The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-04-24
LOYAL WOMRN'S WORK
Sensible Living = Our Experience
Meeting---Relief Corps Notes.
Icondaotod By Kats B. S.e40ood.l


in the case. he is probably violating daily all
the rules of simple hygiene. At least, we
should suppose SO if he were living east of the
Mississippi River. He probably eats his meals
rap dly; takes large mouthiuls; swallows his
food before chewing it; hastens to bis office to
bend over table or desk to write letters and
crowd two days work into one. He is
doubtedly smoker, If, indeed, he does not
resort to some stimulating drug, or drink, and
has no sooner thrown away the stump of
cigar than he has bitten off tAe end of new
one.
To make matters worse he may take his food
irregularly; he has, perhaps business worry,
and gives himself no cheerful relaxation,--dr
ing riding in pleasant company, or visiting
some place of amusenent,-but sits pondering
and figuring and mouthing his cigar even IN the
evening, when every man should have some
diversion from absorbing cares and goes TO bed
weary and moody. to live over again, in his
sleep, the cares aud schening of the day, and
rise with headache .aud nausea and general
disgust with himself aad all the world.
What is the remedy? Certainly no drug.
however poteut, can make this sick man whole
again-can masticate his bolted food, supply
the saliva and the gastric juice, convert his
illy-prepared food into blood, and the blood
into brain and muscle and nerve, and combine
these. in turn. into health. The remedy is
more radical aud more rational than this.
you are better without them. Not SO with the
medicine of common sense. Try it, as outlined
in the following: Rise early and take breath
of fresh air before breakfast. Eat your meals
slowly, chewing your food before swallow
ing it. This is not only TO make it fine aad
so ct for the stomach, but to excite the sdlivary
glands. when the saliva mingling with the
food well masticated, supplies digestble mass
all ready for the action Of the gastric juice Sc
creted plensifully By every healthy stomach.
Follow Abernethey's rule of allowing three
to five hours between each meal with nothing
| TO eat Tor drink. if possible between them,
! and one hour for the stomach to take holiday
/ in" and sit st least ten minutes after eating,
reading your paper, or chatting with friends
or family. Nothing is more injurious than to
1 begin 10 run about or bend over table or desk
| immediately after eating.
Live simply, avoiding salted and cured
meats,-such sausaees. ham. and so on,-and
eat plenty Of roast and broiled beef, the rarer
the better. Mutton is still more digeslible
than beef for those who like it; pork and veal
much less so. Plenty of brown bread, oatmeal
and milk may be used, but avoid new bread,
| pastry of all kinds pie-crust and sweets gen.
orally Avoid late suppers, and if you must
smoke, let it be as little as possible, and never
| after dinner. Those who suffer from indiges-
tion should particularly avoid beer and malt
4 liquors. A crust of bread at bed time fig,
| 3 ripe apple. or a few stewed prunes may some
times be taken with good effect. if there is an
unnatural craving for lood. If plain milk does
not agree with you, add a little lime-water. If
there is an infiamed and feverish condition of the
stomach. glass Of cold water the first thing in
/ the morning may be beneficial. IL il is simple
nausea. let il be drank rs hot as possible to
/ take il. For lax aud inactive condition OF
the stomach. try teaspoonful of lenitive elec-
tuary sold by all druggists a little rhnbarb,
or aloes, or little cayenne pepper with your
| meals
dyspepsia comes from various causes. and is oi
various kinds. The kind of dyspepsia that
harnesses an overworked business man is often
very different from that which is brought on
by sedentary habits and want of exercise. But
in any case do not worry. do not hurry, do not
draw your reserve forces too heavily. And
| if this dlscursiye chat does not hit the case o
the gentleman west of the Mississippi. we hope
he will send US further Iacts, in order that We
may be more explicit. We are sure it will
strike many man east OF it.
The Household.
Oatmeal Porridce.-Put coffee-cup of oatmea
into d tia pail. and add three four times the
quantity of water Place the pail in Kettle with
a. much water ia the kettle as can be added xyitf
oui the pail floating Put "a tight cover over ths
kettle Place over tine fire when you put You
tel-keitie and when breakfast l. ready the oatinea
IA
IL - ready for the table The Scotch style of hav
ing the milk ia a separate bowl dipping spoon
fni Of oatmeal with The mi you eat it, is nucl
better than pouring the milk over.
Rice Cdkes-Moi-ten cold boiled rice with mill
and little melted butter to a smooth paste; adj
| salt asld very little sugar and beat O
three eggs. Make into balls or cakes and fry ia lao
lard.
BfgGfns.-one quart OF -four. two eggs one-hai
cup Of sugar. pint of sweet milk. little salt
three tea@poonfuls baking powder. Bake in gem
irons.
Cookies Of Isl2-one pint Of sugar one teacup O
r butter, tour es;;s. two iablespooniuis sweet milk
one OF soda one-Aaif OF nutmeg. "a few carawa
seeds or iavoTiEg essence. Flour enough 10 ro
easily.
woMAS's EXCHANGE.
VIII some one read Josie Bushong's letter an
send her the remedy she asks for destroyin
worms at the roots Of flowers?
: Jessie D. Collier Gilbert Mich, sends direc
tions tor making scraP-book, and would lik
: if soiue would in return tell how to max
. card-aibum.
, Mrs. J. Z. Moore, Springfield, Mo-. who's
1 husband was severely wounded at the battle {
, Wilson's Creek, has our thanks for favors
We have several collections of very fine re,
e ipes What do the women and girls who rea
The TR1BuNE want us 20 give mostf
Mabel: We are pleased with your compos
"A
fion aud spelling and the general style of you
letter, and the care you have shown in selec
ing pretty stationery We would suggest, how
! ever. If you would still further improve, thu
you would write less rapidly. place your papr
in position 50 as 20 keep your lines straigh
aud avoid 50 many curls 10 your letters. 1t
q great accomplishment TO be fine lette
writer. aud you show excellent talent in tn
! : direction; so perseyere
: We have had several requests for the "fa
drill" but have not been able to forward
I; viii some one send it 10 THE TEIBUsEp
3 NJ b. r.. Murdoch, Minnesota. can re, book
= autograph verses by sending ten cents 10 j. s. oi
l. we 4 Co.. rs Rose Street. New YORK City; or [
=. incosing hfeen ceslts to j. s. Patten, New York
! B. w. Matervale. N. Y.
a viii some one tell Irene Kinney, Arnol
q Custer county. Seb where she can get col
e OF . Nurse and Spy" and the pricef IL
" father served in the 25th Michigan.
pr James p. Clark. author Of many beautiful bs
Is lads composed llsc words and music of '' Mimi
Y siinton. SOLDIERS Wife.
" viii some one send ME the address of Mrs Fishe
Hliping.--the lady who ke,,I the Episcopal huspits
which closed March l6. ln6S John &. Rfenbuf
Auburn Centre. SusqneLanna county. Pa
Who will tell me where can get q good pictu
| Of old Libby Prison a. was during the war n
Z, particular about the size.-J. Ai. Polnery.
g Although we can give very few letters entil
" our correspondents viii remember that the
> very full aud complete letters are highly appr
J" ciated. We can get at the essence oil things
this way much better than if they simply Sc