The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-10

more lmpOrLanI results luaiA iaso Se' peon
realized.
Operation of Natural Laws Does Not
Override the Doctrine Of a Special
Providence So. Every Man Should
Know Hiraself:..The Importance
of the Family Physician.
Mr.. w. A. Lee said That whilst he agreed
with the essayist on the subject Of hot bread,
his own experience did not accord with ms
suggestion as to sleeping on ''full stomach.
With him it invariably produced not "slum-
hers light and pleasant dreams" but indiges-
tion and night mare. AS to the suggestion
that SO many Deaths were improperly saddled
Of the violation of natural laws. he remarked
that the operal ion Of natural causes accord
ing to fixed laws might be Cancelled, without
discarding the doctrine Of special Proyl-
dence, who had 50 adjusted the laws of the
material universe ;.s to produce moral results: G
mo sparrow falletli to the ground without his
knowledge" yet as the result of natural laws.
He thought that there was world OF wisdom
in the adage "at forty a fool or a ply ysiclan
not that n man was qualified then. to give
phySic to himself or others, but that he knew
his own constitution better than any one else
what agreed and VIII at disagreed, whether IN
the matter of food or physc and could act up
to the maxim, what is one mans meat is
another mans poison" Hence tine necessity
of the family physician, He thought ihat
eshRaps IN no produced greaer
results than in medicine; IN the prevention
and the cure Of disease; IN prolonglng nle.
and making it more tolerable. St1ii as IN me
terology, there WAS perhaps an ultima h1tte,
hey ond which the torch OF science conla
throw no light to irradiate the gloom. BOOK
learning was no substitute for experience IN
any department of li1e-theopy must s1ai oe eon1
laws are the result Of itn imperfect analysis.
and yoa cannot produce organization and lie
by reversing the analytic process. Hence IN
any art and SCIENCE they must be brought 10
the test of individual experience.
Capt. L. w. White then made some humor-
Gus and pleasant remarks.
An Important subject--The Duty Of
Teachers =. The Colonel's Opinion
OF the Essay.
Col. Eugene B. Gary said that the suhlectse
lected by the eSSayiSt was one OF vital import
ance to us all. A due regard to hyglenic laws
increased our ca pac;ty for the enjoyment OF
life by giving us health. When one OF the an
cicnt philosophers was asked What was 1he
greatest blessing that could beflll man. he
said mems sn,,n in sano corpore,-a sound mind
In q sound body.
Nature has certain laws which we can not
violate without detriment to our health, and
the object of hygiene is to give us knowledge
If those laws and thus prevent disease. There
Is nothing truer than the trI te saying, AN
ounce of prevention is worth pound OF
| Col Gary then quoted from Herbert Sren-
Ger on education and showed that 1t was not
on " the province bnt the duty of teachers TO
| instruct their pupils In these laws, as well as
| in the branches of learning usually taught IN
the schools In conclusion, Col. Gary, SAID
that he thought the essay was an exceedingly
able paper. And that the only objection ne had
| to 1t, was that 1t was not longer.
Mistakes in Eating..-The EVIL of Re.
manning In Doors -.- The Kind of
Women who Make Homes Happy.
Col. Orvile T. Calhoun said: The essayist
has failed to speak of that which regard as
very essential to good health. Nothing is SO
conductive to good health as olenty of out
door exercise. If we take enough outdoor
exercise, and eat the proper kind OF ioou at
the proper time, we are apt to enjoy good
health, without which none can expect much I &c n
happiness, and success in life. Bad digestion
will cloud the brain. sour the temper, make
home unhappy, and bring us 10 an carry
grave One bad habit the American people
are falling into is late dinners In TINS we , are
trying to ape our English brethren. Now
late dinners may do very well for certain
class in England whose only business Is 10
living it will not do. Those people turn night
into day They dine at seven p. NJ, and 60 to
bed mt two or three o'clock the next morntn
and rise at about one P. NJ. so you see they
have plenty of time to digest their dinner
before going to bed, hut not so with us. we
must rise early in order to attend to our ousi-
ness, and therefore must retire early (ana =
we eat late dinners, before our dinners are ul.
Realth. Any Doctor will tell yon that it is
unhealthy to starve too long. and when per
son eats breakfast at eight or nine a. NJ, and
dimes at five or SIX P: NJ, ne Is starVanf tOC t0C
| much. Now these people whom Weare trying
to ape do not live as we do: They rise nt one
and pnrtake first Of q light breakfast, later on
a lunch, then dinner at seven ana llsni; :; sup, i'
great length Of time between meals, except
dinner and supper. and dinner being heavy
meal takes more time to digest:
| Mr. President, while on his important SUD
iect / viii say something of the condition OF
our women as regards to health. 1t Is SAD t'
relate, but nevertheless true, that IN the
| Southern States there are but lew neathS
women. And ii our doctors are asked why
the answer will be not enough outdoor eXer-
else, tight lacing, the lack of warm clothing
i in cold weather, and thin shoes. VI course
there are other reasons, but these nre the
/ prncip pal ones.
Lock a strong man up for twelve months
and you will injure his health. and how can
woman expect to enjoy g0Ou hehlth, VINO con
fines herself to her house as our women 90
with corsets laced so tight they can hardly
breathe At the home OF such women the
doctor is frequent visitor, and within there
is none of that chccrfulnrss that makes nome
the charming place IL should be. EnGiano
can boast of the healthicst women ana the
happiest homes in the world. and this proud
boast is owing TO the tact that the FnsIlSll
girls are trained up at school and ut nome TO
take n plenty Of good outdoor exercise, and
when they marry the habit clings TO them
They ride to the hounds, and in short dresses
climb the Alps on mule back and on toot, aho
when at nome think nothing OF taking Il nve
or ten mile tramp. Let us immitate our
consins across the water In this. and not III III
late dinners, and We too can soon ooaSt o.
healthy women and happy homes, ana tht
doctors buggy will disappear from our 1roht
gate.
The Importance Of Careful P0lice'''
The Human Heart Graves Life and
/ Health.
Judge MCGOWAN gave an interesting talk on
the subject under discussion. and spoke III
some length. HI thought extensive, energet
ic. and Thorough policing of ali lots In towns
should be icarlesSly enforced at whatever cost
in money. 1t is of til" utmost importance
that all streams of water he cleared of lnipr"p
t,orc fto M