The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-01-24

! eH7''"'S'J ho'"'hS toi suFPci NC oiIu ,
single piece of cold stale bread and but
ter, or ship. biscui with single cur
of warm drink. Such supper will
always give better sleep and prepare fol
heartier breakfast, with the advantag &c
of having the exercise of he whole day
to grind it up and extract its nutrimcnt
QuANTlTY.--lt is varic' y which often
est tempts to excess. Many a man has
been about to push himself back from
the table, with feeling as if he did not
want any more, when the unexpected
appearance of some tavori dish has
walked up new appetite, and he L" dis
poses y of an amount almost equal tc
that already taken. TO prevent over
eating, take food deliberately, keep up /
lively conversation on plcasurablc sub
jects during the en- ire rcpast, ant
avoid 4 variety table but one kind O
bread, one kind of meat, one kind o
vegc able, one kind of drink, and one
kind of fruit or berries, as dessert bu.-
ter, oliye-oil, salads, cream, salt ant
pepper not beng counted, but to b.
used as desired
The most ruinous practice in reference
10 this subject is eating in a hurry, Of
under the influence of any disagreeabl,
mental excitement, whether of anxiety
passion, or grief, for many have dice
wi hin an hour By so doing.
Multitudcs bring on themselves the
horrors Of a re-long dyspepsia by drink.
ing large quantities of cold water al
their meals, because by cooling the con
tents of stomach, which maintains Il hca,
Of ninety-cight degrees, to that of tho
wa cr drank at forty-icewacr being
about thirty-two-digestion is as in
stantly arres cd as the burning coal is
extinguished by dash of cold water
and this process is not resumed un. i
hea, enough has been drawn from the
other parts of the body to raise the
whole mass to its ma ural temperature
hut this leaves the other parts of the
system so cold that those who have not
robust heal h sometimes rise from the
table in a chill at other times the gem
eral system, from want Of vigor, has not
been able to furnish the amount Of hca,
necessary, digestion is not resumed, and
diarrhea endangers life or commissions
destroy it within few hours. Large
quaint les of hot drinks, at regular
meals, will with equal certainty destroy
the tone of the stomach and lay the
foundation for tedious and painful
diseases. lnvalids should never take
any cold drink at meals : and whcthc.
hot or cold, they are wise and safe who
never allow themselves over quarter OIL
a pint of any liquid at 4 regular meal
or wi hin an hour af crwalds. A good
posi- ion for the first half-hour af cr ca
ing is either to stand or sit erect bet
ter sill, walk lciaurely in the open air,
if not too cold, or across the room with
hands behind, chin little elevated
maintaining IN agreeable frame Of mind
Particularly avoid STOPPING position il
sewing or reading for the first hour OF
two at err meals, and also heavy lifting
hard study, or in,ensc mental emotion
| these are all dcs rucivc of health; anC
although single slight error may do no
appreciabe injury, it never fails to make
an impress for III, until at last there i.
one repetition too much, and painful
sickness, Il lifelong torture, or a speedy
death from hcart-discasc, hcmmorrliagr
or apoplexy winds up the sad history.
Never force food on the stomach -
Never cat without an appetite. Never
eat between meals.
Always take breakfast before leaving
the house in the morning; this will pre-
vent an easy and early firing, while the
testimony of observant farmers of educa
ton, corrobora cs the teachings OF the
best medical minds, that by strong hen
ing the stomach aud sending invigorat.
ing nutriment to the whole system,
weakened by the long fast of the night
there Is generated Il power Of rcsis anc(
against the onscts Of disease from til,
cold of Winter and from the maaria'
and miaSms Of Summer, especially in al
fiat, damp, and luxuriant soils, whicl
cannot be adequately expressed in
language while DO h experience anc
experiment have combined to show that
by the simple cxpedient of an early
breakfast, individuals and families anc
neishborhoods have exempted them
selves from that scourgc of all new
countries, " Fever and Aguc," especial
ly if followed by supper h,tle before
shutdown, from May to November.
To be Continued. i