The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-04-13
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We have had occasion to notice two of Dr.
]. +. Edwards contributions TO the Blackstone
series of Health Primers, and are now offered
a third treatise, which discusses dyspepsia in q
popular yet uesfnl way.
The significant fact that iaboring men are al
most invariably free from dyspepsia suggested q
very simple remedy for that disorder, which ac-
corsling To DIR. Edwards was actually applied by
Philadelphia physician. The patient, rich
merchant, was informed that if he would consent
to leave his business and be at great trouble and
expense he could obtain immediate relief. The
rprofessed perfect willingness to make such
sacrifices; whereupon he was told that in San
Francisco dwelt a physician who had made
special study of his complaint, and who could
nnqnestionably cure him. The patient hastened
to San Francisco, where he spent a week in the
vain effort to find the physician. who was, of
course, the creation of his advisors brain. With
n mind too full of wrath to leave any room for
thoughts of business, he hurried back to Phila-
delphia, and bitterly reproaehed the man who
had sent him on FOOLS GRAND. But, my friend"
returned the other, show is your dyspepsia. ~
The merchant had not thought of that, for the
doctors ruse had been successful and the man
was well. This story, for whose truth DIR. Ed
wards seems to youch, may be taken to mean
too much. No doubt the patient was relieved
through the doctors device from the particular
cares which had engrossed his mind, but it
shOuld not be overlooked that the long journey
by rail gave his body thorough shaking up, and
stimulated all its functional activities.
DIR. Edwards, Of course, does not prescribe for
dyspepsia, but he offers a good many hints to
the right sort of food to be taken by those who
would avoid il. In summer, for instance, IL Is
better to drink SKINNED milk, because the cream
contains little else than carbon. which is of no
nntritive value and whose generating power is
not required at that season. In warm weather
all oily and fatty elements of food should be
eliminated far possible.
Touching the question of supper, DIR. Edwards
declares against it, because he would have US
tkake our last meal att and go to bed at 10. For
those who never retire before midnight, and sell
dom breakfast before 10 a. M, there is reason to
think that some food should be taken in the large
portion of the twenty -four hours which has elaps-
ed since dinner. 1t is true, as DIR. Edwards says,
that the destruction of tissue does not go
with the same intensity during sleep while
we are awake, but, 50 far as we know, the ratio
of intensity has not been accurately measured,
and We are surprised that DIR, Edwards should
state il as four TO one. Perhaps the most inter-
estng chapter of this little handbook is the last,
which includes good many comments on famil
lar kinds of food, which the reader may do well
to remember. very savory dish, for instance,
is made of chicken lvers, to say nothing of pate
de foe gras, but the author points out that liver
of all animals is apt to be infested with parasite
which is invisible to the naked eye. Il is further
| noted that the blood of fowls contains much less
iron than of red FLOODED animals, but three times
as much phosphorus. Chestnuts, it seems, are
much less indigestible than other nuts, all of
which, however, the Inherent sOfts OF
though not easily digestible themselves, aid the
| digestion of other food. Ii is, we need not say,
an American habit to use butter at every meal,
| including dinner. 1t is not improbable that our
varied climate, entailing the necessity of main
tanning at all times store of caloric in the body,
! is accountable for the custom. Ii is well to bear
| in mind that given quantity of butter will pro-
duee ten times as much heat the same guam
| tity of fresh lean meat. Sufferers from consump
| tion, who usually exhibit aversion to the fat
of meats and to eod-liver oil, can usually he
tempted with frst-elass butter Such patients
can also he induced to take in the form of salad
dressing. good deal of olive oil, which is one of
| the most easily digested of the food fats. OF
mushrooms are told that, while they not
| totally devoid of nourishmeut, yet they
poor in nitrogen that We should need To consume
seven pounds of them per diem in order to obtain
the minimum requisite amount of heterogeneous
elements. Lentils are more nutritious than peas,
and the uutritive value ofeggsis great.-N. j.
San.