Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-10-01
AN oveR-sUscePTlBLe STOMACH.
Not Such BAD Thing to Have. Af1er Al
Danger 10 Powerful Feeders.

Danger 10 Powerful Feeders.
tsir II. Thompson in Nineteenth century.l
How very powerful a human stomaca
may sometimes be. and how large "a task liz
the way OF digestion it may sometime per.
form without complaint, is known to thoie
who have had the opportunity % observing
what certain persons with exceptional power
are accustomed 10 take as food. AMI do take
for long time apparently with inpunity.
But these are st0machs endowed with ex-
traordinary energy, and woe he 10 the in-
dividual with digestion apparatus OF
moderate power who attempts to emulate
the performance OF a neighbor at table who,
perchance. may be furnished with such an
effective digestive apparatus
But. after all. let not the weaker man
greve overmuch at the uneven lot which
the gods seem 20 have provided for mortals
here below In regard To this function OF di
gestion- There u compensation for him
which he has not considered or perhaps
even heard of. although he is 80 moderately
endowed with psptic force delicate
stomach which can just do nsedful work for
the system and no more, by necessity per
forms the function OF "A careful door porter
at the entrance of the System. and like
jealous guardian inspects with di.csrnnent
all who aspire q enter the interior. re ject.
ng tue uufit aud tie rntidjen. and an tss
comftcf hrri $50 .--a--a-ss'lsi -. ..---.- s.
On the other hand stomach with super.
fuOgs power. Of whom it, master boastfaliy
declaiiu, that it can "digest ten penny
nails, and that be is unaccustoniei T. con.
suit it. likes and dislikes. il il have any. is
Ike a careless hall pOrtee who admits all
comer', every pretender, and among the
motley visitors many wl.o9s pre.ence i
damaging 10 tine interior. These powerful
feeders after time suffer from the unex-
pended surplus, AMI pay tor their hardy
temerity in becoming amenabie e. penalty,
often suddenly declared by the D..
set OF some seri1us attack, demanding
complete change in regimen. a condition
more or less grave. On the other hand
the owner OF the delicate stomach. a man
perhaps with habit Of frequently com
planning q slight troubles and always care
ful, will probably in the race Of life as re-
CARDS the preceding pilgrim. tax. the place
OF the tortoise against the hare lt is an old
proverb that "the creaking wheel lasts long
est, and one that is true rs regards a not
powerful but nevertheless healthy stomach
which is carefully treated by IL, owner, 10
whom this fact NAV be acceptable as
small consolation for the possession OF a del
icate organ.
For IL IS a kind Of stomach which not sell
dom accompanies a fine organization. The
difference is central, not local-a difference
in the nervous system chiefly: the impress
sionable mental structure, the instrument Of
strong emotions must necessarily be allied
to stomach to which the supply OF nerve
power for digestion is sometimes tempora-
rily deficient and always, perhaps. capri
cious. There are more sources than one OF
compensation tn the owner of an active, i'm
pressionable brein, with a susceptible stom-
ach possessing only moderate digestive capa-
bilities-sources altogether beyond the
imagination Of many u course feeder and
capable digester