The New York herald., 1867-02-07
PHYSICAL SCIENCE.


Influence of Diet Upon the Health and Devei-
epnent of Manufacture by Dr. Hebbnrd.
Dr. Hebbard delivered his ninth lecture last ght at
Tho Cooper Institute. The subject announced was,
..Animal Heat, and the Influence Of Diet on HEALTH
Strength and Long Life" The hall was nearly full,
but the audience attentive and apprsciativs The
lecturer commenced by sayins that he would speak
uon food aud drink As these topics were closely con.
nscisd with Mat OF digestion, be would rscaptulste
some points spoken Of in previous lecture. He then
explained with the aid OF models constructed for the
purpose the various organs Of digestion The sayaie
glands important agency in the utilization Of
food Their Office 10 moisen and prepare II the
stomach For ths purpose they secreted three pints
or saliva during every twsnty.four hours. Liquids
taken during the meals usurped their place while
they did not discharge their functions Hence drinking
during the time OF eating 70 bc avoided Tar as
possible The teeth, the masticators Of food were
Il properly, fitted to last hundred years. aud s
be In good order. How was II that they commonly
failed us before middle age had been reached. The
answer was to be found in the large quantity OF hot
liquids into tho mouth and the nordipate amount
OF sweets consumed Tho tongue and thorax flied miner
functions In the work OF digestion. Diseases OF tho
throat generally the result Of undgested food in
the stomach, affecting the mucous membrane lining
tas osc,is orgsn ns Dropgms IN nun spsax Of the
food the Doctor here brought forward q model Of
this organ or average size. Stomachs, he snid,
varied much IN sze-oDe pint was the average
capacity, while there were some which wore
abie 70 contain three gallons This member
Of the body being made OF thin and elastic moeria was
capable OF great distensi0n. In the food wns mixed
with the gastric juice Of which, IN the normal state Of
man. two gallons were formed every day and were ne.
cessary 10 proper digestion. All stmnenis and coudi-
ments checked the oxidation Of this juice Hence the
food, lying undigesed in the stomach, fermonted and
evolved carhonic ac gas which, beng absorbed by the
blood and carried 10 tie brain, productive OF most
DISASTROUS results The Of ardent spirits lager beer
and tobacco were most vehemently condemned. Men
who In perplextes resorted 70 the Intoxicating draught
were towards Tho true man should be able 10 stand
alone. The food become chye by OF the action
Of the gastric juice, was passed from the atoruach
through the Intestinal canal-thrty feet lcngth-by
whose veins arteries and lac,eal glands Il
built mp into the various constituent parts OF The human
systen,. The blood, supplied with oxygen from the
lungs, wns thus pnrined ard vitalzed The lecturer
then enlarged upon the great Importance Of hrs
theme. The blood depenaed upon tho digestion.
The health, haapness, cheenulncos, intellect, faith.
degree rpcn the quality or the blood The food wo eat
aud the way in which t Ia cooked and eaten we're thus
widely Influential IN lie II moro important 70
regulate the food than the teaching Of the rising genera
tOn. Ignorance out or place ia the kitchen
han any where ese The lecturer went on 10 speak Of
nc This portion ~ he lecture was illustrated by q
peculiar "bll u f5rs.r The various ccmceliaes were
arranged In list indicating their respective qualities rs
aAcraibg nu'rmeni, heat tnlcarous matter TO the
syssem From tos list u appeared that posafocs-con
t.ary 10 the usually received cpinion--wcre not
cheap article " food, containing seventy.four
hundredths OF water ana bu. boe nour shfflant
they should be boied the uc object being ~ get
much Cf tho out " them possible OF grains,
rec and oes we're zoe most largely nouIishing; whea',