The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-02-02
IDAHO WORLD.
HEALTH OBSERVATIONS AND MAxIMs

That well-known writer on hygiene
and gymnastics, Dr. Dio Lewis, has
lust published, under the title of Talks
About Peoples Stomachs," book full
of practical wisdom, expressed IN a
homely and simple manner, and SO free
from medical technicalities that every
body can underestimate. We give some
of his observations in his own words;
Others we have condensed little:
% Gluttony counts one hundred victims
where drunkenness counts one.
To regulate health we must regulate
diet. -
Certain kinds Of food feed the fat
and leave the muscles and brain to
starve. Certain other foods feed tho
muscles exclusively, and certain others
the brain. A large part Of the food Of
Americans is composed of white four
sugar and butter People who try to
slive'upon such stuff gradually starve
to death. @
l. There is gentleman in Boston who
has amassed an immense fortune His
carriage Isl the finest in the neighbor-
hood, and he wastes money lavishly;
but his face is the picture Of despair
Life is torture to him, because he isl
nervous and dyspeptic. Half of the
rich men and women belong to the cat
egory of the miserable; they cannot d.
'gest their dinners. - i 'at |
The, common motion that our health
and'aife depend upon some mysterious
Providence is downright infdelity. A
child goes out of a hot room with max
ed arms and legs in pursuit of its daily
supply ofpoisoned candy, and then dies
of Group. Is that q mysterious Provi-
'dence?' If man INDUCES himself un-
til he gets the 'gbut and tile disease at
tacks his'heArt- and Kills him, is. his
death a ystery?''.' ,~'...~....
''''The reason American people are such
dyspeptics is, that they eat and drink
so much, and do it so fast.
The teeth will not decay if they are s
kept clean. A tooth brush is a goodll
thing, but one good toothpick is worth
an armfull of toothbrushes. There is Y
a gentleman now living in. New York t
City who has three beautiful front teeth {
which he purchased from the mouth of {
an 1rishman. His own teeth were re- 7
moved and instantly Patrick's were t
transferred. Tl4r t
"The process Of digestion begins in I
the lungs. The mouth grinds the food; t
the lungs supply the oxygen which f
converts the products of the food into 5
pure and useful blood. ,.... -...s.- i
T.. DR.. Lewis once attended the lecture o
of Thomsonian doctor who explained d
the use of mercury as follows: f
y And now do You know how MARCH, o
ry produces the rheumatic I'll tell a
you exactly how marcury produces the ri
rheunatiz. You see, marcury has a h
great many sharp pints, and them sharp t.
plnts go straight into the flesh, and |
when the muscles rub over them sharp u
pints it scratches, and that's the rheu- |
matlz." - I .2tfJ o.t.aE
}. Many persons imagine themselves at.
fiicted. with serious diseases who are
only suffering from dyspepsia. A dys- il
peptic patient always despairs; con- in
always hopes. Ab'bIA1G n
'"Rehf 'Aber1ethy was the greatest =
man the medical profession has pro- g
duced I'm modern times. Perhaps no q
other man has contributed so much to|
in eating ais. he, m
10 make the best bread that can be 10
made OF wheat, obtain good wheat and
grind it without boiling; inix'iit' with to
cold water until it is as thick as,can W
be well stirred with spoon; after it is -
thoroughly beaten down, put it into an
large iron pan, composed of many lit an
tie ones, which must first be made hot: /.
put it then quickly into hot oven and W,
bake it as quickly as possible. tn
Indian corn makes excellent nourisb. 40
nent. 1t contains a large amount of
MI has remarkable fatteaing Qualities en-
md 10 likewise remarkable as a heat OH
'rdducer. Rice keeps its consumers
at, hbut it lacks the elements which We
eeds the muscles and brain. |ik
Irish or sweet potatoes are very Door sb,
bod for brain and muscle.
) Ut meats, the best for heat and fat ar.
re- pork, mutton, lamb, beef and veal: pic
'r muscles, beef, veal, mutton, lamb Of
nd; PORK; Tor brain and NERVE, beef.