, 1886-03-18
THE ALALS OF THE DAY.
BREAKFAST SHOULD BE HEARTY
AND EATEN QUITE EARLY.

The Views OF an English Physici.s-Ths
stimulus Of . Cup of Tes-cheerfui
Conversation At Ms.I-Tims-Ths mid
dry Undertaking Out.
The first meal of the day, or breakfast, is
In his country-with those In health at all
events-a fairly substantial one, although
some people try-but, thank goodness, try
in vain-to assimilate French and English
customs In regard to breakfast. France
and its folks are different from England,
and with its solid men and women. Its
climate is different from ours; its notions
as regards eating and drinking can never
be engrafted on English bono and muscle.
Yes, breakfast ought to be n hearty one,
eaten early in the morning, n eaten
slowly, 10 AS to preclude the possibility OF
eating too heavily, which would materially
interfere with the business OF the day.
A man or woman who Is no breakfast
eater must either be a heavy-over heavy
supper enter, or be In a bad state OF health.
A person who requires the timulus OF n
cup Of tea, or any other stimulus or stimu-
liant whatever, before partaking Of solid
foo Is not In the heyday Of health. like
10 see man have his breakfast first, and
then feel round for his cup OF coffee, tea or
tnDtbiilts 4 ndNt knDWu lnt blIOhktbt hlu
healthiest OF men positively forget all
about the liquid part Of their breakfast,
and leave the table without 1t. l nave
known men who scarcely ever touched a
drop OF liquid Of any kin from one weeks
end to another, and who, nevertheless,
were In ruddy and robust health.
WHAT TO EAT FOR BREAKFAST.
What n person eats for breakfast often
gives me a clew to the state OF his health.
One example: II, while s~ojourning at a
hotel, / see a man come down to breakfast
between 10 and IL and sit down TO deviled
kidneys with plenty of sauce Q~piquant),
and perhaps one poor puny egg to follow,
| would be willing TO aver that he carries
a white tongue, and that his liver sadly
needs seeing to.
Ham and eggs, bacon and egg or a beef
steak or underdone chop, with boiled eggs
to follow, and then a cup OF nice tea, Ii a
sensible breakfast for a man who In going
away out In the fresh air to walk or ride
or work till noon, but not for a person who
has TO sit all day in the same position at
manual labor. l emphasize the word
manual because intellectual CIR mental
work conduccs to appetite. An author
hard at his desk, II his ideas be flowing
freely, II he be happy at his work, and
time flying swiftly with him, soon gets
hungry, which only proves that we must
support the body well when there is a
strain upon the mind, so that no extra ex-
ira expenditure of tissue may lead to de-
bility.
Cheerful conversation insures the easy
digestion Of a good breakfast. II Is a pity
that In this country the custom OF inviting
friends 10 the matutinal meal is not more
prevalent. IL may seem a strange thing
to say, but | would ten times sooner go out
10 breakfast than to dinner. One Is, OF
ought to be, freshest in the morning; he
then needs no artificial stimulus 70 make
him feel bright, witty, happy, AZ he toe
often does after the duties OF the day are
over.
LuNcnEoN-A @sHAcK"-DYsPEPsIA.
Tn midday meal or luncheon to those
who dine In the evening and who have
work to do In the afternoon should be a
light one. | am not quite sure that I dc
not approve OF the city smack" II puts
one past; il sustains nature; 1t leaves the
mind free to think and TO do its duty, and,
above all, II enables the stomach to have
a rest before the principal meal OF the day.
Now, about this meal; l ave to say
that, II partaken Of alone by ones self, Il
ought TO be an absteminous one. Even In
company 1t need not be a heavy one. Nc
matter how many courses there are. there
is not the slightest necessity of making toe
free with them. ,
But 1t is a fact, which every one must
have felt, that even a moderately heavy
meal Is quickly and easily digested, II ac
oompanied with and followed by witty OF
intellectual and suggestive conversation
~Im a dyspeptic; | must not dine out,Hl
have heard a gentleman more than once
remark.
Well, my impression is that 1t does dys
peptlcs a deal Of good to dine out, II they
can eat in moderation and judiciously,
never being tempted TO call in the aid Of
artificial stimulus TO enable them to do az
men OF more robust physique are doing
around them.-Cassell's Family Magazine.