The Placer herald., 1874-06-06
Number Two.
FOOD vs.. CLIMATE.
By MRS. G. F. YOUNG, NJ. d.

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By MRS. G. F. YOUNG, NJ. d.
By the law of adaptation, referred to in
our last, we learn why oily foods are relish d
10 the winter season, i. e. to be burned in
the lungs and arteries. The union Of the
carbon Of our food with the oxygen Of the
air. evolves heat. When our bodies are
warmed by the sun, heated air, until we
perspire freely we loose appetite for milk and
butter, aud fat meats, and frequently fail to
to relish bread and potatoes. What is the
matter? Only this, the vital forces are tee
graphing, Eve have enough fuel; VIC cannot
consume naUVc without endssgering she'
tissures and vital organs; we are weary
with this fire building, and ashcarrying, and
ceaseless house-cleaning; if you crowd us,
we may not be able to dispose of it, or it
may burn too fast" In either case the poor
tired body must suffer, j. e. consume with
fever or be clogged with ''bile."
What do the people say? "We have
poor appetite, We will eat pickles, or mustard,
or take stimulants to excite or give us an
appetite?"
Those who do so. are liable to take too
much food. Sooner or later fevers will
70 low. What is a fever? A general dis
turbance; ralying Of all the vital po owers of
every organ and fibre Of the body, and burn
up the extra amount of fuel, i. e. butter,
cream, graves, sugars and rich foods taken
under the goad and whip-lish of last week. or
last month,
The hygienist, when appetite fails does not
excite it by stimulents; but. understands the
trust, i. e. that food is not required. The
workers have on hand all the alment they
can dispose of. A bath to wash off the salts
that have escaped by the pores. A little
soap added to the water, or better to the
skin, to dissolve the oily particles that, with
the dust from our clothing, has obstructed or
capped the pores. Pure spring water drank
freely in place Of food, and between meals,
will wash the blood of its acids 1t also
cools and soothes the tired stomach and
bowels. After a perod of rest, varying
ceansed, the appetite sharpened, food is
again relished with zest, unknown TO peo-
pie who stimulate.
Suppose the temperament and vital power of
the child or person, is not equal to the fever
then the food not required to build up Inc
body remains with the wornout' material
in the blood, or, it is poured out with the
scum of the blood, and constitutes diarrhea.
or boils appear, or sore throats and canker
sores iu the mouth. Or. il may be only
bed-strong odor is perceptble in the perspr-
alton, and bitter, dirty taste in the mouth
Some people have very strong feet; others
have dandruhy heads. That is vicarious ac-
ton set up at certain points, by which to
save vital organs. The mercuria onlments
applied to cure, e., suppress salt rheum
and scald head, has killed its thousands
''But they were cured-it disappeared. d"
You mean it was driven in. 1t was sup
pressed-left the surface to appear on the
lungs or the stomach, and the patient died
of pneumonia, or fevers, or consumption
A frail, nervous child, who has not vital
power equal to rheums, or scald head, or
fever, when the blood is loaded with greasy
matter and broken down particles of tissue,
will have sore throat and enlarged tonsils.
From the same causes, where the skin is
easily chilled, and not very active, and from
the habitual use of fine and rich food the
bowels are alternating between extremes of
loosencss, the humors will show in sick
stomach, vomiting, or sore throat, or in
hammation of the lungs, Scarlet rashes,
letter, and spotted fever, death occurring
after struggle Of only few hours between
the vital powers and the morbid matter in
the blood.
Nature, gentle, loving mother, points to
the bath that shall help open the millions Of
pores, and encourage them to carry off dead
matter; to lemonades aud sour, ripe, juicy
fruits that cool the blood and are grateful to
the senses; to clean air from pines and flow
ers; to quiet rest. Then, when supplies are
called for, every FIBRE of the body cries for
straw berries, cherries, oranges and apples
| with bread.
If the people will reason, they can learn
to live in harmony with the Divine Laws of
life When that blessed hour comes, vigor
will be the rule, sickness the exception.