Fish is generally considered to be a very valuable food for the brain. This is an error. It is far less valuable as a brain food than numerous others. In fact it would be well to remember that what is food for the brain is also food for the muscles; the same elements which form the cells in the muscles also form the cells in the brain. The same food elements which furnish the power for muscular effort also furnish the power for brain work, therefore any food which is rich in the nitrogenous and fattening elements would naturally be advantageous as brain food.

Analyses.

Water.

Mineral.

Nitrogenous (Muscle).

Fat.

Alewife ...

74.4

1.5

19.2

4.9

Bass..

76.7

1.2

20.4

1.7

Black Fish ...

79.1

1.1

18.5

1.3

Bluefish ..

78.5

1.3

19.0

1.2

Buffalo Fish ..

78.6

1.2

17.9

2.3

Butter Fish ..

70.0

1.2

17.8

11.0

Cat Fish ..

64.1

.9

14.4

20.6

Ciscoe ...

74.0

1.1

18.1

6.8

Cod ...

82.6

1.2

15.8

•4

Cusk ...

82.0

.9

16.9

.2

Eels..

71.6

1.0

18.3

9.1

Flounders ...

84.2

1.3

13.9

.6

Haddock ...

81.7

1.2

16.8

.3

Hake ...

83.1

1.0

15.2

•7

Halibut ...

75.4

1.0

18.4

5.2

Herring ..

72.5

1.5

18.9

7.1

Kingfish ...

79.2

1.2

18.7

.9

Lamphreys ....

71.1

.7

14.9

13.3

Mackeral ...

73.4

1.2

18.3

7.1

Mullet ,..

74.9

1.2

19.3

4.6

Muskellunge ...

76.3

1.6

19.6

.5

Perch ...

75.7

1.2

19.1

4.0

Pickerel ...

79.8

I.I

18.6

.5

Pike ...

80.8

I.I

17.3

.8

Pollock ...

76.0

1.5

21.7

.8

Pomparo ...

72.8

1.0

18.7

75

Analyses.

Water.

Mineral.

Nitrogenous (Muscle).

Fat.

Porgy ...

75.0

1.4

18.5

5.1

Red Grouper ...

79.5

1.1

18.8

.6

Red Snapper ...

78.5

1.3

19.2

1.0

Salmon ...

64.6

1.4

21.2

12.8

Shad ..

70.6

1.3

18.6

9.5

Sheepshead ...

75.6

1.2

19.5

3.7

Skate ...

82.2

1.1

15.3

1.4

Smelt ..

79.2

1.7

17.3

1.8

Spanish Mackerel

68.1

1.5

21.0

9.4

Sturgeon ..

78.7

1.4

18.0

1.9

Tomcod ..

81.5

1.0

17.1

.4

Trout ...

77.8

1.2

18.9

2.1

Turbot ...

71.4

1.3

12.9

14.4

Weakfish ...

79.0

1.2

17.4

2.4

Whitefish ..

69.8

1.6

22.1

6.5

SHELL FISH: -

Clams ...

85.8

2.6

8.6

3.0

Crabs ...

77.1

3.1

16.6

3.2

Crayfish ...

81.2

1.3

16.0

1.5

Lobster ...

79.2

2.2

16.4

2.2

Mussels ...

84.2

1.9

8.7

5.2

Oysters ..

86.9

2.0

6.2

4.9

Scallops ...

80.3

1.4

14.8

3.5

Terrapin ...

74.5

1.0

21.0

3.5

Turtle ...

79.8

1.2

18.5

•5

Oysters are probably eaten more than any other sea food, and an impression has somehow been gained that they are very valuable in nourishing the muscular and nervous system. You will note in the table that their nourishing elements of this character are less than any other fish.

Fish is a food which can be recommended very often when meat does not seem to produce satisfactory results. Fish, if fresh, seems to be more easily digested and less liable to produce impurities. This of course does not apply to all cases, but it is not by any means so hearty a food as beef and its nourishing qualities, in many instances, are nearly equal.