Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-02
EATING.

it caused SO much labor to acquire; aLd
first, TO
EATING.
The stomach has to doors, one for the
entrance of the food, on the left side, the
other for its exit af er il has been properly
prepared for another process. As soon as
the food is swallowed, it bigins TO go
found and round the stomach, so as TO
facilitate dissolution, just as the melting Of
a number of small bits Of ice is expedited
by being stirred in glass of water; the
food, like the ice, dissolving from without,
inwards, until all is liquid mass.
When food is unnaturaly detained in
the stomach. it produces wind, eructa-
tions, fullness, acidity, or feeling often
described as a weight, or load, or heavy
Dui ua'Gre is never cheated. Her regula
tions are never iurngei VIA impuuily;
aud although au indigestible article may
be allowed 10 pass out Of the stomach, il
enters the bowels, as an intruder, is an
uuweIcome stranger, the parts are unused
10 it, like a crumb of bread which has
gone the wrong way 10y passing into the
lungs, and nature sets up violent cough
ing 10 eject ;he Intruder. AS to the
bowels, another plan is taken, but the
object is the same--a speedy riddance.
AS soon as this unwelcome thing touches
the lining Of the bowels nature becomes
alarmed, as when bit of sand is in lhe
eye, she throws out water, as if with the
iuteutiou Of washing il out of the body
hence the sudden diarrbeds with which
persons are some ines surprised. 1t was
desperate effort of nature 10 save The
body, for it undgesied food remains 100
long either in the stomach or bowels, 6ts.
convulsions, epilepsies, apoplexies, and
death, are very frequent results.
AS q universal rule in health, aud, with
very rare exceptions, in disease, that is
best TO be eaten which the appetite Graves
or the taste relishes.
Persons rarely err 10 quantity of The
food eaten; natures instincts are the wise
regulators in this respect.
The great sources of mischief from eat
ing are three: Quantity, frequency, rapid
~; aud from these come The horrible dys
pepsias which make Of human life burden
tor,Hre living death.
by eating fast the stomach. like bottle
being filed through tunnel, is full and
overf,wIng before we know it. But the
mos; important reason is, The food is swal-
lowe before time has been allowed to
divide it in Sufficiently small pieces with
the teeth; for, like ice in tumbler of wa.
ter, the smaller the bits are, the sooner
are they dissolved. 1t has been seen with
the naked eye, that il sClid food is cut
up iu pieces email as half pea, il digest:
as soon, without being che@ed ut all, IA
if il had been we'll masiica,ed. The best
plau. therefore, is for all persons TO thus
Commute their food, for eveh II il is wei
chewed the continuation is no injury
while il is Of tery great Importance il
case OF hurry forgetfulness, or bad teeth
Cheerful tohtetsation prevents rspid ca,
log i 90
mon meal 10 be dissolved and pass out o
the stomach, during which time this oil
gan is necessarily at work, when it mus
have repose, as any other muscle Or set G
muscles after such length of effort
Hence persons should not eat within les
than a five hours interval. The hear
| self is at res, more than one third OF II
time The brain perisbes without r.
pose
All are tired when Dight comes; ever
muscle of the body is weary aud look
to the bed; butt just as We lie down to res
every other part Of the body. If we, by
hearty meal, give the stomach hve hour
work, which, in ils weak state, requires
much longer time to peform than at a
earlier hour of the day, it is like iDpoeiu
upon servant a full days work just a
the close OF hard days labor hence th
imprudeuce of eating heartily late 10 th
dsy or evening aud no wonder il has col
many q maB bis life.
No laborers or active persons should ei
later than sundown. aud then it should nc
! be over half the midday meal Person
of sedeniary habits, or who are at oil siliul
should take absolutely noshing for supps
beyond single piece Of cold stale hrea
aud but.er or ship biscuit. with sing
cop OF warm drink. 6sch supper vi
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