Show new crises motivated by perpetual hunt for food great moments of history influenced by search NEW YORK germanys germanas Germ anys recent an of austria and japans invasion of china two crises motivated by need of new sources of food supplies prove again that food continues to play the dominant role in shaping mans destiny ever since the day adam ate the forbidden apple many g great reat 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 bost boston n tea party the entire course of history was changed because napoleon ate a leg of mutton with onions historians say it made him sluggish M 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 political 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 sh 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 porno borno indians of california relished stewe stewed d barnacles barnacled barn acles and 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 I 1 n g 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 c carbohydrates arbo hydrates fats pr proteins 0 beins and 40 mineral substances like calcium caum an and d 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 the their ir productive spans of life better meals available better meals and greater variety are being made available to increasingly large numbers numbs rs 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 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 southern 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 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 |