New-York tribune., 1874-03-11
BEST FOOD FOR BEST BODIES.
LECTURE BY DR.. EVERETT.

LECTURE BY DR.. EVERETT.
Dr.. Everett delivered her lecture on the
"Best Food for the Best Bodies" in the First Baptist
Church yesterday sho began to dlsscct the manikln,
an object evidently uninvng that she very nayely
remarked: Beauty is, after all. only skin deep We
would all resemble this cutice removed. You
will observe that tho msnlSn has not Grecan bend
In my estimation the Venns dc Milo and moi the Venus
do Medci is the standard for beauty. II a woman
stoops all her organs acquire in time morbid position
II the chin naturally prOtrudes, learn TO draw 1t In
Women who stoop and who do not carry thcir heads
erect seldom bear BIOS burdens heroicalIy. Women
should De five feet six inches high; men six
foet high. Ia New-YOrk, sad 10 say, throngs
OF women may be met Broadway only
fvo feet In hisht little over; some
even of more dminutive stature The iLacedcmonans
fined one OF their kings for marrying short woman.
Little women should go OF fashion. This physical
dimnutiyeness can be avoided BY right methods in the
use of food Although Harvey discovered tue clIeua-
ton OF the blood, he did not dream OF the wonderful
circulating apparatus belonging to the stomach pau
creas aud liver All the blood IN the body IS circulated
through this portion 9 the system from three to four
tunes In twenty-four hours. %iu ln1Icate tue spnai
column because il connects with the brain, aud food
must CHOSEN with reference TO the brain. Notice tne
multitude of muscles in the back There are seven IOr
nal column can be obvated Dy eating bread. As
One-ha of nervous matter IL poSphOrons, tood must
the question of teeth. Children under 6 years of age
should be reared largely on brown bread and milk
then they will possess peary teeth, brilliant eyes,
healthy mplexons. Condiments are abominati0ns
Mustard vinegar aud catsups should he discarded aud
salt indulgod In sparnRly sugar anh lnoasses come
under the head OF condiments. Although some chem
and Psychologists advocate sugar as an article OF
food yet, because the body makes sugar nom the
starchy food eaten, the pure article Is unnecessary;
Neuralgia is indication Of dcteriorated blood, ana
should be cured by eating brown bread oatneai pof-
ridge-auyhing containing much bran.
No variety OF wine should be drunk. Ever since the
world was created women have been mems tempters.
and should AVOID encouraging them IN the use OF liquor
Women who in any sense Of the word indulge In alec
hollc stimulants seem to lack refinement ana true
womanncss. Perhaps because OF my Quaker ednca-
tion hold this idea In the good time coming, when
women shall live sensDiy, dress sensibly e senslDy
morally speaking, thcy VIII have more inmence over
their husbands. Perhaps could we look INTO the re,
mote OF the late panic, the fault would DE round
TO with those who did not feed their husbands
sensbly. For speculation, for Thought for business,
men need the proper kind OF food. Let women iced
their husbands oatmeal porrldge aud apples Food
should be chosen with reference to the season Ia the
Spring, vegetables, and III the SUMMER fruits, should
take the place OF hearter food. Men do not wear well
IN New York they at tEer pmo at IS instead oil ~
co. because their eating is not properly regulated ~
dInner be served at g. T. SoclOck let he light
and the heavy meal eaten IN the morning am not "a
vegetarian Vegetarans often from necessity g0r
maudizers because they must eat 80 much IN order TO
ottan sufficient amount of nutrimtnt believe IN an
occasional piece of good roast beef Fish ~ excellent
article food but oatmeal l. the food par excellence
The Scotch possessing the largest brains, the highest
degree of intellectually, and fine physique, are
nation OF oatmeal eaters.