The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-07
FOOD FOR "NER YES. p"
PARAGRAPHS FROM THE LETTER or
A NOTED PHYSICIAN.
pictuais aud Drink which "NeryonA" feo'
pie Would DO Well TO Let Alone
Animal Food Recommended
--Fiah, Flesh, Fowl

his stomach put In order, He might just az
we'll try 10 run steam engine without fuel
as b conduct hls body through life with a
Giomach incapable OF digeiting food For
food stands In the Same relation b tho body
that fuel does 10 the steam engine, Tho neHt
question which naturally suggests Itself lsl
What proportion should exist between anil
NAL aud vegetable food In dietary for tho
nervousi
In every person, unless there Ia some
very special reason due 10 idloynerasy or
disease. the existence OF which, however,
must DO extremely rare animal food should
ba In excess OF that derived directly from
tho vegetable kingdom, In nervous
psrsona the proportion should 10 still
greater Indeed, am not quito sure that
II would not be bettor 10 exclude, with tha
exception OF bread In some form or other
and perhaps certain kinds OF fruits, all yege'
tables from tho dietary OF nervous people
The two principal reasons for this opinion
are, First, the comparatively easy dlgoau'
billty OF animal food OF course all tho tis-
sueh Of animals arc primarily derived from
the vegetable Kingdom OF nature, Carniy-
orous animals eat tho feah and blood aud
bones OF tho horbiyora, which aro formed
from grass grain and othor vegetable sub
stances; but the task put upon the digestive
organs OF tho former 10 much loss severe
than that imposed upon those OF the vege-
bio feeders,
Second, animal food Ia moro nutritious 10
the nervous system and TO tho body genor-
ally than that derived from tho vegetable
Kingdom. Al wo ordinarily meet with II, 10
oonslstA Of nitrogen u matter, In union with
certain mineral substances and With fat We
have therefore Ia II all tho essential ele'
menta for tho formation OF tho tissues OF the
body, aA well ~ those for tho maintenance
OF the animal heat, and on II alone II II
perfectly possible for man In any climate 10
exist, and 10 continue In anormal condition.
In cold climates tho principal part OF hla
Eustenanco IL derived from this source and
indeed IN polar regions vegetable food 10
never ingoated by the inhabitants,
Tho next point 10 bo indsted upon In n
dietary for nervous persons, 10 that II should
contain moro than Usually large porpor.
tlon OF fat Tho form In which this should
bo employed may generally safely DO loft 10
individual preference, Generally perhaps,
II n bost takon ~ cream or buttor, but the
tat parts OF beef or mutton aro very Vol
with most persons Many noryou, people
appear 10 have an instructive craving for
fat, aud have known many Aono 10 cat as
much aa half pound of buttor day,
besides drinking q tunblor Of rich croam NJ
breakfast Tue nervous aystom consists
largely of tat, and this substance must DO
supplied In somo form or Other, In order
that tho brain and other nerve structures
shall bo properly nourished,
But II Is possible % got all tlo tat rcquirol
without taking single atom OF II into the
stomach The digestive organs convert
sugar and starch Into fat, but In nervous
persons In whom aa ! have eaid those or
gana arc woak, IL Is generally preferable 10
got the lat required ready formed, from
tho animal kingdom, than TO compel tho on
focbled stomach, intostnoa and panoroai 10
mako u out Of starch and gar
Nervous persons require ordinarily
largor quantity OF water than those whose
braiui and nerves aro strong, Water not
only ontora into tho composition of every
tissue OF tho body, but II aids In the digestion
of tho food by helping 10 render II
soluble Moreover, II seems often 10 have
n directly tonic effect A quart or two OF
water, not too coli-nnd certainly not hot,
NuI HAANlNE Nhn W llhln lNlNNlllE w AAp
stomach than hot wator-nay DO drank In
twonty.iour hours and In warm weather
double this quantity will be borne.
Now M regards special articles OF dict for
tho nervous pcnon Milk comes first II Ia
easily dlgostol aud IN nutritious IL Ia some
times oTpcd iont 10 oontno nervous patients
10 diet consisting OF nothing but milk, and
whom say nothing" mean all that tho
word implies
Eggs como noxt In point OF general avail.
ability, They arc nutritious and OF easy
digostlbllty. Thoy poaoa moreover, tho
great advantage OF containing maximum
OF nulrIment In minimum OF bulk, and
hcnoc they are especially indicated for those
invalida In whom II In not advisable 10 load
tho stomach with much food. Raw oggs
contrary 10 tho generally received opinion,
arc not so digoAtiblo ~ tho.e In which tho
albumon has boon eoagulntcd by hoaL
A regards tho various kinds OF "iloah, flah
aud fowl"
30 far M tho nervous person N concerned,
thcro Ia very little diIreronco In tho adapta-
billty OF boof mutton, yonlson, or OF tho
ncsh OF the several birds used ~ food. Boof
may, however, DO Akon M tho standard.
When not cooked too much, and whom sum.
clontly tonder II answers every purpose OF
tho system Veal 10 not NO easily dlgcstod,
aud tho snmc may bo said OF pork, except
tho sucking PIX, which IL not only pleasant
" tho taste, but which IN also oaaily and
promptly acted upon by tho digestive juices
Balt meat II not adopted 70 the require.
nionts Of the nervous Uorpon, Tho nutritious
Juices have to great extent gone into tho
brine In which II has boon soaked. Mover.
tholeae q pieco Of good ham has an Indirect
value, IN that II often serves nsAn appetizer,
and, hence, on an oxoitnnt OF the doslro OF
other food
Fish Of all kinds used M food, oysters,
shrimre, crabs, lobstors are good for nor.
vous invallda All son animals as we'll as
oggs contain u largo proportion OF phos-
phorus, substance that tho nor
voua system must have, oysters nro
moro suitable when oaton raw than
when cooked but whom r0astod or slowed
are mcsi equally honollclal, and 10 some
persons arn moro pnlnlablo
N regards vegetables, ] nm disposed 10
exclude them with the exception Of
certain grains ulol for making bread, and
few iruit In their sOasun, from tho dot
AIRY Of the nervous person or the cereals,
oats aro far preferable 20 any other, und tho
1nor they nre ground the better.
AZ 20 ton, coifoo, chocolate and nll spiritu'
oup ylnous or fermentod liquors. they form
law unto themsolvo, II being impossible
" lay down any general rule ON The subject.
II may, however, To said that splrituous
liquors, such NJ whisky brandy, rum, gin,
aro never proper for nervous people.
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