The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-15

Exercise Before Breakfast.
Last autumn robust gentleman, of
fiftE years and Two hundred pounds,
bs0ueht hi fran, dyspeptic wife for
s6me kdyics sN s
In NJ cddrsesof long conversation,
asked her whether she could exercise
before breakfast.
"No, and if I 60 out for a walk,
which my husband constantly urges, it
destroys my appetite, makes me faint,
produces headache, and spoils me for
all day" A a - 4
Fl saw the lneband was incredulous,
and asked him he could exercise be-
fore breakfast.
"I can walk FIVE miles before break
fast, and when I come in, am as hun
cry as wolf"
And then he added in tone intended
to be kind and respectful: 81 believe
my wife could do the same thing, if she
could only make up her mind to do it. :"
But, my friend, don't you know
that there is Q wide difference in the ca
pacity of people to do this and that q
difference growing out of age, Of health,
strength, etcp Don't you know that
what agrees with the stomach, the
nerves, the muscles Of one. disagrees
with the stomach, the nerves, and the
muscles of anotherp' 80 7sa
1t was plain enough, though he nod
ded his head approvingly, that he still
thought if his wife only had his pluck,
she could join him in these morning
sweats.
Among what is known as the better
classes in America, not more than one
woman in ten can take an early morn
ing walk, before breakfast, with profit.
And although find that in my own case
the early morning is the best time for
work, both intellectual and physical,
have been compelled to admit after the
observations of many years, that there
are many persons, and probably large
majority of women, who cannot avail
themselves OF, what to me and many 9TH
ers is luxury. /, . - -, ~ ,,. ''is. z z IS
During my student life in Paris, 1
learned to respect the wisdom of the
French, in the management of the first
meal. When they rise, they take few
mouthfuls of bread and coffee, upon
which they 60 about their work, post
poning the real, substantial. breakfast
until ten o. clock, or even later. 1 fell
into this custom, and found that for the
early hospital rounds, it was capital;
and have ever since thought it would
be an excellent system for our delicate
American ladies. Itswould enable them
to go out to ride or. walk, early in the
morning. and thus give them chance
at the fresh air, at an hour when fash
ion does not demand an elaborate dress.
So very susceptible is the system,
early in the morning, before breakfast,
that wise military commanders, STA
toned in bad climates, give their men
breakfast before exposing them to the
dew or other mischievous influences.
Sir George Ballingall, in speaking of
the regiment quartered at Newcastle,
when the tYphus fever was raging, says,
nothing contributed so much to arrest
its ravages, as giving the men an early
breakfast of warm coffee. Bar. .-g
The same early breakfast, before go
ing out, has been adopted, in new
countries, particularly in malarious dis
tricts. ..
As during the night the stomach and
upper intestines become empty and
weak from the function of digestion
having been long completed, and as the
system has been drained by the rapid,
insensible perspiration during the night,
which Sanctorious says is twice as rapid
as during the day, the system is unsup-
ported.
have long slept with open windows,
at all seasons, and in all climates. Away
from home, often find it difficult to
procure the necessary extra blankets.
When my covering has been insufficient,
find no difficulty until about daylight,
when am awakened by chilliness.
While at sea have observed, that if I'M
comfortable on account of the heat dur
ing the first hour after retiring, l have
thrown off the bed-clothes, about day
light have been sure to awaken with a
sense of chilliness.
When cholera is in the atmosphere,
it most frequently makes its attacks
about three or four o'clock in the morn
ing. During those two seasons of the
CuOlcId, lOfJ duu 1901, uOClCCu Uudt
nearly all the genuine, quickly fatal
cases began early in the morning. At
that hour the system is least defended
against the enemy.
have never permitted myself to visit
patient, with any form of malignant
or infectious disease, early in the morn
ing, without arming myself with warm
breakfast.
q Thousands of women spoil their appe-
tite for breakfast, and unfit themselves
for the whole day, by working an hour
over the hot stove, before eating
anything. If they would adopt
the French custom of taking a
few mouthfuls of bread, and some warm
drink, on getting out OF bed, it would
prove grateful support. Instead of
spelling the appetite for breakfast, it
would increase it, and give them good
start for the day. have known deli
cate woman to drink cup of weak tea
and eat small slice of bread and butter
on rising, with great advantage.
A clerical friend assures me that
early morning study without food near
ly ruined his stomach. DR.. Dio Lewts,
IN Golden Rule. s.,j i l..,=. .l... g..
' The Queen Of Burmah. '.'.