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