Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-07-05

n"wrvrr. the brandy be taken triR the din.
ner, or after it, the food prevents its direct
| contact with the coats oi The stomach. and
the result then is to facilitate The process ol
digestion. US has been frequently proved b,
observations which show that food undp,
these circumstances digcsis considerably
quicker than it does without siimuuus. Thip
r"wever does not prove that brandy is bene.
fcidt, AS u regular cuncumtant Of the dinner
tahir. 1t may well I've questioned If 1t is the
l'part Of wisdom To make such regular aud un.
reasing application Of the whip and spur to u
hursr that Is disguised To DO his best withou,
this sharp s,jmnlous th'ugh there. mav he
casps OF weak stomachs where the very mode.
rate use of l.''rr brandy might prove ad,an.
Wge"ns. But the physicians who have
watched the processes gong on in ST, Mar.
tins stomach do not propose To deal in ,heo.
ries; they arr after bald, literal FACTS.
Another interesting discuv' ry has been
made by observations Of this mans stomach
| In looking into the aperture left hy the sho,
from the gun, the secretion Of the qnRtrir
juice has been distinrtly seen. The theory
ui the existence of this curious dig, stiyr
agent had lung "rn held hy the faculty, and
was indeed so strongly sustained hy reason
and by circumstantinl evid, nee that it was
regarded less Ms theory than as an asrrr.
tained fact. 1t was not however. until this
case Of ST. Martins occurred, that the Dnr.
tors were enabled to know from the positive
| evidences Of their senses. that the so-cuiltd
| gastric juice UdS precisely What it had been
supposed t" be-. 1t was never before actually
seen. as it is never prodncpd except rs food.
taken into the stomach requires its presence
To perform the work of digestion and then
| il IL produced in exactly the quantity reQul-
e, ,I, al,
small amount Of food he eaten, this gastric
secretion is scorresrondngly small and if the
quantity Of food is increased, the gastric
juice is also increased in quantity 1t eruies
| from the coats Of the stomach. as sweat from
the surface Of the body and rs of q lmpid
clrarnrss. like water. 1t conld he seen
| trickling down the inner coatngs Of the str-
mach, aud has, it is said, II slightly swcetish
taste. In post mortem examinations this
sngElar agent il never found and i, was NJ
We are informed. never seen before this hole
in the living mans stomach exposed it to The
curious eye oi the investigator.
Another fact that We nnted while watching
the case Of ST. Martin may prove 10 be Of
some benefit to invalds. if not to persons in
robust health The time required to digest
different kinds of food. varies with the char
arter OF the food and some articles hit herto
supposed 10 be par;icuioriv easy ur digestion
are not found Ia bn so hy the experiments
made with this case. Tins the frsh of an
oidhen is more readily assimilatpd and more
quickly disposed of than that of n tender
chicken, "-and the same thing is true in re-
gard to beef. The meat Of IA Iull-grown OK
or row diuests suickcr than veal
linndreds or po"pl- have an idea that game
ana meat that has kept until it has anlost
reached the verge of putrrfdction is more en-
sly dlgrsied than fresh game or fresh beef
This belief has lru to the cultivation of the
taste that likes, or pro!psscs to like what il
called the g0n'e Ndcor In woodcock. venisnn,
&c. But II is seen. in this case. that tainted
meats or game require longer time for di.
geston than fresh meats. BY curious pro-
cess III the stomach, the tainted meat is seen
To undergo very effective cieQnSing before
the work Of digestion begins. il is rolled
over and over, and passed aud rcpassed from
one portion Of the stomach to the other the
subtle agencies Of that interior lahra,urv All
The while acting upon it, aud eliminating. mr.
tlcle by particle. the offensive PORTIONS, until
all Is clean and ready for the proper work Of
digestion to commence.
The interior OF the stomach contrary to
the impression OF many persons. is cleanly and
not uhInvitlng. IN It's appearance. Its deli.
rate PINK c"atings ale aS clean and aS perfect
as all the rest "f Natures hnndIwork and H.
s mol until the pampeIed and unnatural an.
petites of individuals have, 10y oyprloudipy !,
and 10y eating and drinking impr0ppr tbjuns
rendered II weak and incapable of nerrnrminy
al III" work thrust upon II. that ia. stomach
Ir rather its contents become .ronI'
Cooked iueItr,l ar .,Ir,,wuY I,,,,',
ard used IN shortening lle-rrnsi. is mot Ill.
rested at all. 1t Is seen swimmin,r uron ,ha
'nriacr of The contents of .hc stomach. in ths
orm Of yellow or light cninred rreuse nnJ II
inally passes off un,lirrsird. Th. skm. NJ
III fruits, and especially raising. never djgr.t.
leIther do the stones or pits of plums. Cher,
les, DC. The vanilla seasoning nr ;cs |
TsamS is found to act ns an i,rtat,ny snh
tanre upon til. stomach. and i, rIe,Ilv ra [
ards digestion. In both of these rrs,;.c,. 4
lso, the colorup mailer nf con,I,,, +, ,
'e still worse. Th.s. facts nr.. s,,,I..5 'i,. ,
'!y hy booking into the stomach wrL ,h. ~, 1
I'D EYE ann ylrwng all N. prnr,s.,.s ,r s,,'
es through which different ,r,i,.l,.s or r,,I 7
nuSt pas, in Tia. nct of l,,rr.tin, wv"
Int bread never Jimr.,s i,.or bi, :.
iind, reader, if YOU are n,rus,nm.d ~ ,n, ~ S
he 'lighl' and trmpting bi,r,i, a., .,a., W.. f
he warm loaf that Innks sn n,,,'o,',;,', " @ w ,
our dinner table. IIot brs,I n,.,,,r d" "r't 1
all: il will uft.r n nn, ~ ''trs'H