Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-06-03
EATINt;-

LII AtHo.
We might write chapter on this theme,
and we almost feel il our duty 10 do so. In
no country of the world can every article OF
human food be found in more abundance End
perfection than in our own, and nowhere,
among civilized people. is the science of eating
less understood than here. We eat too much
and without discrimination. Oureating hours
TOO are wrong. The dinner, the great meal Of
the day, should be taken by sedentary men,
whose business tasks the mind rather than the
body, till the abors of the day are done, when
one feels at liberty TO nnbend, and indulge in
pleasant social converse. They understand
this matter better in Europe, where they
have had the experience ofcenturies 10 guide
! them. Old men with US are most invariably
/ lean and dried up, or burdened with gross fat.
The preservation ola fresh rudy complex
ion, softened down by the lnterminglng oil
neutral ;ints into mellow, harmonious color
/ ing, with bright clear eye, erect. graceful
carriage, thick flowing hair, powdered it may
be with silver, and plumpness that suflices TO
give AUST becoming roundness TO the contour
OF the figure, are almost unknown among our
countrymen past the middle age.
This is partly attributable TO our climate
with its sudden alterations Of heat and cold
and the arid winds that so quickly absorb the
moisture Of physical and animated nature; dut
more to our manner of living and eating -
Our food is not selected and cooked with suf.
fcent care, and the nervous energies, that af
ter the principal meal should be allowed to be
expended on digestion, are taxed TO sustain
the continued, concentrated, vigorous action
of the BRAN 40 business matters. The results
necessarily are, the early breaking down Oh
imparing the functions oil the vital organs, pre-
mature old age, and less OF that genial tenn
permanent that all should cultivate and aim tc
preserve not only for their own happiness
but those around them. A gluten is very
loudly detested, but the man who is careful
and somewhat nice in his food is in some sor
philosopher, for he knows that no inconsid-
cradle degree of his success and usefulness IN
| life, and even MS virtues or his vices, depend
upon his digestion.
NadirShab, one MISUNDERSTANDING whose
acts stain the pages Of history, was gentle and
amiable till his digestion became impaired
and rendered him suspicious, marose, ant
truculent. Napoleon's mislortunes, his iras
/ cbility, Impotence of advice, and lack o.
those quick perceptions and accuracy in cal
culation. which made success TO him as easy
as a solution ola mathematical problem, may
be dated from the time when his Stomach
los, tone and failed TO perform its proper lunc
tons. .. ... III
We might cite thousands OF other llusIior.
examples, well attested, but these will suffice
10 sustain propositions confirmed as they vii
be by the observation Of every man who ha'
devoted any attention to the subject. 1t can
not be hoped that the evil habits four coun
try even in respect 10 eating will be very
speedily corrected; but change for the bette
is evidently going on as the matter is NOR
thoroughly understood.
Clergymen, lawyers, writers, al! who's
pursuits are sedentary and task the brain
should be careful what they eat and wheI
they eat. if they wish TO attain serene old age
untrouhled by physical ailments. With ihi
course. accompanied by suitable relaxation il
manly sports, which by some foolish notion
are popularity regarded as unbeeDming men o
professional requirements and high siandIn!
in community. wonders would be accom-
plished. John Marshall, Chief Justice of tn,
United States, 10 whom this country owes
debt Of gratitude for his eminent services, les
only that due to Washington, preserved ii,
energy and crystal purity of his lntelIect I'll
he was past eighty What would some o
our conventional suckers for propriety. tina
is killing SO many ofour best men premature
ly, have said, if they had seen the venerable
Chief Justice pitching qualts?-BDalo Com
merciai.