Upon first considering the necessity of preparing food to protect the life of the cell in proteid substances, besides retaining the fibrous formation and uniform chemical composition of succulent fruits and vegetables, it seems a great burden and responsibility upon woman. When once awakened to the new truth the fear of dead cells, and mysterious chemical changes, haunt her. She sees no possibility of ever being emancipated from labor, care, or apprehension.

Some of the raw food advocates take advantage of this first disturbed condition of mind, picturing broken health, early death, and even predicting "suicide" if cooked food of any kind is indulged. In opposition to the arousing of such states of fear, the Christian Scientists claim that the more the question of diet is studied the weaker the digestive organs become, hence they eat "anything" and "demonstrate" over bad results - for a time at least.

Both of these conditions are extreme. It is true, that the half-awakened consciousness of better conditions is always disturbing, but as soon as the higher truth is fully understood, and the new regime becomes habitual, calm is established with the life on a higher plane.

The fostering of fear for the advancement of any cause is a great mistake, hence the first emancipation of woman must be from thoughts of dread, and uncertainty, as to the action of food; the second is from unnecessary responsibility; the third is from excessive labor; the fourth is from seemingly fixed habits of needless and injurious cooking.

The fear of dead cells in small quantities is overcome by knowing that they may still be oxidized for energy or some of their chemical elements may be utilized by the formless ferments in constructing intercellular tissue, and their loss in one kind of food may be supplied by cells that have not been injured in other foods. Dead proteid cells are not injuriously poisonous, as nature counteracts some poisons, unless they are retained in the system from excessive eating long enough to decompose. They are simply useless for tissue building, and if not needed for energy, they pass with the excretions the same as sawdust, or beads or buttons would. No amount of dead food can fully satisfy hunger, hence, its use leaves a craving tending to over indulgence that can be regulated only by judgment, rather than by feeling.

The great danger from trying to subsist upon food, with the proteid element destroyed, is of cell starvation. Nothing but living cells in food, with a little aid from the constructive ferments, can produce new cells of body growth. A child fed entirely upon thoroughly boiled milk would die from starvation, as fast as its first set of body cells were used, although they might last for some time. If given boiled eggs and fresh milk the milk alone would sustain the body cells while the eggs would be oxidized for energy, although if cooked properly the cells of the eggs should help in nourishing the body cells.

When circumstances make the use of lifeless proteid food unavoidable, it should not be indulged with fear, but with confidence and intelligence that it will serve as energy or be cast off with the excretions, however, a smaller quantity should be taken and the necessary proteid supplied by milk, eggs, nuts, or cheese, which may properly be demanded at any table.

The most injurious chemical changes made by heat, in cooking, are found in succulent fruits and vegetables, like cabbage, iron and other chemicals being set free from their natural combinations by long boiling. This condition is easily avoided by using such foods in hot or cold salads, or by cooking them in a double boiler.

Whole wheat, light bread and quick break are seldom injured by heat, thus they, with unfired bread, nuts, milk, cheese, eggs, fresh fruit and green vegetables, supply all of the necessities for scientific living in cases where cooking cannot be fully regulated, all fear being cast aside.

For emancipation from the burden of responsibility, in establishing hygienic habits of diet, it is only necessary to be intelligent as to the chemical composition of food, then to use tact in selecting kinds that are pleasing to the taste of the different members of the family. There is plenty of wholesome food for variety without resorting to injurious combinations.

It soon becomes a pleasure instead of a responsibility to keep the thought of greater vitality and longer life constantly before the mind. The mother can do much to liberate her family from the bondage of the race belief in early death. The effort and thought to select food for this great purpose three times each day, is not only sustaining to the cells of the body, but it incorporates the idea of freshness and life into the brain structure. It inspires a feeling of hope and joy instead of anxiety.

The fostered desire and effort to live is an activity from the objective side of life harmonizing it with the subjective self. It is a means of cultivating vitality for prolonging life, being similar to the cultivation of any other art. Music is from the soul but nature demands repeated, determined, and concentrated effort before the objective side of man is raised to give it full expression. Many extremists claim to be able to retain life and attract money by thought alone, but they will know in time that a way of objective action or labor is associated with every kind of success. The responsibility in accumulating vitality is no different from that required for success in any phase of life, whether financial, moral or educational - those who are willing to make the proper efforts enjoy the reward, while others drift and complain.

For emancipation from excessive labor three steps are necessary:

First

To dispell the idea of drudgery - mental emancipation.

Second

To do less cooking.

Third

To devise improved methods of saving labor as do mea.