West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
FOOD AND EXERCISE.

what should Form the Diet of Workers
and Non-Workers.
Those who have little time for exer.
else and are compelled to. live chiefly
within doors must endeavor To secure.
or should have secured for them as far
as possible by employers, by way OF
compensation, n regular supply OF
fresh air, without draughts, an atmoB-
phere as free from dust and other inl-
puritics as can be obtained, with IA good
supply of light, and some artificial
warmth when needed. Those necessi-
ties granted, cereal foods, such as VOL
made bread in variety, and vegetable
produce, including fruits, should form
great part of the diet consumed, with
fair addition of eggs and milk if no
meat is taken, and little of other ami
NAL food than fish. On such dietary.
and without alcoholic stimulants, thou.
sands OF such workers as i have briefly
indicated may enjoy, with very little
exercise, far better health and more
strength than at present they experience
on meat and heavy buildings, beer,
bakers bread and cheese OF course
there arc workers who belong to neither
OF the two extreme classes indicated
and whose habits can not be described
as scdentary, but who occupy middle
place between the two. For such some
corresponding modification of the
q etary is naturally appropriate But
1t is a vulgar error TO regard meat in
any form as necessary to life; if
for any 1T is necessary, it is for
the hard working outdoor laborers,
and for these a Ger ain proportion is no
doubt desirable. Animal flesh is USE
ful, also, as concentrated form of
nutriment, valuable for It's portability,
and for the small space il occupies in
the stomach-unrivalcd in certain cir
cumstances. Like every other descrip-
ton of food, it is highly useful i'm its
place, but Is by no means necessary for
large proportion of the population.
To many it has become part ally de-
sirable only by the force OF habit and
because their digestive organs have
thus been trained to deal with il. and
ut first resent a change. But this be-
ing gradually made, adaptation takes
place. and the individual who has con
sumed two or three meat meals daily
with some little discomfort, chiefly from
being often indsposoI to make active
eXcrtions, becomes, after sufficient time
has elapsed, stronger, lighter and hap
pier, as well as better tempered and
manifestly healthier, on the more deli
cate dietary sketched. People i'm gen
eral have very inadequate ideas of the
great power of habit alone i'm forming
what they believe TO be ipnate personal
peculiarities, or in ereat ng conditions
which are apparently tAft ~ n constitu-
tonal necessity, laws Of their nature.
ana essentif ieSr iteiste. MANY
OF these peculiarties az os4iy due TO
habit-that Is, TO long continuance in
routine of action, adopted, it may be,
without motive or design; and peD-
pie are apt to forget that If n rou-
tine Of precisely opposite character
had been adopted precisely opposite
conditions would have been established.
and opposite peculiarties would have
become dominant as {. cir contraries
are now. Alterations i'm the dietary.
especially Of elderly persons. should b.
made gradually and with caution. This
condition fulfilled, considerable
change may be ELECTED with satisfac.
tory results, when circumstance render
it necessary TO revert once more to
the question Of flesh eating, "a sb5uld
be remarked that it appears 20 81 ~ ~
means q natural taste with th6,Fsffno
Few children like that part Of the meal
which consists Of meat. but prefer Tire
pudding, the fruit, the vegetables. II
well dressed, which, unhappily. is not
often the case. Many children mani
fest great repugnance 60 meat af first.
and are coaxcd and even 5coldrd hy
anxious mothers until the habit OF cat.
ing 10 is acquired Adopting the insular
creed, which regards beef and mutton
IS necessary 10 health and Strength, the
mother often suffers from grOuudlcss
forcoodings about the future o. q child
who reject flesh and mnn TESTS what &
regarded as an unfortunate partialty
Tor bread and butter and pudding.
Nevertheless J ann satisfied If che chill
droI followed their own instinct in That
matter, Che result would be gain ir
moro ways thal one Certainly, 10
meat did not appear in tuo nursery I'M
Oh &c children ssGt for TO- IL would be
rarely seen therr, and tne young ones
would, as n rule thrive on milk and
eggs, with the varied produce OF the
vegetable kingdom Sir HENRY ThOnP.
son, ie hiHc'cenM Century