"The colour of the human skin has Jong been supposed to be the result of climatic conditions," he "White people turn" dark tunder the African sun, but, when they return to Europe or America, their skin resumes its original col. our. When, however, American and Europeans stay in Japan or China trid eat rice for a long time, their skins acquire a yellow tinge, although the climatic condit Japan are not so different from Those of Europe and of America. There is no doubt that diet has a rear deal to do with the colour of] human bodies.
"Our "own ancestors." he continues, "it would seem, were of large physique and superior brain power at one time, But India and China, with the tion of Buddhism, they lost the habit of eating meat, and from this lack of needed vitamins, they suffer ed deterioration of body and bra This Japanese food expert that animals also suffer tion through vitamindacking: He cites an example of silver foxes having been brought over to Japan from Prine Edward Island some time ago, and says that their descendants have deteriorated great ly. Sheep, cows, horses, pigs, imported into Japan, have all gone backward, he declares, due to one reason—poor food. What has enabled Japan to forge further ahead of India or China, according to him, fs that, due to her geographical position, the Japanese have been great eaters of sea-foods in. various pa forms, else, he believes, they would
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