Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
Diet and EYeref~a

Sir Henry Thompson in Nineteenth Century
Those who have little time for exercise 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, regular supply of fresh air
without draughts an atmosphere as free from
o9st and other impurities as can be obtained,
WIN good supply of light and some artif.
c,ai warmth when needed. These necessities
ktauVSo, cefesai iooas such as weli-made bread
IN variety, and vegetable produce, including
fruits, should form a greater part Of the diet
consumed, with fair addition of eggs and
milk If no meat is TAKEN and little of other ami
mai FOOD than fish. On such dietary, and with
ootaicohoiic stimulants, thousands Of such work
very little exercise far better health and more
paadngs sesy
e VI course there are workers who belong to
n ned OF the two extreme classes indicated
as na 5t esnnot be mS
die place between the two. For such
some corresponding modification of the
vulgar to resarap a any
necessary life; if for any it is necessary, 1t is
tor the Woodworking outdoor laborers, and
slrable Animal flesh is useful, also, as a
concentrated co form of nutriment, valuable for
lts portability and for the small space it oc-
cuPles In the stomach-unrivaled in certain
circumstances. Like every other description
Of food it is highly useful in Its place. but is by
the population. 70 many a It has p become par.
TALLY desirable only by the force of habit and
because their digestive organs have thus been
change. But this being gradually made. adap-
tatlon takes place, and the individual who has
consumed two or three meat meals daily with
some niue discomfort, chiefly from being
often fndisposed to make active exertions, be-
comes, after sufficienttime has elapsed stronger,
and manifestIy healthier, On the more delicate
dietary sketched.
People in general have very inadequate ideas
what they believe to be innate personal pecu-
liarties, or in creating conditions which are APP
parently part OF a constitutional necessity, laws
Many OF heSe peculiarities are solely due to
habit, that is, to long continuance in routine
OF action, adopted it may be without motive or
ueslgn anu people are apt to forget that If rou-
tlne OF precisely opposite character had been
adopted, precisely opposite conditions would
fies w 3ega and opposite pecuar
traries are now. Alterations in the dietary, es-
pecially OF elderly persons, should be made
fulfilled, a considerable change may be effected
with satisfactory results. when circumstances
render 1t necessary.
To revert once more to the question of flesh
eating, 1T should be remarked that it appears
10 be by no means natural taste with the
young. Few children like that part of the
meal which consists OF meat. but prefer the
pudding, the fruit, the vegetables, ii well
dressed, which unhappily is not often the case.
MANY chiofeh manifest great fepugnance 10
meat at first, and are coaxed and even scolded
by anxious mothers until the habit of eating ii
Is acquired. Adopting the insular creed, which
regards beef and mutton rs necessary to health
and strength, the mother often suffers from
grOundless forebOdings about the future of a
Child who rejects flesh and manitests what is
regarded as an unfortunate Partially for bread
and butter and pudding Nevertheless am
satisfied, If the children followed their own
instinct in that matter, the result would be a
gain In more ways than one. Certainly, ii
meat did not appeer in the nursery until the
children sent tor it it would be rarely seen
there, and the young ones would, as q rule
thrive on milk and eggs, with the varied pro
duce of the vegetable kingdom.