Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-12
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While trving 10 reconstruct tells
scopcd spine And ps:t sors,a new copper
rivess in the iuaa:,ir ,es1asln, this
spring. have i,s oresss:n', u thor
oughiy investigate tsse sabjeut Of 90
called health food, such as grncls. h,ef
tea foundations. toasis, DAT meal mnsh,
bran mash. soups, condition powders.
graham. gem, ground feed, pepsin. laud-
able mush, and ether hen feed usually
poked into the invalid who Ii too weak
to defend himself.
Of course ii stands to reason that the
reluctant and fluitering spirit may mot
be won back To earth and joy once
more beam in the leaden eye unlessdnc
care be taken relative 20 the food by
means Of which nature may be made to
assert herself.
do not care to say TO the world
through The columns Of tho Free lsess
that we may WOO from etcrnity the
trembling hte With ple, elsh Eahhist
Asysi atstcf tn ~ =
Bat think Lam xfaa is1g I'M 6sslll 4Is
ments Of large aud eniaciated constr
tuency when | say that there Is grttipg
To he a strong feeling against DAT meal
snbmersed in milk and in favor oi
strawberry short cake.
almost ate myself into an early
grave in April by flying into the face
of Provilence and demoralixing Old
Gastric with oat meal. ate oat meal
two weeks, and nj the end Of that time
nv friends were tclegrapnec for, but
before 1t was too late. threw off the
slas.kles that bound me. With deg
peration born of terrible apprai.en-
tion. rose and shook off the fatal oat
meal habit and began to eat beefsteaS.
Al first life hung trembling In the ball
ance and there was no change in the
quotations of beef. but later on there
was slight, delicate bloom on the wan
cheek and range cattle that had barely
escaped a long. severe winter ON the
,,iains began TO apprehend new dan
yer and TO seek the secluded canyons Ut
the inaccessible mountains.
often thought while | was eatiny
health food and waiting for death. how
the doctor and other invited guests nt
the post mortem would start back in
anazement To find the remnants Of an
eminent man filed with bran!
Throu I'll all the painful hours Of the
long. lon. night and the eventless day,
while the mad tlrong rushed onward
like great river towards eseruity's
ocean. this thought was uppermost in
my mind. Itrioa to get the physician
to promise that he would not expose
me and show the world what ho,..nw
mockery had been and how had de-
ceived my best friends. told him the
whole truth and asked him TO spare my
family the humiliation Of knowing that
though might have led blameless
life. my sunny exterior was only a thin
covering for brsn and shorts aud mid
dlings. CRACKED wheat and pearl barley.
dreamed last night OF being in a
large city where the streets were paved
with dry toast and the buildings were
rooted with toast and The soil MSS bran
and cat meal. and the water was beet
tea and Cruel. All at once ii came over
me that had solved the great mystery
OF death and had been consigned to .
place Of eternal punishment. The
Thought was horrible! A million ctcr-
mites in a city built Of dry toast aud oat
| meal! A home for never ending cycles
OF ages, where the principal hotel and
the postofiiee building and tie opera
house were a!l built of toast. and the
fire department squiried Cruel al the
devouring element forever!
1t was oplg a dream, but it has mada
me more thoughtful, and people. notes
tl,at am not SO aiddy US | was. Bill!
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