The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-06-14

iSir Henry Thompson IN the Nineteenth Century,
Those who have little time for exercise and are
compelled TO live chiefly within doors endeavor
10 secure should have secured for them as far as
possible by employers, by way of compensation
regular supply OF fresh air without draughts,
mosphere as free from dust and other impurities
can be obtained, with good supply Of light and some
artificial warmth when needed. These necessities
granted, cereal foods. such as well-made bread In
variety, and vegetable produce, including fruits,
should form great part OF the diet consumed, with
fair addition OF eggs and milk II meats Is taken,
and little oil other animal food than fish, On such
dietary, and without alcoholic stimulans, thousands
OF such workers as have briefly indicated may en-
more strength than at present they experience on
meat and heavy puddings, beer, bakers bread,
and, cheese cheese OF , course there are workers
classes indicated, and whose habits cannot be
described as sedentary. but who occupy
responding modification Of the dietary IL naturally
appropriate But II Is vulgar error TO regard meat
IN any form a. necessary to life II for any i is nee
and for these certain proportion Is no doubt desir,
able. Animal flesh Is useful also as concentrated
for the small space II occupies In the stOmach-un-
Iivaled In certain circumstances. Like every other
description OF food it Is highly useful in It's place.
but IL by no means necessary for large proportion
OF the population. TO many II has become partially
desirable only by the force Of habit and because their
digestive organs have thus been trained 10 deal with
II. aud at first resent change But this being grad
uaily made, adaptation takes place, and the indi-
daily with some little discomfort, chiefly from being
often indisposed 10 make active exertions becomes
after sufficient time has elapsed, stronger lighter
and happier, az well AZ better tempered and mani
testify healthier, on the more delicate dietary
sketched. People IN general have very in
adequate Ideas OF the great power OF habit alone
IN forming what they believe to be innate
personal peculiarities, or In creating conditions
which are apparently part Of constitutional neces.
sy laws OF their nature, and essential 10 their ex-
istence Many OF these peculiarities are solely due
10 habit That ~. TO long continuance in routine OF
action, adopted II may he without motive or design
and people are apt TO forget that II routine Of pre-
cisely opposite conditions would have been estal.
lshed and opposite peculiarties would have become
dominant as their contfarieB are now. Alterations
in the dietary, especially Of elderly persona should
be made gradually and with caution. This condition
satisfactory results, when circumstances render 1t
necessary. To revert once more TO the question OF
mesh eating 1t should be remarked that II appears 10
be by no means natural taste with the young Few
children like that part OF the meal which consists of
meat, but prefer the pudding the fruit, the yege-
tables II well dressed, which unhapply IL
not often the case. Many children manifest great
repugnance 10 meat at lrst, and are cOaxed anu
even scolded by anxious mothers until the habit OF
which regards beef and mutton as necessary 70
health and strength. the mother often suffers nom
groundlesH f0rebodings about the future Of child
who rejects flesh and manfests what IL regarded as
an unfortunate partially for bread and butter and
pudding. Nevertheless am satisfied, II tae chill
dren followed their own instinct IN that matter, The
result would be gain In more ways than one
Certainly II meat did moi appear IN the nursery
until the children sent for IT, II would be rarely seen
milk and eggs, with The varied produce OF the yege-
table Kingdom,