The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-25

LAYING tried every saueeyaa.c pNgcti
ueHt aU bis Own poor hHuc hc Es.
I lual6ed % .pelk -ratle3aan iHe ub
cci Of hygiene p9bb. da5 uof advice
te dictates. ilr thuutcr. 50 rou oa dI.
uIic, and ahlalious And lbuk ser
80. he prepared f3r ane other tfah a
.la'bs. which saaH whisper mB para
rsph hs ilseIf Il isa sara.hry qlufa.
don; pebh- issu lHlo'omblg bore.
lyon don't believe g. ash bim ,o YIa
you, aud .el him beside ,Ja for tbW
ncals ia succession llis talks abo1
eallh hsd .ush ~ ciEst on me rsm !
sss si-k fgrihree days after be s6,
Dobb- wouidpt drink sJGtc. Il De-
dressed The nerve oentcr,, Dc said, Aua
hen be treated NJ ,oa phasly lecture or
malomy and physiology WouIdn't lak
lea. /, was a deadly poisoui IteSeItc0
rhe nerve oenlcrs, De said, ina way mos
ielcierioR- % healh, Grcn tea dled
he graveyard; aud English breakfast tes
caused most Of tho insanity r. the conn.
~. lie said that black tea was what
was the matger with George Frauci.
fraiu; !. had thrown him uil che track
Ne, thank yun, he wouldn't tako uilk /;
Il was Too hearty for hi. stomach Re.
sides, the cilymiIk was adobealed. Cow,
were -wifl.fed, Clero my iul9 GIN
pushed back her mug, and gay,
the miIk farewell look Of dlsgu.t) n,
woul dn't drink water either. Il diuted
The gastric Juice Had TO be drawn oG
before digestion began, dlrrc Mrs
Sauntcrer lost her appetite) he alwa, s
ate his meals without liquid. lIo ssidth,
ammals did not take a bite Of grass asd
then poi water,
by this time | was az mad rs q Saunter.
er can become, and yeulnred to suggest
lat il he loDk The animals forexample lac
might 60 to grass at touce, aud have ~
with il. lie paid no attention to this re.
mark, but proceeded to gay that our wat.
er in the city was impure. Lead plpe,
made il deadly POISON. He wondered
we were not all dead. Copper boilers
and lead pipe, galvanic action, death ia
the pot, were the changes he rang next
Wouldn't eat West India preserves, be-
cause things which grow iu the lropic,
are not meant TO be eaten here. Nondn't
eat canned fruit, because the Creator
made init pcfi,habie TO Pr vent its be-
ing eaten ont Of season. Woudnt ent
white bread, because il hadn't the brHin
in IL. Didn't like to eat brown bread,
because Of the salt ii contained. Salt wa~
a mineral. No nourishmcnt The taste
tor it acquired. Inorganic substances
choked the tissues, and impaired vita
action, contrary to nature.
yentured TO refer him TO his friend.
and examples, the beasts of the icld, whn
bad never been taught 10 eat salt These
Of his were so fond of sail
that the hunters concealed themselves
near the salt-licks, that they might shoot
The deer who came down TO swallow thi-
inorganic substance which oked the tie.
sue and impaired vital action.
But couldn't stagger Dobbs lie
said that vices Of tiat sort sometimes
broke out among the wild beasts.
Dubbs had notions about sleeping.
Dobbs had notions about everything.
lie didn't like spring bed Ma
turc prepared nothing Of that sort for
Birds sIept cn spring-beds;
but for quadrupeds, spring.bcds were
bad. oppressed the nerve centers. He
liked hard bed. Sef-iudugence was
the enemy Of vitality. lie bay on the Goor.
Did not want pillow. 1t prevented lis
Is ing naturally. lie lay on hjs back 10
keep his shoulders straight. Wouldn't
have patchwork quilt, because the fab
RIGS were of various conducting power,
aud tended to produce an inequality 10
the heat Of different portions oi the body.
Aud so, like martyr to health, Dobbs
lay streatched upon his back on the n0or
Vi the east-room all night.
Next morning he sat hinsef down up.
on the outer rail Of the chair, as afraid
he might be comfortable, aud took tie
chubby face Of my little girl between h,
I,a,.lH unI 1afI l4t b4.t 81.
health, and there was no reason why this
child, with proper diet aud constant bath
ing and Keeping the pores open, might
not live TO be 100 years old.
And ! looked at bis pale aud skinny
face and bis lauk hands, aud bis general
air Of determined discomfort, aud told
him that thought If the little girl had TO
live rs be did, sleeping on her back on the
floor withouta pillow, eating unpalHable
food, bathing and exercising by siiifrule,
eating by weight and measure, drinking
only after careful chemical analysis
aud being conscious each moment d Tie
slate Of every nefve-center, the ac Jon Of
every pore, aud the chemical quality Of
every drop Of gastric Juice, | thought, on
the whole, Immediate death Nigh Be pref.
cradle TO a hundred years of hygicnlc tor
tnrc.
Dobb'. pale face flashed lltle.
lie said was numbering the poor child,
was tired Of Dobbs tie was worse
than coffee Ile depressed the nerve
centers Now happened 10 know that
be was great re % vaccination, fearing
With some humor or other
Dobbs, | said There Is smallpox IL
tic bakery, four doors from hero.
Dobbs was alarmed II be .liouId take
small pox Il might dcpre.- the ncrvc-een-
fers II might choke tho ttsaug- and Itg.