Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-02-27
THE GREATEST OF ALL.
That Which Comes Before Muscle.
Nerve or iSrtin---Thc stomach.

That which Comes Ecforc Muscle.
Nerve or iSrain---Thc stomach.
Mercy. how these fellows ate, how
pergnplory they were in order, low
eager in contemplation, how earnest
in cutting up, how vigorous in putting
down. They hurried through the oper-
alton rs thou h they were having
tooth pulled. and The quicker it was
over the better. ! was particularly
struck by one man who finished Il pork
pie, n cup If custar'i, some cold coffee,
and fifteen or twenty pieces OF cheese
in less lime, | was soing 10 say, than
t takes M to tell il, who asked, While
the tumJ,cr was sill resting in his
mouth and the m lk WIS gurgling down
his throat CHECK, please and. snatch
ing out the other hand for the ticket as
he moved away. pressing his fingers
into his silc-pochet for change with
which 10 pay. No wonder liver-pills
are sold bv the billions. no wonder
stomachic regulators of various sorts
and kinds find quick and ready sale,
no wonder doctors retire rich, no won.
der. indeed, that Our grayeyarus grow
and our cemeteries extend their boun-
ialies year by year. 1t apparently
makes no difference what time OF year
il is, the lev breath OF winter, the
swclte,inr Of dc--day August, the las
s,tndc-brteding tows Of spring, and the
pleasant atmosphere OF autumn, each
in it, way inspire5 appetite aud drives
the human race pcli-mali into the mod
ern restaurant: NeW York is great
place for restaurants. We have them
hom the humble doughnut- stand on The
Sidewalk, or, tor that matter, lower
grade still. hot-"orn man who sells
his fragrant cobs from the curb OF the
pavement, throu n many, many styles
and ranks until we reach those gilded
palaces where luxury is the normal
condition and extravaganza the custom
/ a,y rule The great physical sin to-day
Is araiDst the human stomach. Sins
against the ten commandments, we are
told. can be forgiven, sins against hu-
man avs can be expiated, sins against
individuals may be rcndoned, but sin
against the stomach /, main, uncancel-
I ed and untovgircn. A disorded siom-
ach breeds disease of every sort and
kind; il unmans the nerves, it unba!-
, ancrs the brain; it dmS the eye, it par
! yzes the ear, and makes life so wretch
/ ed tnat the conundrum often rises: 'ls
/ it worth While TO 90 through SO much
i to gan so little in the cnd?''
Everybody has his nostrum. All the
way from ho;-wa;er baths iusde to
re -tlannel banAages outside there can
/ be found do tors, nurses, natent-medl-
cine men, old women prescribe this,
that and tue other. pity the man
! whose stomach is ont of order. John
Gilbert. wHose stomach is 4 long one.
i, looks as though he had never been
troubled i envy such as he. l envy
Gen. Grant. who smokes from morning
! until night and drinks from night to
morning. | envy Ben Butler, whose
stom zach capacity is simply eminent.
People talk ABOUT Beecher and Beecn-
er's brain. | conc.de Beccher and
Beecher's brain. but what gave him ono
or the other? Without doubt Beecher'
stomach. Next tune you see him on
the platform. in the pu pi:, or bowling
down the street like Il tremendou.
lightning express under full headway,
take him in LOOK at his magniicen
a head thicsly tiia(ched with whitening
hair, see his furrowlcss forehead, mars
the keen glitter OF his .iu.l blue eye, see
tie ruddy hot glow rushing through
his rosy cheeks, mark the leonine AS
pect OF his entirety. What is il? Brain
muscle. nerve, disposition? Nonsense
IFS stomacn!- York Lett1r.