New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-31
Re.. Food for Best Bodies.

DR.. Everett delivered her lecture on the
BEST Food for the Best Bodies" in the
| First Baptist Church yesterday. She be-
gan to dissect the mannikin, an object evil
IDENTIFY 90 uninviting that she very naively
remarked: Beauty ia after all only skin
our cnticle removed. You will observe
that the mannikin has no Grecian bend.
In my estimation. the Venus de Milo, and
! not the Venus de Medici is the standard
| for beauty. If q woman stOops all her
| organs acquire IN time morbid position.
If the chin naturally protrudes, learn to
draw it in. Women who stoop and do not
burdens heroically. Women should be five
feet six inches high, men six feet high In
New York, sad to say, throngs of women
may be met on Broadway only five feet in
height or little over; some even OF q more
diminutive stature. The LacedemOnians
fined one of their kings for marrying q
short woman. Little women should 60 out
of fashion.
This physical diminutveness can be
avoided by right methods in the use of
food. Although Harvey discovered the
circulation Of the blood, he did not dream
of the wonderful circulating apparatus be-
longing to the stomach, pancreas and liver.
All the blood in the body is circulated
through this portion Of the system from
three to four times in twenty-fOur hours. l
will indicate the spinal column because it
connects with the brain, and food must be
chosen with reference to the brain. Notice
the multitude of muscles in the back, There
are seven for keeping the head erect. Pains
in the neck and spinal column can be Oh
waited by eating brown bread. As one half
of nervous matter is phoephorous. food
must tend to produce PHOSPHORUS. must
ease my mind on the question OF teeth.
viz EnONt0
be reared largely on brown bread and milk;
then they will possess pearly teeth, bril-
liant eyes, healthy compilations.
Condiments are denominations. Mustard,
vinegar and catsups should be discarded,
and salt INDUCED in sparingly. Sugar and
molasses come under the head Of cOndi-
ments. Although some chemists and physi-
ologists advocate sugar as an article of food,
yet as the body makes sugar from the
starchy food eaten, the pure article is I'M.
necessary. Neuralgia is an Indication of
deteriorate blood, and should be cured by
eating brown bread, oatmeal porridge-
anything containing much bran.
Ever since the world was created women
have been mems tempters, and should
avoid encouraging them in the use OF
liquor. Who in any sense OF the word
indulge in alcoholic stimulants seem to
lack refinement and true womanliness.
perhaps, because OF my quaker cu ucdLlou,
l hold this idea. In the good time coming,
when woman shall live sensibly, dress SEN
sibly, eat sensibly, morally speaking they
will have more influence over their hus-
bands. Perhaps. could we look into the
remote causes of the late panic, the fanlt
would be found to lie with those women
who did not feed their husbands seusib,y.
Fer speculation, for thought, for business,
men need the proper kind Of food.
Let women feed their husbands on oat-
meal porridge and apples. Food should be
chosen with reference to the season. In the
spring, vegetables, and in the summer,
fruits should take the place of heartier
food. Men do not wear we'll in New York,
they are at their prime at thirty-eight, in
stead Of aG fifty, because their eating is
not properly regulated. If dinner must be
served at six. seven or eight O'clock lie: it
be light. and the heavy meal eaten in the
morning. l am not a vegetarian. Vege-
tariaDs are often from necessity gournand-
izers, because they must eat 80 much IN or
der to obtain a sufficient amount OF nutri-
ment. believe in an occasional piece OF
good roast beef. Fish is an excellent
article OF food; but'Oat-meal is the food par
excellence. The Scotch, possessing The
largest brains, the highest degree OF intel
lectuality, and fine physique. are nation
of oatmeal eaters.-Neao York Tri6.sfse.