Tests made by doctors show that the Chinese have an average blood pressure which is less than that of Americans and Europeans by from 20 to 30 millimeters. In! commenting' on this finding, a well Known journal says that many a high-strung, nervous American, with the top of his head ready to fly off into space, would probably be glad to subsist on Chinese food and spend his time in meditation on the doctrines of Confucius, if by such means he could obtain relief. High blood pressure and consequent hardening of the arteries is the bane of existence of the white races, and it may be that the lifelong consumption of garlic in no'}mean quantities accounts for the absence of that handicap against longevity among the Chinese.
Absence of nervous strain is suspected as a contributory cause for the low blood pressure of the Chinese in comparison with the Caucasian peoples, but the strenuous and vociferous quarrels that are common among the former would increase the deaths from apoplexy manyfold if engaged in by the latter. Simplicity of life is another reason suggested. This can hardly be accepted, as_ the average' Chinese only leads a simple life from force. brought about by economic conditions. The use of opium is excluded: likewise physical inferiority, as the -tests were made on active and healthy students. Accept the discovery that garlic has yielded a germicide that does the required work. Consent to the fact that the Chinese are the world's greatest consumers of garlic as food. Put. the two together, and there is a germ free nation. Without having to combat the various cocci to which civilized mankind is heir, the heart is relieved of much of its burden. Is the conclusion tenable?
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