The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-24

sweat from the surface Of the body, and II OF
% limpd ooamcss, like water !, could be
seen rcnling down the inner oGIing Of tn
stomach and has, II Is said, q slightly sweet
i.h tsic.
la posrmodom examinations, this singular
agents never found, and Il was, We are in
formed, never seen. before lhi, hole in the
living man, stomach exposed il to the curl
ou, eye Of the investigator,
Another fact, which We noted, while
watching the case Of ST. Martin, may prove
Of some benefit to in,alids, il not to pcrsons
zoo robust health, The time required TO di-
rost different kind. of food varies with the
character Of the foods and some articles,
hitherto supposed to hc particularly easy OF
digestion, are not found 10 be so,by the e1per-
imepts made with lhi, case Thus, the iicsh
Of AN old hen is moro readily ossimihtcd aud
more quickly disposed OF than that Of a ten
der chskcui and the same thing is true in
regard TO beef The meat Of ful, grown ox
or COW discsts quicker Uion veal.
Hundreds Of people have the idea that
game and meat that has been kept until it
ha, almost reached the verge Of putrclac,ion,
Is more easily digc,tcd than fresh game and
fresh beef Thi, belief has led To the taste
that they Ike, or profcs, to like. what is call.
cd game flavor in voodcocks, Sc. But it is
seem, iu thi, case that tainted meats or game
require q longer time for digestion than
fresh mr,,s By curious proec,s of the
stomach. the tainted meat +, seen to undergo
very elective cleaning before the work Of
digestion bcgins. II is rolled over and over.
and rcpa,,cl from one portion of the ,,om-
arh to the other. the subtle agencies Of that,
in,rrtor l,braiory. All the while nctinr upon
H. and eliminating. particlc by partielc. the
offensive pnrtioo., untn /, :. an cIoan aud
ready for the proper work Of digestion to
commracc.
Hon 45rcal never diyest, Bear this in
mind. rcolcr. if ,ou nrc accustomed to eoi
,he l,ht and .tcmpiing biscuit at tea. or the
hot loaf that lAoky So j6,prti1ipr, ON your
dinner table. Hot bread never diec,tsS,
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mmbhn, about the stomach. il will begin To
frrmcut. and il will c,cutunlly he MISSED out
of the stomach as an unwclcome TENN, of.
that delicate organ, bu, never digcs,s-ncvcr
bccom,s a,,in,;latcd To or absorbed II, the
oy-lu> that oppropria,c nutrition TO the body.
/, is. however. a fr,, rate dyspcpsia produ.
ocr
Chopped meat, moi,tencd, introduced
through thi, bullet h.lc into the mans s,om.
aoh, /, found To nouri,h him lust as it would
if taken az the mouth. All that the patient
requires. in ahat case. Is to be allowed TO
chew piece of gum, (mcrolr TO satisfy the
habit of chewing. as we supposc) and gets
along as well as if he had eaten his dinner
/, /, unloul,cdly better. however. that. the
food should first be mas,icatcd, and this can
only hc done through the propCr agency an
poiutrd for that purnose by nature.
Nension direst, in nm hour cooked oys-
tcrs in two hours and half; raw oysters
CONTRARY TO our prsyious impression) three
hours and half; beef stenk two hours and
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