Scientific Athletics

Some articl of food actually contain all the above element . Milk, in particular, can carccly be over– rated as a nutrient. The fact that it i easily digested b ing al o a great recommendation. nimal food is calculated to augment phy ical power, and should be appropriated by tho who are expo d to arduous, protracted exertion, yet notwithstandin thi advantage it di tinctly produc s a languorou f ling, accompanied with a t mporary mental incapa ity. Thi i par– ticularly the ca e directly after a large meal at which a gr at amount of animal food has been tak n. It is therefor more suit cl to manual worker than for brain worker . nimal food in th arly tag of life i in ssential to produce tr ngth. but when virility i attained it is more uitable. In the enile period also a con iderable proportion of it i r quir d to r u citate vigour and ren ,,, exhau ted ti , ue . Tho e who are chi fly ngag din m ntal work and are not exposed to mu h phy ical labour should minimise th proportion of animal food. But in the a of en rvation, physical weakn , and all indi - po it.ion originall emanating from debility, fresh animal food, admini terecl fr qu ntly, but par– ingly, will b found a much mor p dy and ffi aciou remedy than a v getable diet. In hot climat s, as well a from the constitutional heat of some p rson , v getables ar required in th greatest proportion, because they contain l s hydrogen and carbon than do s meat, and th refore produc blood of a le s ombu tibl nature. Moreover, th y supply the blood with a larg amount of water, which exucl through th pores of the kin and leaves the body cool. \\'h n join d to exer i th y give a tol r– able degr c of strength and vitality, and although th g neral rul i. in favour of animal food for producing tr ngth, y t a v getable diet is peculiarly appetising, and may h judi iously tak n by the dy p ptic. om veg table and fruit ar assimilat d with diffi ulty ~ 86