and maintain strength and normal body-weight, to- table. Naturally, however, his results tend to reduce Distress than Intemperance in Drink" had not been standards are probably largely exceeded by many people. foods, either. In fact, the tendency of the experiments ical Economy in Nutrition/' in that connection. Too Much Proteid Food. gether with mental vigor, on less than half the amount of proteid food laid down as necessary in the standard Professor Chittenden there shows by a most interest- regimen. Prof. Chittenden, however, does not follow And this does not necessitate any increase of other 32 the reasoning (so-called) of the anti-alcoholist by say- ing, "Away with proteid food altogether!" He says the amount of meat to be eaten, meat being the chief is that a marked improvement in health, muscular power and mental buoyancy is attained under such a member of the Committee of Fifty, called "Physiolog- ing series of experiments that it is possible to live repeatedly that he does not advocate prohibition, but dietaries hitherto accepted as authoritative, which neglected by scientists, and he referred to the book of Professor R. H. Chittenden, also of Yale and a Drink" and "Intemperance in Food Causes More It matters not whether the proteid is animal or vege- moderation. Neither does he incline to vegetarianism.