Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-11-03
Take Plenty of Food.

Although E,glishmen and Americans
both speak nominally the same language,
yet there are many words used in quite
different idiom. "A cleper fellow means
a particular. bright, active "smart" man
in England, but Il merely good-natured.
friendly man, and one not too keen with
US. So also with the word "starre'
whiuh with us is applied simply t, cssss
where there is Il lack Of food, in England
comprehends also suffering from! the lack
OF heat An American, travelling, stop.
ped with the others to dine, and alter
seeing a rotuud Englishman partakc oil
the full allowance of roast beef aad port,
was surprised on their resuming the jour.
ney, to hear him say he was starving
"Did that gentleman say he was starry
ing?' whispered the Yankee to neigh
Dor. Yes" Well, if that is an
Englishman starved, | should like to sec
one stuffed" was the instructive reply. 1t
was afterwards explained to him that the
gentleman only intended to say that he
felt that tie weather was very cold.
Dr. Erasmus Wilson, quite celebrated
in England, has been lecturug very ex.
tensiyeiy, and finally published several
lectures. to prove that the great body Of
the young English gentry are annually
starved into mbeciIity and death by the
insufficient q'ality Of their food. Break.
fasts of tea and toast he does not approve
of; and tor growing youth, instead OF
meat once a day at dinner, he thinks
three times day would be none too
much. lastead Of diet two-thirds ycge-
table to one-thrd Of animal food, he
would nave it two-thrds animal to enc
third vegetable.
He speaks of tais chiefly as means
Of preventing disease. The most vital
organs apart from the digestive tube.are,
lie says, the brain, the lungs and the
heart. If these are not supplied with a
slfIi;ioncy CT wholesome nutrillent, there
are always elements CT disease enough
lurking round to attack and destroy them
We all know, for instance, that the best
,ateg lard against most icyers and all
nlasmatic diseases, is u iaorous state OF
health /; and in Il southern climate, to 90
out Of doors before taking breakfast is
therefore justly considered dangerous
In ike manner, in the north, where dis
ease Of the lungs prevail, cod liver oil,
the richest cream, aud indeed generous
diet, is generally the best medicine. The
muscular hbre OF meat, rather than the
lat or vegetable food, is the treat Sc
cret Of even the Bantlng system. Nor
is there any doubt but that the healthy
action OF the brain aud heart depend on
plenty Of good Iutiimeat.
1t mny be matter then Of wonder to
some how it is that SO many eminent
medical men have recommended "a spare
diet as the best of medicine, yet othng
is more easily explained. Tne ptl. sician
is calel in only when man is SICK, and
at such time the digestive powers are
weakened and unable to bear the usual
load which would often be fatal. Indeed,
at such Il time that often kills, which is
even beneficial, ordinarily. GA this ac-
count, too, many PHYSICIANS, who are nost
successful in coping with disease are least
itte, to lay down laws for the prescrva-
ton Of health and the promotion tf a
healthy growth Of the system. The pa.
thoios sical conditions Of the system arr
by them well provided for when they
arise, Bat the promotion Of normal con-
/ dtlon5 is not so mu;A stu lied.
in more general terms, the more food a
man thoroughly digests and assimilate,,
the more of man he becomes, aud the
heter is he protected against disease
But the diff ,ulty is that those who con-
sume most food often cannot assmi.a,e
the waole, and then it ony goes 10 pro
luce disease. 1t oyeroais the stomach
produces d dyspepsia, and Thousand ner
vous disorders. a the wheels of liit
are oppressed and cloggel, and then in
stead of strength, weakness IS the result
There must in fact be aeQnt created il
the system for the food before it can bs
assimllated. Waste must take place be
fore repair and the elimination Of the ole
dead matter, before there is room Tor In,
! insertion that is the formation of new
Every motion of the body and every
emotion Of the mind pro iaces the con
sumption Of So much Muscular fore o.
nervous matter, in which latter the phos
pilates are strongly traceabie, and th'
more rapid this waste and repair, til,
more intense is life. Hence, exercise o
every muscle Of the body and every po@
er Of the mind and affections creating al
expenditure of SO mach vital force give
also the possibility Of So much incteas,
OF vital power. if food be plentiful ii
quantity and OF the best qua ity.
In this co2nry the average height Ia:
been greatly increased, bte.dth across tn,
chest lang power is on!y found devei
o?e4 to 'Ee highest degree in Scotland
and in Kentucky. Bat We mast hay,
the largest consumption Of the best food
air and exercise, il we would have tru,
men.