The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-28
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continued, "to make a man, unltone wht
ted very especially by disease osition o
idiosyncracy due to disarrangcmeiaars {.
herbivorous animal. The digestiveeasor
paratus Of the vegetable feeders is fon
more complex an arrangement than the
OF carniyorous creatures or Of humanr
beings. The stomach of q 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.
ticeted before 1t can be digested. Flesh
eating animals have but single stomach,
like o hollow sack. One killed three or
four hours after it has eaten full meal
will be found to have an empty stomach,
while in an OK or sheep killed the Same
length Of time after eating tho process of
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finished It's first stage: 1t is apparent
from this, If from no other evidence, that
human ,etomachs, especially if weak or
belonging to nervous persons, should be
saved tho labor of conyerting vegetable
substances into a form fit for assimilation
so long as they can be spared the task by
being supplied with animal food.
~ am disposed to exclude vegetables,
xuSt fhn &c l.,
fruit, entirely from the dietary of nervous
persons. Why3 First, because animal
food is more nutritious to the nervous
system and to the body generally than
vegetable. 1t has all the essential ele.
the body, and ia easily digeated. It
alone and in any climate, and continue
taken by humanity-milk-is strictly an
aniEial substance. 1t contains ali the
elements necessary to the growth of the
human body and to its maintenance in
state of health. This can not be said of
any one article of vegetable food. Then
the nervous system consists largely of
fat, and this substance must be supplied
i: some form or other in order that the
brain and other nerve structures shall be
properly nourished. If person uses up
his brain faster than he makes 1t he soon
becomes irritable aud nervous. And if
no does not assimilate enough food to
supply its 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. It answers avery
purpose of the system when not cooked
too much. Veal and pork are not as
easily digested. Pork, 80 far as lis com.
position goes. is an excellent food for
nsrvous persons, but it is not ria6ily
digestcd. Yes, in the army we used to
think nothing better for wounded men
than bacon. Sut as rule, salt meat is
not adapted to the requirements of the
nervous individual. The nutricious
juices, to great extent, 60 into the
brine.
"The flesh of young animals digests
quicker than thnt Of mature ones. This
Is true, also, Of the flesh of wild birds,
which is more tender than that of do.
mesticated 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 q more quiet
life. This is hint that might be of
benefit to ladies of sedentary habits who
are desirous of prolonging an appearance
Of youth. Fish of all kinds is good food
for nervous people. Raw eggs, contrary
to the general opinion, are not 80 digesti-
BILE 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
rare. Neither fried eggs nor anything
else fried should be eaten by nervous
people" {,
"Do not mos. peruons injurs their
digostion by eating too much 7"
"No; tho great majority, especially in
this country of abundant food, don't eat
enough. am quite. sure of It. There
are more people killed by not getting
sufficient to eat than by overlooking their
stomachs. Many of those who do eat
q sufficient quantity are prevented by
some disease from digesting enough for
the economy of their systems. The very
frat thing for any one who has exhausted
himself by mental work, or one who has
been born weak and irritable, 10 to fur.
nish his brain with sufficient food to
either repair the damage it has sustained
or TO build 1t up into atrong, healthy
! '.'Such persons usually suffer from
nervous dyspepsia. Their stomachs are
Inadequate TO the task of digesting the
foca put into them. Owing to the def.
cient nerve.power of the individual It
lies there unacted upon by the gastric
Juice, because there is either uons or en-
insufficient quantity to have any power.
The food, instead Of helping to renew
the body and the nervous system with
the rest, undergoes fermentation, and
The body It should nourish starves. The
person Is 10 q worse state than If the
food had rot been eaien, for the fermen.
tation develops acids and gases.
NERVOUS people msy get all the fat
they need out Of sugar and starch, but It
10 better for those whose digestive organs
are very weak or whose nerves are In q
highly sensitive condition to get it from
the animal kingdom than to compel their
!enfeebled stomachs, intestines and pan.
creas to create IL out'of starch and sugar.
Good bread With plenty of swee. butter
is on excellent food for the nerves.
"People troubled with insomnia, re..
vous starting from sleep, and sensations
of falling, can often be cured by limiting
themselves TO- q diet of milk alone for q
time. I mean milk and nothing else.
An adult requircs about three pints or
two quarts daily, TAXI ag q pint for meal.
Z People with ws.,S nerves require
usually q larger quantity of water than
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