The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-14
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A moment gave it birth"
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Shakespeare makes one of his characters
ask: 1"Upon what meat doth this, our
Cesar, feed, that he hath grown so great?"
This shows that Shakespeare, always in ad-
vance of his age, anticipated the discoveries
of modern science in the art of living. The
elements are 30 combined in food that one
kind may make man vigorous in body
and mind, while another may make him as
dull and slothful as a pig in his sty. There
is food that will make man fat There is
food that will make man thin. Mr.. Bant-
ing, an Englishman, made himself both
slim and famous by system which was
only this: He ate food that contained little
carbon in it. Chance rather than science
led him to his discovery, which excited
great attention in England. He left off
eating fine bread, rice and all vegetables
that contain much starch. He lived chiefly
on lean meats, in which nitrogen predomi-
mates, the element which nourishes the
muscles, and makes man vigorous, but
not tat To get fat, reverse this practice
Our fellow-citizens of Alaska are described
as plump, good-humored and greasy, and
Like the Esquimaux, they make good re-
past from few pounds of tallow candles,
washed down with gallon or SO of whale
u
however, butter and lard, which play an
important part in our own cuisine. Another
important element in food is phosphorus;
for while q box of matches would not en-
Tighten the mind if put into the stomach. O.
certain amount of phosphorus seems essen
tial to the brain. It is contained largely in
some classes of food-for instance, in fish.
Professor Agassiz says that fish diet re-
treshes after intellectual fatigue, and sup
plies intellectual deficiencies. Coarse bread
also contains phosphorus, which the re-
lining process eliminates. There is, in
these times, great desire to improve their
minds among ofice-seekers, if we may
Judge by their eagerness for an intellectual
diet of "loaves and fishes
Elaborate tables have been published
showing the measures in which each kind
OF food contains the necessary elements.
Milk, the sole food of infancy, contains
them all in just the right proportion. Gen
orally, various kinds of food must be used
to obtain the carbon, the nitrogen and the
phosphorus that are needed to supply the
waste of body and mind. But, those who
do not choose to study these matters too
closely, may console themselves with the
fact that common observation has anticipat-
ed science, and the ordinary food of q family
IN good circumstances gives, in one or other
OF its components, every element necessary
for the sustenance of life and strength.
1t must be remembered, however, that it
ls what he dlgests, not what he bolts down
his throat, that nourishes o man. He NAV
miss his aim entirel- by eating too much Of
the very food best qualified to meet his
wants: If he cannot digest it, he can ap-
propriate to himself the virtues of neither
fish nor flesh To be well, man must
follow the golden rule of moderation. A
divine precept we may well call it. Sweden
borg persuaded himself and others that he
hved IN constant communication with
celestial visitants. The first apparition to
him, as he relates it, was opportune. While
he was at supper, an angel appeared to him
and SAID, Eat not too much" A like mes
senger admonlshed our first parents in Eden.
to
Observe the rule by temperance caught.
Of not "to much" in what thou cat st and
drink'st.
Our authority for this is Milton. Higher
authority we have in the Scriptures: and
those who, like Reverdy johnson, eat and
drink for the service of their country,
should remember the counsel of Solomon:
l. When you sittest to eat with ruler.
consider diligently what is before thee.
2. And put knife to thy throat, if thou
be man given to appetite.
8. Be not desirous of his dainties, for thev
are deceitful meat.
We have said enough to show our readers
that eating is an important matter, and
Tor many good reasons, moral, physical,
political and even religious should not be
slighted. Philadelphia Age
WHENCE COMES IT?-There is mysteri-
Gus feeling that frequently passes like
cloud over the spirit. It comes upon the
soul in the busy hustle of life, in the calm
and silent retreats of solitude. It's power is
alike supreme over the weak and the iron
hearted. AT one time, it is caused by the