Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-29
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From The journal IF H.dlih.
SUG 4R.-PRESEkVES

"HE. says honest old Stare, the physician
| -" that undertakes 10 argue against sweets IN
! general taxes upon him Veiy difficult task
! for na,uIe seems 40 have recommended this
taste to all sorts al creatures" THIS AS n
| general pToposiilon, IS undoubtedly true and
yet re lHd that there are writers, Of no mean
eminence, who condemn, IN the .lrone~,,
terms, the use oi sugar, as injurious to the 81 IN
ach, destructive 10 the I, eth, oI otherwise PEI
nicious 10 the health OF the system. How such
an opinion should ever have originate ed, il D.
very difficult 10 say. SO Tar rum any bad
| effects being produ ed by the free use al sugar,
at least Under the Ordinary circumstances oi
health. il Is shown, by the most conclusive evi-
denre, 10 be IA highly nutsnious aud u,etul al
ticle OF diet.
! So palatsble, sautary, aud nonrishine is the
Juice OF the sugar cane, says Bryan Edwards
IN his hisi0rv of the West Indies, that every
individual of the animal creation, drinking fee
~ OF II during OF time, derives hea m aud Wig
our from its Use. The neagre AMI sictly aaong
the negroes exhibit a surprising attention. IN a
few weeks after the sugar mil is SET in moilon
The labour'ng horses, oxen, and mules, thong h
| almost constantly Mt work during this .casOn
yet, being miulged with plenty OF the green tops
of this noble rlhnf. and some Of the scumming,
from HE boiling hous". improve more Than al
any other period ofths yesr.
1t is,in fact. to the sugar they contain, that
long list ot fruits aud other vegetable uroduc-
tons, which constitute so large a portion of the
food OF mao and the Inferior animals owe
'her nutritious properties. The date, which
contains great amount OF sugar, forn. almost
the daily sust1nance Ola large number of the
Inhabitants OF the East and the fig a fruit of
the same character, was ancieutly. we are
told thr chief food OF The Alheia or public
wrestlers.
From these and other facts, we NAV infer
maj sugar forms y very proper addition To our
fo'd. Whether pure sugar, however, can be
eaten by itself, IN any quantity, with perfect
safety, - somewhat doubttul-To insure is
ie"ny a'gesHo", and IN thai mann"r prevent
Its turning sour in the stomsch. II would appear
TO he necessary, that il shonid be combined
WIN other alimentary substances n il in
combination with muctlage aud other vegetable
matters, that It IS met with in the Juice OF the
cane ana those fruits which the experience Of
mankind mas shown 70 he the most nutritious
hence' rs general rule. sugar should he
made use OF vather a an addition TO les. ,,l,
table articles OF diet than as the princjnal i,od
we do not say, that life cannot be sustained mn
on sugar, alone ; for We know that in tier
journeys 'or'h 2h The de eat, whole caravan,
n"'e S"nsi''ea uPnn II tor miny days. And in
suspended from the want OF Sims, sue,r Wa
substituted, during many mon.hs for The or,,,'
nary looh "i The cattle, ana they were ,ou,,d
to latteh on II II is, however, n cartons hn,
wen established fact, that substances which
co"ta"' Ike sugar. large amount of hiehly
huif'''ons mater, in small bulk do M,
agree SO wei with the stomach nor are so rca.
Guy d'kes'ed. as those in which the nu,r;tiye
principle Is "'liused through large mass of al.
With few individuals. sweets of ou b..
produce nausea or uneasy se,s,,;o,
s'o"ach-'t IS needless to say, that in such cases |
sugar should he restrained from, or ssed oov IN |
vesy minute Quantities. '"'' !"
""o uyspepuc'. generally, sugar is very
hno" that this is at variance with tho exn,.;
80, VI lnasehdis, IA which he ga,. sueu, Ia H. pi
y -; s,' pine away under its use But wa ms, ''u
- "'"1 'aa' these were carnireroas animals year