There is unquestionably much to be learned as to the proper diet of man. Experiments heretofore have been made simply by a few individuals here and there. No really concerted efforts of importance have been made to determine the value of different food elements.

Though I am inclined to favor a vegetable diet, as stated before, it would be difficult for the average individual at the present time to entirely avoid meat, unless he was prepared to secure a variety of grains, fruits and nuts to furnish nourishment necessary for the highest degree of physical health.

Beef is generally considered to be the most wholesome meat, though chicken and fowl of all kinds can be commended. In the preparation of beef, broiling or roasting is usually found superior to boiling or frying. When meat is boiled a large amount of the nourishment is very often extracted in the boiling process; and when fried, the lard or butter unquestionably makes it much more difficult to digest.

Pork of any kind can hardly be commended. It is a meat that is usually difficult to digest, and often contains microbes that are seriously inimicable to health.

Some maintain that ham and bacon, in passing through the preservative process, become more wholesome as food because the microbes have been destroyed in this process. Though there may be some truth in the claim, any process that tends to preserve meat or food of any character from fermentation seriously lessens its value as a food. Not only is it more difficult to digest, but those elements that can be digested and used by the system, are very greatly lessened. Under these circumstances it would be advisable to entirely avoid pork of any kind whenever any other elements which will nourish the body can be secured.

Rabbits and squirrels, and meat foods of this character - game - are usually more wholesome than beef for the reason that these animals are running wild and are in every case in perfect condition.

Kidneys, hearts and other internal organs are not usually considered entirely wholesome and should be avoided.

Veal and all other immature meats cannot be commended.

Of all animal foods eggs are probably the best. They seem to furnish all the necessary nourishment, being rich in the elements that feed the body, and if fresh are not so inclined towards the production of impurities as meat