Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-15

excessive brain work are the dyspeptic AMI
apopIectic; the first demands plenty of open
an exercise and abundance of nutritious AMI
oigestIbe food, such as milk sometimes CON
blEed with lime water), soft boiled eggs, oys-
tiers, rcd bloOded fish, fruit, vegetables, nut
ton, and rare beef occasionally. ALI these
In mall quantities. and at regular intervals
When there is excessive stoutness wi n app
pIlectic tendencies, the open-air exercise
should be frequent, Precipitation should be
freely promoted and stimulants and coni-
ments avoided; heat foods, such as fat, sugar
and starch, should give place to file 81 formers
bes, and stale or toasted bread; in word
the diet should be plain and nutritious.
MELANCHOLIA AND ITS FOOD REMEDIES
There is malady of the brain arising from
OyerwOrk and defective nutrition which is
termed melancholia. Its most marked synp-
toms are depression OF spirits, suspicion OF the
ing fears, mental Authorizations, loss OF appe-
title, and general lowering of the vital func-
tions accompanied by insomnia or sleepless-
ness If these symptoms are neglected, the
person afflicted by them often sinks into fixed
dependency, and sometimes into acute
mania or violent insanity:
Under all these conditions the diet should
be directed by an intelligent and sympathetic
physician, but / shall not exceed my province
BY tgiving its outline. 1t should consist Of
extremely nutritious flesh and nerve nutri-
he frequent, and in cases where food cannot
be digeSted and appropriated fast enough TO
ard. nutrient stimulants should be used bat
not in quantities sufficient 20 induce subSe-
gu mt depression.
he following bill of fare is arranged. partly
under the guidance of a New York physician
who has been eminently successful in the
treatment of diseases of the brain and nervous
system, and its indications may be relied
upon.
BILL OF FARE FOR MELANCHoLIA.
AS soon as the patient aWakes in the morn
ing giye.a glass OF milk, egg:nogg, milk punch,
aS 10 h,
preparation of the three first named beverages
has been described already: suet tiSane is
made as follows:
Chop one ounce of sweet beef suet very fine:
put it into half pint of sweet milk, and sim
mer it for fifteen minutes: then strain it with
warm cup for the patient to drink at once.
with cream, soft boiled eggs, mutton chops
boiled tenderloin or porter-h0use teak, ste wed
potatoes, beef tea and toast, affords suf Gent
variety for choice in accordance VITA the
patients condition and appetite.
Trelre O'Clock Lunch Ole glass OF either
port sherry or Madeira wine, with era ckers,
and raw oysters or fruit.
-Four O'Clock NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. green
pea or spinach soup: red bOoded fish; side
dishes Of beef or mutton; game or poultry
roasted: salads, plain vegetable: cus5ard,
rice. sage or tapOca pudding, and fruit.
Supper T.oo Hours Before Retiring-Crack-
ers and milk; or one glass of ale, and slice
of toast.
If a sleepless night is feared, one or two
small crackers and glass of wine just before
retiring Will serve to draw the blood from the
brain to the stomach to facilitate digestion
and repose will follow; or Mr.. Frank Buck
lands remedy of eating TWO or three small
onions will sometimes be better than the
wine.
FOOD REMEDIES FOR INTEMPERANCE,
The fact being admitted that certain Kinds
OF toOd lntame the system. and excite a desire
for drlnk k, the Importance of this branch of our
subject is a Sef-evident fact.
In the eyes OF the lovers of our race no other
physical Fiction short of death compares wi h
that terrible mania for drink which is the curse
OF our abOrlng classes especially. The eXhOrta-
tons OF our temperance reformerS have af
fected the question from the emotional side.
and have reclaimed individuals from excessive
Indulgence in the habit of intOXication. for
longer or shorter periods; but for the help of
those who are constitutional drunkardS whose
craving for liquor seems an uncOnquerable ap-
petite, there will be neither strength or com
fort in eXtraneOus influences. The appetite
must be destroyed before its indulgence can
be overcome.
The possibility of treating drunkenness from
a scientific standpoint is being discussed in
ton may have been already called TO Liebigs
theory that the taste for intoxicating liquors
may be eradicated by the persistent use of
farinaceous and vegetable diet. There are
two good reasons foI this assertion: both veg
etables and cereals contain much larger per
ccentage OF water than any animal flesh. fhe
fact, already stated, that we require a prOpor-
ton Of at least two thirds of our daily food to
be water, in order to meet the demands of the
system, bears directly upon this point. Unless
our food supplies sufficient liquid aliment we
must drink in order to secure it and when
the inclination of appetite is for spirituous
beverages, the result is self-evident II is also
claimed that the excess of starch present in
,eaetabes and cereals, combining with car
Don in its alcoholic form, makes the latter dis
tasteful: The chief foods used in the expert
nents above referred to, were maccaroni, lem
is, peas, and beans the list might be extend
ed so as to afford a palatable and perfectly
healthful variety, by little attention to the
chemistry of food.
l give the analysis of some of the principal
ailments, for the purpose of indicating the ex-
cess OF water and carbon, or heat food in the
vegeta bles and cereals.
In order to bring the latter up to the proper
point of perfect nutriments they should be
cooked with butter or oil, and eaten warm.
PROPORTIONATE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS OF
tAuthortty, Capt. fP ROSS Murray, from the
Food Gallery OF the South kensingtOn Mu-
), 55seef, 1p-water, 8 o., &c to the lb. ),-gr,
and Albumen. or, 122 gr. Fat, o., $40 gr.;
Mineral Salts, %, $50 or; Total, Is o., S94
grM MateF BENG Gas ha the sgosf Fs
bumen, - o. 385 gr.; Mineral Salts, - o.,
Wgaer IH sss than H. 0z one hg IF Not that tnsss
meats are usually served upon American ia.
bles in the form of steaks, chops or roasts: the
process OF brolling or roasting decreases the
PioPoi VI NotCl Iucy COuIdiu, ana
We do not replace it generally.
The analyses OF the cereals will show a
smaller natural proportion of water but we
habitually add it in the cooking, even the I'M
broken grains seeming naturally to absorb the
p Oper degree of moisture.
Wheat, lb.-Water. 2 o., los gr Gluten. 2
or, Il gr.: Albumen, l26 gr.; Starch, 9 o. 242 |
gr.; Sugar, 1856 or Gum, ll9 or. Fat 81 gr:
Woody fibre, ll9 gr.; Ash, III gil: Carbon
about OF.
Leatus, D.-Water, OF. los gr.; Casein, 4
OF. 70 gr.; Starch, 5oz 262 gr.; Sugar, - o. lao
gr. Gum, OF. l53 gr. Fat OF. 40 gr. Woody
h9re, oz.--gr.; Mineral matters, -OZ. los gr.
Peas and beans yield similar but not
Identical analysis: the natural proportion of
water is about the same as that of the cereals,
but the required amount is gained in cook
ing: the element chiefly found in this class of
foods is the carbOnaceOuS.
In vegetables the water is present to a
much greater extent, and We generally cook
them SO that comparatively little of it is alb
Potatoes, 1W-Water, 12oz.-gr.: Nitrates.
- OF. 100 gr.; Starch, 2oz. PIG gr. Sugar 49, or.
223 gr.; Gum, - OF. 30 gr.; Fat. OF. Is gr.;
Woody fibre, - OF. 22S gr.; Mineral matter, -
OF Ga gr.
Cabbage, 1 1b.-Water, IA o. Ala or. Albu-
men, = OF. 126 gr.; Starch, OF. AZ gr.; Gum,
- OF: 203 gr. Woody fibre, - OF. IS gr. Miner.
al Salts, - OF. 56 or.
DIET FOR INCREASING OR DECREASING STOUT
NESS.
The physical conditions of obesity and lean.
ness are generally constitutional, and often