Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-01
VOL H. MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE SATURDAY EVENING. SEP

which they make to this unnatural fare
consists Of small fish, lizards, and fern
roots
These apparent vagaries of appetites
and the list might easily be enlarged
are really the result of the necessities Of
the people who are unable to procure
more abundant and nutritive food. The
actual difference in the proportional con
sumption of animal and vegetable sub
stances must be sought for in geological
causes, climate, and soil The inhabi-
tants Of high northern attitudes require
a much larger supply of animal food,
and that Of gross quality, than those
in temperate climates; while the latter,
again, are more carniyerous than the in
habitants of the equatorial regions,
whose food is chiefly vegetable In
climate like that of the United States, in
which our seasons assimilate us to the ex-
tremes OF almost arctic cold and tropical
heat we ought to obey correspondingly va
ried rules of hygiene In our manner of
living during the summer we ought to
copy from hepeople of southern Europe,
if not from those of India and southern
China. Our meals should be light, and
in large proportion of vegetable sub
stances and fruits but in saying this we
do not mean TO include damaged or bad
ly cooked vegetables, sour bread or un-
ripe fruit A little improvement In the
culinary art-a thing, by the way, sadly
needed-would furnish, with the addition
of milk and eggs, o great variety ofgood
dishes, both nulrtive and paletable. At
this season fresh meat is not required,
and, except to the hard laboring man, is
not wholesome more than once 0 day,
and then 10 the earlier part Of it. The
heavy suppers enjoyed in winter are now
distasteful, and il taken they are apt 10
disorder the digestion and prepare The
way for serious disease. We know that
fatal results have followed hearty sup
per of lobster and other shell lish
Next in Importance to the question of
the relative digestibility and wholesome
ness of the several articles OF food, is
that of the time of day or the meal at
which they are taken. The Spaniards
have saying about the use of pineap-
ples-or, as some allege, oranges-which
is applicable TO the use of oar own fruits:
Gold in the morning, SILVER at noon,
lead at night" We laid stress on this
point when speaking Of the prevention
Of cholera. This lesson cannot be too
often repeated II rial is to be made
of a new article of food, or one Of doubt
fpl digestibiIty, lei It be at'breaktast, but
never in the evening
As relates to drinks at this season, ma
ture points out the most salutary. Fore
most and mainly is cool water, TO which
frequently acids are added, with the effect
Of still more readily quenching the thirst.
A convenient substitute for lemon juice
will be found,in vinegar, which, with the
addition OF molasses, makes pleasant,
refreshing beverage.
The same NAV l.r said of cream of
tartar punch, as ~ J., called-hot water
poured on cream of tartar sweetened
Slices of apples treated IN ,he same way
are good. A refreshipq Il tonic min
eral lemonade is made b, ihe addition of
half teaspoonful of elixir of yitriol to
a tumbler full of water, sweetened
Simple, sweet drinks, such as sugar wa
ter and molasses water, will assuage
thirst, and are relished by persons using
them Sugared water is common drink
among the French. A young Partisan
dandy will stop at a coffee house and
take it instead of more stimulating
beverage Copying still the habits OF
the southern people of Europe ve houN
avoid at this season ardent spil -
the stronger boiled wines, Civ ,t
preference to cla-et and the Rhine %, f,
and those Of home production j. o,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and California. i !,
is to be preferred to coffee.