This is also bad
We have advised that a little pepper may be added if absolutely found necessary along with food preparations. There may be a fear whether life could be sustained after eschewing both the chilli and the pepper. It is our duty to state the true laws of health. For the question of ‘possible or not possible’ we answer that it must be made possible! The quality and burning property are the same both for the pepper and the chilli. The intensity only varies. The physical culturists and physical scientists of the west and the New World raise a hue and cry that these are very bad for health and life. Mr. BernarrMac Fadden condemns this pepper in no uncertain terms. His words are entitled to great weight as coming from one who has spent a life time on health and bodily well-being. Irrespective of the colour, white, black or red, the pepper is bad.
Spices and condiments
These are used on a large scale by the people of his country also. Health is stated to be destroyed by the abundant use of pepper, cloves and cardamom on the dinner table. But they do not cry out that chilli powder is being used. It would also seem that these are not acquainted with the small devil mustard! The natural smell of the articles of food is spoilt by this type of seasoning and condiments. All these irritate and burn the internal organs. This aspect is very important. We have to observe what the Research students state.
False submerged appetite
Food value of pepper and mustard is nil. These create ulcers and destroy or hide the taste of the food stuffs. These have got only one purpose and one aim. These tickle the false submerged appetite to come up in the garb of real hunger. It is better not to eat, than eat depending on the help of such harmful stimulants.
Just smell it from a distance
Some argue that their evils will be reduced by cooking with other food articles. It is very bad to sprinkle dry pepper powder over the food and eat. These stick to the mucous membrane of the throat, food pipe and stomach and cause harmful irritation. Great harm is caused by eating cucumber cuttings with a sprinkle of this pepper. This is only one example. It is not necessary to eat and examine to discover the burning and irritating property of this pepper. The good quality of this pepper will become apparent through repeated sneezing when this is just smelt even from a distance. Mr. Bernarr MacFadden is perhaps unacquainted with our chilli powder. Supposing one just happens to sniff this fine chilli powder…? People here eat this powder by sprinkling this over Dosai and Iddli (Rice Cakes). Will it be giving nice pleasant titillation’s inside? What reply could we give to those friends who sincerely wish to use these moderately?
In America
It seems the Americans very fondly say “How nice the food tastes with the addition of this pepper!” We hear our people remarking whether life devoid of chillies is really a life at all. All this may be true. But one should consider how this false taste is sent up. This petty pleasure is brought about in the system by the irritation of the digestive organs and the secretion of saliva and gastric juice in a harmful manner. This irritation slowly destroys these organs. When this is adopted for many days trouble and disease crop up.
Why this Danger?
Another cruelty manifests itself. These create too much thirst in the body. Persons are therefore induced to drink heavy quantities of water, tea, coffee or other drinks. What fate could one prophecy for those who finish bottles of liquor! We just repeat the question of Mr. MacFadden in this treatise on pepper:
“Why imperil manhood and womanhood for the sake of such absurd add unreal compensation as that given by a few moments titration of the senses through condiments?”
Considering the turbulance of the tongue only we said that it is not very harmful if a little pepper is added to the articles and cooked. When the tongue comes under control and becomes a friend, this pepper also must vanish from the diet. The addition of a moderate quantity of salt should not be forgotten. It is not easy also to forget this. Why use, chilli, pepper and mustard? Reject these without any thought or hesitation.