to support my statement in previous articles that we ceptibility to disease from the presence of broken-down proteid amounts of which Prof. Chittenden wishes to cut in half even for those called upon for the most proteid food that we use. comfort, dyspepsia, to say nothing of the probable sus- albuminous matter in the system. It probably 'has his case, it is fair to believe, the quantity could be cut American, eating meat three times a day, greatly ex- How does this bear on "Beer and Temperance"? sequent lassitude, thirst, false appetite, nervous dis- ly of European origin. Now, Europeans eat vastly food, the excessive amounts of pepper, catsups, biting all eat too much in quantity and eat irrationally, i. e., ceeds the accepted amount of permissible proteid. In intense physical exertion, as college athletes, are large- less meat than Americans. Probably, the average sauces of all kinds. down to one-third of the customary amount. This enormous excess of proteid food over the re- quirements of the body causes a waste of energy, con- I refer to Dr. Chittenden's book in this place enormous excess of proteid food. This being true, and previous articles. The empirical dietary standards, the I see in these results the finest confirmation of my we do not select our food properly, as shown by the much to do with the American taste for highly seasoned