THE FOODS OF THE NEW EARTH 



often considered merely as a condiment to 

 give taste and flavor to foods, while in reality 

 its main function is that of nutrition. It was 

 shown that sugar as a heat- and energy-produc- 

 ing factor was not only fully equal to starch, 

 but that it is more readily absorbed into the 

 system than starch. The fact that confec- 

 tioners notice a far larger consumption of 

 candies in winter than in summer goes to 

 show the demand of nature for the heat which 

 the sugar in the candies provides. 



It has been proven, also, that sugar is a very 

 powerful stimulant for men in the midst of 

 exhausting physical strain. The sugar is so 

 quickly and thoroughly assimilated, and has so 

 marked an effect upon the energy, that when 

 an ounce of it is fed to a man whose strength 

 is taxed to the utmost the result is remarkable 

 — it enables the man to pull through the crisis. 

 In one case a man in the midst of tremendous 

 toil and nearing exhaustion was given a sweet- 

 tasting substance so near like sugar he did not 

 know the difference. It had no effect upon him 

 whatever, but the moment the sugar was sub- 

 stituted the needed additional strength was his. 



This single illustration, chosen from very 



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