Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-03-20
/, Nau,s Three HEALS.


yes. breakfast ought to he a
hearty one, catcncarly i'll the morn
ING, and eaten slowly, so as to pre-
c'nle the possibility of eating too
heavily, which would materially IN
tcrlcrc with the business of the day
A man or woman who is no break
fast eater must eitherbe Il heavy
over hcavy-Surper eater, OF be IN
bad state of health. A person who
REQUIRES the stimulus of cup OF
tea, or any ether stimulus or stun
ulant whatever, before partaklng
of solid food is not i'll the hcyday
of health. | like to see a man have
his breakfast first, and then feel
round for his cup of coffee, tea or
chocolate. | have known the strong
est and .healthicSt of men positive
" forget all about the liquid part
of tlIeil. breakfast and leave the til.
bile without it. l have known men
who scarcely ever touched a drop
of liquid of any kind tiom one
weeks end to another, and who,
never,hclesS,were i'll ruddy and 70,
bust health. What a person eats
for breakfast often gives me clue
TO the state of his health. One eN'
ample: Ii, Willie Sojournlng at a
hotel. l see Il man come down to
breakfast between 10and II O'Clock
and sit down to devilcd kidneys
with plenty of sauce CpiQuanO. and
perhaps one poor puny egg to io'-
low. ] would bc willing to aver that
he carries a white tongue and that
his liver sadly needs seeing to-
Ham and eggs, bacon and eggs, or
bcefsteak or undcrdone chop,
with boiled eggs TO follow, and
then a cup of nice tea, is 4 sensible
breakfast fer Il man who is gong
away ont into the fresh air to walk,
or ride, or work till noon, but not
for 4 person who has to sit all day
in the same position at manual la
Dor. | emphasize the word manual
because intellectual or mental work
canduccs to appetite. An author
hard at his desk, If his ideas be
flowing freely, if he I've happy at his
work, and time flying swiftly with
linn. soon gets hungry, which only
proves that we must support the
body well when there is a strain
upon the mind. so that 10 extra eN-
psrditure of tissue may lead to de-
bility. Cheerful conversation III,
sures the easy digestion OF a good
breakfast. 1t is IL pity that IN this
COUNTRY the custom of inviting
friends tothe mati:utinal meallsnot
more prevalent. 1t may seem Il
strange thing to say, but | would
Ten times sooner go out to break
juSt than to dinner. One is, or
ought 20 be. freshest in the morn
Ing: lie then needs 40 artificial
stimulus 10 make him feel bright,
witty. happy, as he too often does
after the duties OIL tue Gay a!c Wv Vi
The midday meal. or lunche n to
thosA who dine i'll the evening and
who have work to do in the after.
noon, should be Il light one. | am
not quite sure that do not quite
approve of The city snack 1t puts
one past, It sustainsnatue, it leaves
the mind free to think and to do
its duty, ard, above all, it enables
the stomach to have rest before
the principal meal of the day. Now
about This meal lave 10 say that.
ifpart;.l::en Of alone by ones self, it
ought to be an abstemions one
Even in company it need not be a
heavy one. No matter how many
courses there ale, there is not the
slightest necessity Of making too
free with them. But it is a fact,
which every ore must have felt,
that even a moderately heavy meal
is quickly and easily digested ifac
conranicd with aud followed Oy
witty or intellectual and sugges-
tive conversation.
I'm dysreptic: l must not dine
cut have heard a gentleman
mere than once remark.
Well, my impression is that it
does dySreptics Il deal OF good to
dine our, if they can eat in moder-
alton ard judiciously, never being
tempted to call in aid Of artificial
stimulus 10 enable them to do as
other men gilmore robust physique
ale doing around them.