As Russell Henry Chittenden explained 100 years ago, «The poorer man emulates his
richer neighbors as
soon as his circumstances permit, and resources that could be much more advantageously expended for the good of the family and the home are practically wasted — to say nothing of possible injury to health — under the mistaken idea that this more generous method of living (a high - protein, high -
meat diet) is the surest road to health and strength.»