Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-10

As various kinds Of trit are beginning 10 make
their appearance, aud As no Iaeon,ldrrable amount
Of diseases usually impupl IL their agency thi,
particular season il may not be inappropriate for
physicians to institute some inquiries IN relation TO
their supposed dcccriou, effect, on the health OF
people OF different ayes and conditions.
We arc lamarly acquainted with the prciudi-
dices cXistng against the free of our domestic
fruits, but very much question whether they have
ever operated 50 aaiavoraby As is generally belize
we'd. 1t would be quite philosophical To discard
bread stullN, the various leenmnOus productions
Of the garden, and the meats offered in the market
as TO nterdct the rich fruits which nature has scat
tered around Us, II careful register were made
of all the deaths arising from excess in eating
these two species OF food, II is quite probable as
many would be found attributable to one cause as
the other. Eaiing and drinking have become too
artificial people consult their books oftencr to
discover how when, and what sort of meal
should be taken, than TO ascertain the state of their
finances. Life IS thus reduced to an unnatural
scale, and IA" capacity OF the stomach measured
as a tide waiter would guhge the dimensions of "A
no ,shcad, instead Of following the simple indica-
tons of hunger, which makes no dangerous mis-
takes under ordinary Circumstances, IN we'll rcru-
la,ed society. There is Va, difference between
gorcinc beyond the ability OF the stomach to relieve
itself aud satisfying the cravings of appetite. Were
an individual never guilty. of any excess he would
be exempt lron the penalty invariably imposed on
the breach Of any Ia" Of the animal economy.
Instead, therefore Of standing in any fear Of 4
generous consumption of ripe fruits. we regard
them positively conducive 10 health The very
malaies commonly assumed 10 have their orrin
in free use Of apples, peaches, cherries, melons,
and wild berries, have been quite as prevalent, II
do f
All naturllists will testify 70 the importance, OF
the ffui, seasons 10 the lower animals particular,
10 bifls When there is a future or an INSULT
cien supply, the ira'h 'ryd tribes are less music
less nnmrrol~, and commence their migra,ions
much earlier, than when amply supplied with the
deli ate nutrition designed for them AT certain pc.
RODS Of the revolving wear.
In thc scheme ofcrc1tiye wisdom, the indications
arc clearly manifested that nan is omnivorons
and it was not until muzzlca by the opinions o.
one, and pcrplcAed by the = liculous hypo,hcsi, o
another, touching the subject Of his food Of which
he is himself better qualified to JUDGE than In,
most learned physician in ohristendom, that he re-
lnquished tn faculty Of discrimination mplant.,
in his nature, to become the football of those VIII.
raise themselves into short lived notorie,v h,
giving to uufounded theories the character onl,
belonging to well established facts
There are so many erroneous notions cntcrtain
I'D Of the bad effects of fnt tina, il is quito time
counteraciing impression should he PROMULGATED
hlving lis Foundation in common sense and basee
on the common observation OF the Intelligent, W,
hive no patience in rending tue endless rules To h,
observed in this particular department of physica
comfort. No one, We imagine, ever lived longer
frecr from the paroXysms of disease, by discard
ing the delicious fruits of the land in which h
finds home. On the contrary they are ncccssar,
I, the preservation Of health, and are therefore
caused to make their appearance at the very tim,
when thu collitan Of the body, operated upon b,
deteriorauns causes not always understood, re-
quires then ra.efll', renovaiing influence.
Boston Ned. .Sm. Jou