The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-20
WHAT MAN SHOULD EAT.
The Human Anatomy Arranged for An.
imrl Food-Deef and Milk Good.

enced Chicago physician, laying down
an English illustrated treatise on vege-
tarianism. "WhY. the entire human
anatomy would have to undergo a
change" he continued, "to make man,
unless affected very especially by dis
ease or some idiosyncracy due to disar-
rangements, herbivorous animal. The
digestive apparatus Of the vegetable feed
ers is far more complex nm arrangement
than that Of carnivorous creatures or Of
human beings. The stomach of n COW,
for instance, is arranged in four parts
four stomachs, in fact-through each Of
which the food must pass before return
ing to the mouth to be still further mas
ticated before it can be digested. Flesh
eating animals have but single stom-
ach, like hollow sock. One killed or
4 hours after it has eaten full meal will
he found to have an empty stomach,
while in an OK or sheep killed the same
length Of time after eating the process Of
digestion will be found to have hardly
finished its first stage. 1t is apparent
from this, if from no other evidence, that
human stomachs, especially if weak or
belonging to nervous persons, should be
saved the labor Of converting vegetable
substances into form fit for assimila-
ton so long as they can be spared the
task by being supplied with animal food.
II am disposed to exclude vegetables,
with the exception Of cereals and little
fruit entirely from the dietary of ner-
vous persons. Why? First because
animal food is more nutritious to the
nervous system and to the body gener-
ally than vegetable. 1t has all the cs-
sential elements for the formation Of
the tissues Of the body, and is easily di-
gested. 1t appears to be the natural
sustenance for human beings. 1t seems
possible for man to exist on it alone and
in any climate, and continue in normal
condition. The first food taken by hu-
manity-milk-is strictly an animal
substance. 1t contains oil the ele-
ments necessary to the growth Of the
human body and to its maintenance in a
state Of health. This cannot be said of
any one article of vegetable food.
Then tho nervous system consists large
ly of fat, and this substance must be
supplied in some form or other in order
that the brain and other nerve structure
shal! be properly nourished. If per
son uses up his brain faster than he
makes it he soon becomes irritable and
nervous. And if he does not assimilate
enough food to supply it's demands his
mind soon is sure to become weak. The
healthiest and strongest individuals,
even should eat far greater proportion
of meat than of vegetable food. Beef
should be taken as the standard meat.
1t answers every purpose of the system
when not cooked too much. Veal and
pork are not MS easily digested. Pork,
so far as its composition goes. is m ex-
cellent food fornervous persons, but it
is not readily digested. Yes in the ar
my we used to think nothing better for
wounded men than bacon. But, as a
rule, salt meat is not adapted to the re-
quirements of the nervous individual.
The nutricious juices, to great extent,
60 into tho, brine. y
"The flesh Of young animals digest
quicker than that of mature ones.
This is true, also. of the flesh of wild
birds, which is more tender than that of
domesticated ones. This is accounted
for by the greater amount of exercise
they take, thereby renewing their flesh
more rapidly, and making it younger
than that Of birds which live more
quiet life. This is hint that might be
of benefit to ladies of ssdentary habits
who are desirous Of prolonging an sp-
pearance Of youth. Fish of all kinds is
good food for nervous people. Raw
eggs, contrary to the general opinion,
are not 50 digestibls as those which
have been cooked. They should be
boiled just enough to harden the white.
Some persons digest hard boiled eggs
better than those cooked raro. Neither
fried eggs nor any thing else fried should
be eaten by nervous people,"
DO not most persons injurs their di.
gestion by eating too much ?'
mo; the great majority, especially in
this country Of abundant food, don't ca,
enough. I am quite sure Of it. There
are. more people killed by not Eettipa 3
sufficient to eat than by overlooking
their stomachs. Many Of those who de-
eata sufficient quantity are prevented
BY some disease from digesting enough
for the economy Of their systems. Tn.
very frst thing for any one who has ex
hsusted himself by mental work, or on,
who has been born weak and irritable, il
to furnish. his brain with sufficient foot