Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1856-01-22
From DR.. Halls Journal Of uealth.
What Appetite Means.

dShtHS JOI, tnat le the meanlng.-
Who asks? Nature in other words,
the law Of our being, the instinct oil
self.preservation, wisely and benevo.
lentIy implanted in every living thing,
whether animal, worm, or weed.
Yielding TO this appetite is the preser.
vation Of all life and health, below
man; he alone exceeds it, and in con +.
sequence, sicknes and and dies thereby
long before his prime, in countless in.
stances.
The fact is not recognized as gener.
ally as it ough, TO be, that proper at.
tention to the "askings" Of the true,
not only maintains health, but is also
one Of the safest, surest, and most per.
manent methods Of curing disease.
II is eating without an appetite, which
in many instances, is the last pound
which breaks the camel's back nature
had taken away the appetite, had closed
the house for necessary repairs, but in
spite finer, we forced doaon some food" "
and days, and weeks, and months Of
illness followed, If not cholera cramp,
aholic, or sudden death.
In disease, there are few who cannot
recall instances where person was
supposed to be in dying condition.
and in the delirium Of fever, or other.
wise, had arisen and gone to the pail or
pitcher, and drink an enormous quantity
of water, or have gone 10 the pantry,
and eaten largely Of some unusual food,
and forthwith began TO recover. We
frequently speak Of persons getting we'll
having the strongest kind Of appetite,
the indulgence Of whicl, reason and
science would say, would be fatal.
We found out, many years ago, when
engaged in the general practice OF medi.
cine, that when the patient was con.
valescing, the best general rule was. eat
not an atom yom do not relish eat any.
thing your appetite craves, from pickle
down to sole. leather. Nature is like a
perfect housekeeper; she knows better
what is wanting in her house than any.
body else can tell her. The body in
disease Graves that kind Of food which
contains the aliment it needs. This is
one Of the most important facts in hu.
man hygiene and yet we do not recol.
lect to have ever Sc en- it embodied in so
many words. We have done so, to rem !.
der il practical and to make it re-.
membered, we state fact Of recent oc.
currence. H.
Some three years ago a daughter OF
James Damon, Of Chesterield, fell down
a fight Of stairs. bringing onsn illness
from which it was feared she would not
recover. She did however. except the
loss Of hearing and sight. Her appetite.
for some weeks, called for nothing but
raisins and candy, and since last fall,
nothing but apples were eaten. n. A few
weeks ago she commenced eating msple
buds since which time she has nearly
regained her former health and activity,
and her sight and heating are restored.
1--WE all, perhaps. have observed that
cats and other animals, when apparent.
~ i'll. go out and crop q particular grass
or weed. In applying these facts, let US
remember toindulge this "asking for. OF
nature. ia sickness, especially ia modera.
ton; feeling our wy along hy gradually
increasing amounts ; thus kssping on
the safe side. We made this one Of our
earliest and most inasxibls rules ot
practice. WI tsa 'lsF 'E