THE accumulation of adipose tissue in man is an evidence of disease. That the fat man is not the healthy man is recognized by physicians everywhere. When a human being whose normal weight should be ten or twelve stone tips the beam at nineteen or twenty stone, he is considered to be in a dangerous condition, in danger of fatty degeneration of the heart muscles and blood-vessels, and of sudden death. The man himself begins to feel uncomfortable, and perhaps already suffers with Bright’s disease or gout, and applies to his physician for advice and treatment. It is recognized that the athlete with the strong, hard, muscular arm is the healthy man. It is strange that cattle and other animals are often fattened until they reach almost double their normal weight. These creatures are no longer in health; they are diseased, they are suffering with fatty degeneration. In the selection of beef, the healthy ox with strong, hard muscles is passed by. Only tender steak is in demand. Thus a premium is placed on soft, flabby muscle or beef steak.—Australasian Good Health.