The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-23
WHEN TO EAT.



Value Your Health.
When to eat is quite as important MS
what to eat. though not generally SO
much discussed. Many who are partic-
ular to prepare their food according to
some hygienic theory. eat at all hours
Of the day without thought Of injuring
their stomachs. Women who live alone.
or whose men folks are absent during
the day. fall into the habit Of eating
when they have time, or ''when they
feel like il" and when there is q pres
sure OF work often delay their meals
two or three hours beyond the proper
| time An occasional irregularity of
this kind may do no harm. but when
continued awhile the digestion becomes
disordercd. and all sorts Of stomach,
bowel and liver troubles follow AS con-
sequence, 10 say nothing Of frequent
headaches. Whatever your work. re-
quire yourself to observe regular hours
for eating il you value your health.
The hours set apart for meals should
suit the convenienccs, business and liv-
ing habits of those who eat. II the
breakfast hour agrees with our hour for
work and rest, it matters little whether
1 it il 8. z. = or 3 o'clock. provided we
keep to the same hour every morning.
The same applies to the dinner hour.
but at least live hours should elapse be-
tween meals to give the stomach time
10 finish digestion and rest a little
before beginning on new supply Of
food.
Equally il not more pernicious than
irregular meals. is the habit OF eating
between meals. Many of the ailments
to which children are subject can be
readily traced to their continual ''picc-
ing'' between meals. Indeed. children
are sometimes ''p;eccd" to death. The
frequent supplies Of food disturb the
process Of digestion. prolonging II
greatly, SO that the stomach is constantly
at work. The whole digestive appar-
atus Is weakened thereby. and the foun-
dations laid for dyspepsia and other
disorders.
In addition to this injury, the child
who s.pieccs" soon loses his relish fol
wholesome. nutritious food Having
eaten bread and molas ses. cake or pie,
as may be an hour or two befDre din
ner, he comes to the table without an
appetite, rejects plain. substantial dishes,
and waits for dessert. The frctfulness,
skin eruptions. impovcrishmcnt Of the
body. and sickness from cakes and
pastry. need not be dwclt upon. II
mothers would give their children that
best of inheritance, good health. they
must resolutely abolish the ''p'ecing'
system.
Ii child refuses to eat al one meal.
let him wait until the next. DO not
attempt to coax or compel him to eat.
II he i not hungry. his stomach does
not require food. and j. better without;
IL he refuses from pcttshncss or OBJ.
stinacy. waiting Is good discipline. Reg
ular meals. plain, wholesome food, and
nothing between times, should he the
rule. II may seem hard to refuse a
child when he complains Of hunger, but
his health should be the first consider
alton. and after regular habits are once
established, there will be no further
trouble.
The only allowable departure from
this rule Il where child is really I'M
well in the morning. and therefore has
no inclination TO cat until some time
NlltI UItAkiI>l n ctittl AtAtAht W
easily digested food may then be given.
sufficient to allay the pangs of hunger
but not enough 10 prevent the stomach
from being ready for meal AZ dinner
time.
There Is still another. though minor
objection TO children eating between
meals. 1t i troublesome to have then
running 70 cupboard. scattering
I crumbs and smcaring themselves. 1t i
annoying to have them whimpering and
sussing mt meal-timc, pushing ava,
} Their potato and crying for sugar; ant
nothing is more disagreeablc than fo
children who 20 calling with theil
mothers to begin five minutes aftc
their arrival. MA, want something 4
eat" Ma. ma, want piece"
Mothers. il you have no concern TO
your children's health, pray have Lit
: tie for their manners. Tribune am
Farmer