The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-01-24
VI)c ])I)ysiCiol1.
From Hall 5 journal of Health. |
Farmer Health.
EATING.

The stomach has two doors, one for
the cntcrcnce of food, on tho left side,
the other, for It's exit, after it has been
properly prepared for another process
AS soon as the food is swallowed, it
begins to go round and round the stom-
ach, so as 10 facilitate dissolution Just
as the mel ing of number of small bits
Of ice is expedited by being stirred in a
glass Of watar the food, like the Ice,
disSolying from wi bout, inwards, until
all is a liquid mass.
When food is unnaturally detained in
the stomach, it produces wind, cructa-
tions, fuilness, acidity, or feeling often
described as u g weight" or "load," or
"hcavy." But nature is never cheated.
Her regulations are never infringed with
lmpunity; and although an indiges able
article may be allowed to pass GU of the
stomach, il enters the bowels as an in
trudcr, is an unwclcomc stranger, the
parts arc unused 10 it, like crumb OF
bread which has gone the wrong way by
passing INTO the lungs, and nature sets
up a violent coughing to eject the in
trudcr. As to the bowels, ano her pain
is taken, but the object is the same-a
speedy radiance. As soon as this I'M
welcome thing touches the lining of the
bowels, nature becomes alarmed, and
like as when bit of sand is in the eve,
she throws out water, as if with the in
entlon Of washing it ont Of the body,
hence The sudden diarrhcas with which
persons are sometimes surprised. 1t
was desperate effort Of nature to save
The body, for If undiges ed food remains
100 long, either in the stomach or bowels,
IFS, commissions, cpilcpsics, apoplexies,
and death, are very frequent result.
AS universal rule in health. and,
with very rare EXCEPTIONS in disease,
that is best to be eaten which the appe-
tite Graves or the las.e relishes.
Persons rarely err in the quality OF
the food eaten natures instincts are
The wise regulators in this respect.
The great sources of mischief from
eating are three : Quantity. Frequency,
Rapidity and from these come the
horrible dyspepsias which make OF
human life 4 burden, a torture, living
dea ID.
RApIpITY. BY eating fast, tie stom-
ach, like bottle being filled through q
funnel, is full and overlooking before we
know it. But the most important rea-
son is, the food is swallowed before time
has been allowed to divide it in suf-
fcicntly small pieces with the teeth
for, like ice in lunblcr of water, the
smaller the bits are, the sooner they
are dissolved. 1t has been seen wi h
the naked eye. that if solid food is cut
up in pieces small as half pea, it
digcsts almost as soon, without being
chcwed at all, as if 1t had been we'll
mas icated. The best plan, therefore,
is for all persons TO ,hus commute
their food for even if it is well chewed,
the communion is no injury, while it is
of very great importance in case OF
hurry, forgojfulness, or bad teeth
Cheerful conversation prevents rapid
eating.
FREoUENcY.-It requires about five
hours for Il common meal to be dissolved
and pass out of the stomach, during
which time this organ is necessarily at
work, when it must have repose, as any
other muscle or set of muscles, after
such leng h of effort. Hence persons
should not cat within less than five
hours interval. The heart itself is at
rest more than one-third of its time
The brain pershes without repose.
All are tired when night comes :
every muscle of the body is weary and
looks to the bed but just as we lie
down TO rest every other part of the
body, if we, by a hearty meal, give the
S onlach five hours work, which, in Its
| weak state, requires much longer time