The Life of PRiiiixn-E WoiiAX 1697 



Primitive vroman has combined her foodstims very wiselv. F:- ex- 

 amole, she has made a preparation from, maize, beans, meat, and veee- 

 tables, which has often served as a com.plete meal for herself and family. 

 A" "" ■""-"7." V Z''-' ^ "■' ' " "-?" " "rnxm-can. which is a combination of 

 ^r „:. _ :..--:. L^rr.- c .^.^ ^r.^c^. Tais di sh has been a favorite in cold 

 regions - The fact that cereal products have formed the staple articles 

 : - :: . -en.- fortunate, since these materials we now know con- 



: ~ - : :bstances : - rtion that the\- ser\-e as a 



fairly complete foi. Roots and seeds have been the most v -ms 



of V . - ' and this is true even at the ' -\~ -,z time Sugar has 



' - ir-ym the pulp of the maize stalk by ■ • :ing and pressing 



:'-m the sap of trees, and :-'——:':_.. zicv. Grasses '-".-: 

 c^v, .:._.- :.■...:: u.:-. ^ for greens and for fiavo-n^". 



Primiti^-e woman has learned that '■--^^.ed grsin c:_y l;; :^i :o sick 

 persons vrith better results than may ■-/ -led grain, and she has accord- 



ingly a.\ . :his truth without the knowledge that partly dex:--::. _: :r 

 malted f<>3d is to a certain extent predigest-i That certai: - 5 ma y 

 be used medidnalLy has also been discovered by primiti\-e women, 1':. 

 they have not yet discovered just what the action of these h - :. ihe 

 h-.::r ' '7 is: that is. whether stimulating, soothing, or '::'./,;. There 

 h.-- strict di\Tsion into a diet of anirrrJ :r vegetal Ir -v/'^ ----res, 



:i:ferent climates one or the other ■.".i-;.- of food has •::.-:. -re- 



The".'--v^ :: condiments ir: :;■: : zrr:^^:^: v. ':\}.- :: : .,:. ■.::_^:::.v;: 

 tc -:-^:.:"/ : '":tnan. She has evaporated large .: v_ -.nts of sea water to 

 obtain salt. Highly flavored ; .:_:3 have often "wr. : •.:Lse 



of as fia\-oring substances; spicy berries have -sr.:\ rr.v 



particles ar ' '" ' ' " " substances, such :. i - ~_1 .^:. i 



w:'" J'}' -ve a-ic c^:=n uicc. Coloring mate- \' f;r varic us foods has 



:r_::. :_.. ; uice of berr. . c. 



Foo«i pTeser\-ation has alwa\-5 : w:: ::.—:-.: :r. ir. ~aj2y of its phases 

 without understanding the principles of bacteriology- or e\-en l-;r. ; :r.c 

 that such a thing as a microorganism or an enzj-me existed. Fo-; i 1^- 

 ' by the following methods: 



1. Dr;.-ing in the su:. r ; ::^::^i;_ :r. ?:::ki :ver :h.e ire. 



2. M. ::::g over the fire. 



3. Freezing or keeping in s. Vegetables were ; ::v:-. .;-.: I to 



keep them. 



4. Pa: :hus ex 



Food : - - r :: ^~~\— by ?t;- :;, : :'::.- j^rkets 



and later •^. - , ■k:.r granaries de\-is- .:::::-:: rage. 



