant role in in shaping mans destiny ever since the day adam ate the forbidden apple many great moments of history have revolved around food for example america might be a british colony to this day if our forefathers brewed up the revolution in the boston te tea a party the entire course of history was changed because napoleon ate a leg of mutton with onions historians say it made him sluggish minded so that tactical errors cost him the important battle of leipzig the downfall of rome testifies that proper diets have an important bearing on po political I 1 endurance rome ate herself into the grave her depraved gluttony being typified by the appetites of rulers like emperor gaius julius verus maximus A D who bolted 40 pounds of meat and drank six gallons of wine daily when emperor dadius in tried to make laws against gluttony the ravenous nobles killed him rome became soft brained and soft muscled she fell in A D before the hunger sharpened spears of the german barbarians from the north who were questing new forage grounds use synthetic foods germanys germanas Germ anys current program of feeding her people with a diet of synthetic foods made from wood pulp is an interesting throwback to primitive times during famines the indians and nineteenth century swedish peasants ate the bark of trees to keep them alive the pomo indians of cal california relished stewed barnacles barnacled barn acles and lu af rican mothers to be still eat ashes to grow teeth and bones american indian tribes have been reported to exist for long periods on a pound of earth a day As man discarded these raw tough diets for cooked foods a profound evolutionary facial change accompanied compa nied the collapse of his chewing muscles the crude gorilla like countenance of the neanderthal man disappeared as teeth became smaller and caused the formation of chins the neanderthal man was eventually exterminated by rickets and rheumatism because he was unable to secure a steady day to day supply of nutritious foods containing vitamins carbohydrates fats proteins and 40 mineral substances like calcium ci urn and iron in essential quantities to maintain good health before the advent of modern mass buying and distribution brought effortless fort less choice of a well balanced nutritious dinner or supper from among the different items stocked on most grocery shelves lack of fresh fruits and vegetables made many americans prey to diseases that cut short their productive spans of life better meals available better meals and greater variety are being made available to increasingly large numbers of our population with the aid of dietary experts on the one hand to guide the proper choice of food and the advent of low food prices made possible by more efficient methods of buying and distribution american families of all incomes now nov enjoy the health giving qualities of a balanced diet goiter has been practically eliminated from the midwest by iodized ionized salt which can be purchased very cheaply at any grocery milk has lowered the tuberculosis rate and wholesome diets have freed more than sout southern hern united states negroes and sharecroppers of the vicious skin disease of pellagra gout colitis anemia to mention a few are among the many diseases being eliminated by the good wholesome foods made available to everybody by the advent of scientific agriculture rapid transit the tin can and the efficient economical mass buying and distribution facilities of the modern merchandisers merchandise rs doctors estimate that of the 15 chronic cases of illness in the united states at least cases of diabetes migraine arthritis and cardiac trouble could have been prevented at the outset by proper diet |