The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-22
Loss OF Appetite.

Loss OF appetite Is OF common occur.
cncc ut the onset of many fevcrs, but
usually it is far more chronic complaint.
Nothing is commoncr than to hear people
say that they "have no appetite" they edo
not care for anything" or that they cha c
the sight of food.' It is often enough as
sociated with a condition of debility and
general inaptitudc for work. 1t is by no
means uncommon in those who are wor-
rled and ANXIOUS, and find it difficult to
make both ends meet. People who devote
too much attention TO the brandy bottle
generally find meals rather trouble than
otherwise; breakfast, especially, Is a diff
Guilty. These individuals are generally
very dainty and fanciful, and when at home
grumble at everything that Is set before
them. They are very fond of abusing tho
cook for what Is in reality the morbid con-
dition of their own digestive organs. To-
bacco smokers, or, at all events, those who
smoke In any quantity, are seldom great
performers with the knife and fork. To-
bacco and opium and alcohol seem all to
have the power of deadcning the appetite.
People who take little or no out door exer-
else generally complain that they DO not cat
well, and no wonder. If man wants q
good appetite, he must earn it somehow O.,
other. Some one may give him his din
ner, but If he Is to enjoy 1t he will have to
bring his own sauce in the shape of al up
petite.
lrrcgularity of meals is another common
cause Of loss of appetite. The stomach ap-
preciatcs regularity, and likes to havo its
want attended to at the proper time. 1t ia
curious how in a wcll-regulatod body the
desire for food Is experienced day by day
at exactly the same hour. We all know
how dreadfully bad-tempercd many people
get If their dinner Is only five minutes late.
1t is oil very we'll to say that they are stu
pid, and should not be put out about triflcs,
but 1t must be remembered that it ls no
tritle to them, and that even q slight delay
may give rise to considerable amount OF
bodily discomfort. The stomach has been
accustomed to receive supplies at certain
regular intervals, and, if 1t fails to receive
them, it objects most emphatically. Moth
Ing is more likely 10 spoil the appetite than
eating or drinking between meals. You
hear q man complaining that he cannot cot
his dinner, and you find ON inquiry that
about an hour before he had three or four
dozen oysters and some bread and butter
and a pint of stout, "just to pull him to-
gether." It may be thought that this Is an
exaggeration, but 1t is not. We have seon
1t, and we wish we had not. for nothing
can be more contemplate than man who
nakea.a deity, of his stomach. We should
eat I'd i've. aud not i've Ia. eat. For people
who dine IN the middle of the day, lunch
Is great mistake. Many people seem to
think that 1t would be a great hardship tc
go without food from $3.50 A. M. to ! p.
M. They make q good breakfast Iircc,]y
they get up ham and eggs and all the ct.
ceteras; and then at II A. NJ. they 70 ir
for bread and cheese and beer. Somebody
once said that, 'siunch is reflection or
your breakfast and an. insult to your din
ncr, and 1t Is pity that more people de
not bear this In mind. You can iiever OK
pect to have q good appetite unless you al
low good five hours to elapse between
each of the chief meals Of tho day.
Now a word or two about some of wha
may be called the curiosities Of appetite
Sometimes q mother brings her boy to tn,
doctor and says she thinks no must hay,