The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-03
FOOD AND EXERCISE.
Whs should Form the Diet 81 Worksrs
and N0n.W oPkers.

and Non.WorkcrS.
Those who have little time for exer-
else and are compelled to live chiefly
within doors must endeayor to secure.
or should have secured for them a. far
rs possible by employers. by way Of
compensation, \ regular supply OF
fresh air. without draughts. an stmos-
phere as free from dust and other i'm
purities As can be obtained. with a good
supply Of light, and some artificial
warmth when needed. These necessi-
ties granted. cereal foods. such rs we'll
made bread in variety. and vegetable
produce. including fruits. should form
4 great part Of the diet consumed. with
. fair addition Of eggs and milk il no
meat is taken. and little of other ami
NAL food than fish. On such q dietary.
and without alcoholic stimulants. thou
sands of such workers as l have briefly
indicated may enjoy. with very little
exercise. far better health and more
strength than at present they experience
on meat and heavy buildings. beer.
bakers bread and cheese. OF course
there are workers who belong to neither
of the two extreme classes indicated.
and whose habits car not be described
as se:entary. but who occupy q middle
place between the two. For such some
corresponding modification Of the
d etary is naturally appropriate. Blu,
il is a vulgar error to regard meat in
any form rs necessary to life; II
for auy il is necessary, it Is for
the hard-wo-king outdoor laborcrs.
and for these a Ger ain proportion u nc
doubt desirable. Animal flesh is use
fui. also. a a concentrated form OF
nutriment. valuable for is portability.
and for the small space il occupies IN
the stomach-unr;valed in certain cir
cumstances. Like every other d.scrip-
ton of food. it is highly useful in its
place. but is BY no means necessary for
a large proportion Of the population
To many il has become part ally de
sirable only by the force of habit and
because their digestive organs have
thus been trained to deal with il. and
at first resent q change. But this be-
ing gradually made. adaptation takes
place. and the individual who has con.
sTmed two or three meat meals daily
with some little discomfort. chiefly from
being often indisposcd 10 make active
exertions. becomes, after sufficient time
has elapsed. st longer. lighter and hap
pier. as well as better tempered and
mantle .tly healthier. on the more deli
cate dietary ske,chei. People in gen
eral have very Inadequate ideas OF the
grea; power OF habit alone IN forming
what they believe to be innate personal
peculiarities. or in Great ng condif ons
which are apparently part Of . con-ti'u-
sicnal necessity. laws Of their nature.
and essential TO the existence Many
Of these peculiarities r solely due %
habi,-that i. to long continuance in .
routine Of action. adopted. il may be.
without motive or design: and PEI
pie are apt to forget that If . roo
tine Of precisely opposite character
had been adopted precisely opposite
conditions would have bsea established
and opposite p~eculiarities would have
become dom nAnf. n their centrarkz
are now. Alterations in the dietary.
especially of elderly persons. should D
msde gradually and win caution This
condition II. filled. considerable
change may be elected with sstisfac
tory results. when circumstances render
il necessary. To revert once o to
the que ,tion Of 6esh eating. Il should
be remarked that i; appears TO be BY no
means . natural taste with b young
Few chiidrea Ike tha; part 81 toe meat
which consists Of mea:. bat prefer q
pudding. the fruit. the Vegetables. II
well dressed. which. unhappy. - no.
often the .c=se. Many children mani
fest grea: rePugnance to rnea. a. iirsi.
and are coaxed and even scolded hy
anxious mothers un,il the habit o. eat
ing il s acquired Adopting the insulAs
Gre a. which regards beef AMI ma;;oa
n &C s-ssary 20 hath and ssresg.h, the
mother often suffers from groun9lesz
foreoodsngs abou; the future Of . child
who rejects Aesh add msa:fests what Is
regarded ~ An uniorsun.se partially
for bread and butter and puddiaE.
Nevertheless. I Am satisfied. Il che chii-
dres followed their own ins:inct in inst
master. tAs result would Be . gain In
more vays than oDe Certainly. II
meat did NOT appear IN the nursery N
al the ehiidren sent loe Il. is vosid Be
rarely sea there. and the voumG ooes
would, - . ula thrive On n:3k and
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