Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-26
REGULATIONS ron DYsPEPrICs


ulous amounts OF beef, on which the
housewife proudly dilates-well, it is the
fashion, so it must be spoken Of with cir
cumspection-is a fraud! or something
akin thereto. It's food value has vet to
be demonstrated Not long ago calves
foot ielly was indispensable in conditions
of debility; its day is now over, it is liitle
heard Of.
strong beef tea, meat essences, meat
Juice, are pleasant, and certainly pa
tients think they are proper things Tor the
debiItated. Well, they may ne so; II and
provided they take something else as
well. But to give the starving patient,
starving in the midst Of plenty these
things to feed him, is giving him stone
when be asks for bread. A little light
food which can be di.ested is Infinitely
This is something ike what should be
arrived at;
Breakfast: Porridge, oatmeal, or hom-
inv. or hOminy. with milk, TO start
with; to set the children a good exam
plel
FISH, with a cup Of coffee, tea, or cocoa.
Some fruit.
Lunch: Some potatoes mashed, with
plenty OF milk and butter, better still
cream, peppered and sailed, and Drowned
before the IRE.
A little cold minced meat in thin lay
er, not to be further cooked, but only TO be
made hot, may be added. some cold milk
pudding, lett over from the dinner Of tue
nay before, and some stewedf fruit. glass
of milk, cleret or sherry, may be permits
snle. Let 1t be little. No glasses OF wine
betwixt meals to "Whip one up" such
habit is bad, very bad,
Dinner: A little soup, some boiled fish,
very little joint, or some game, or entree
like sweetbread, or spinach and
poached egg, some milk pudding and
stewed fruit.
Wine: Two glasses OF the wines men,
~tioned, or perhaps, if the patient be very
sure that IL does good and suits better
than anything else, one glass OF port
wine. AeTated waters are Objectionable,
they are two gaseous; while alkaline
waters are not good at meal times, they
reduce the acidity OF the stomach, which
is essential to the digestive action in the
SAID stomach.
Now as to dessert. Perhaps am going
20 be heretical: perhaps only "a little adj
vanced.n Nuts are certainly not to be
advocated Tor the dyspeptic. Oranges,
pomeloes and shaddOcSs are, like grapes.
unob jectlOnable If toe Juice only be
swallowed; apples, pears, piums, goose
berries, cherries, straw berries. each and
all are good. The salts, potash and others
of sub-acid fruits are good for 1.-The
blood" often these fruits are forbidden
unnecessarily. II they disagree, let tuem
be avoided; experience must be the sole
judge Of their sdmissiaility. Only they
need not be escheWed wholesale, as is too
much the rule.
Bananas. hgs. pineapples. raisius, pre-
served peaches and sppic0ts. when the
fresh fruit cannot be obtained, are also
good; candied fruits perhaps are not as a
RUE admisslb e.
Supper: A draught Of milk and an ar
rowro0t biscuit Is the best and highest.
IL is rarely required except after an early
dinner.
Some persons, however, must take their
food at short intervals, because they can
only digest a little al once.
When the fast betwixt supper and
breakfast is too long, little milk and
a biscuit 10 the small hours Of the
morning may be taken; or a tumb bier OF
milk with a teaspOOnful OF wine or
brandy an it may be taken on getting
out Of bed TO dress. With some persons
this enables them TO take a fair break
last
some persons can eat no breakfast. Not
unccmmOnlY they eat their breakfast
before they 90 10 bed" they make good
supper. This Is very common with BUSH
ness people, who work hard all the day,
and have no rest TIL supper time. Tne
mistress Of a business requiring much
personal attention Is APT 10 do this she
commonly becomes a dyspepllc: II her di-
gesti0n can stand this outrage. usually
she ultimately becomes the subject OF
govt in some one or other or its many
forms.
some dyspeptics md that they must
take no nulds with their food, and have 70
live on 4 very dry dietary, an Arab die
tary. Others require more fluids than
they allow themselves. Others require a
biscuit or sons light articles OF food he
twlxt meals " nen this Is made an ex-
cuse for glass Of sherry, tits 70 be close
IL criticised as a questionable habit
''mOre h0nOred IN the breach than ia the
observance" 10 take some fruit would
be DetteTIn every way. Some succuient
1EgfG would satisfy the craving for
something and would not require tee
beverage ito gel 1t down Sucn use Of
fruit ought 70 be more general than IL is
at present. In ali households where the
expense does not forbid il. large dish OF
picked fruit Of various kinds, " hen the
season permits o. u, should be placed on
the sidebOard every morning, with d label
''help yourself on II as is found in the
waiting rooms OF several London consult
ants). Children would soOn cease 70
oyeTeat themselves, Just as do assistants
IN cOnfectlOners' shops, wnen they realize
that It's to be a constant affair, not an &C.
casiOnal treat 20 be made the most Of such
an idea is well worthy Of adoption. II
the Temperance section Of society would
set the example, II wOuld soon be follow
ed by others. TO the benefit Of tue digestive
organs OfmanY while il would be agreea-
bic to all. Fresh gathered fruit out OF the
garden and orchard ought 20 De placed on
the breakfast table every morning. For
those who experience a bitter OF not taste
1n the morning on awakening. such addi-
tion to tue breakfast table would be most
acceptable.
Aud now few words a. the beverages
20 be taken. Americans are dyspeptic peO-
pie; they drink much iced water atmeals,
ergo, iced drinks at meal times are bad !!
They may be when carried tO'eXcess; this
IS not denied. But iced drinks are not the
cause Of the widespread dyspepsia ia the
United States. There are other potent
factors in action. Iced drinks are very
grateful 70 the thirsty, but too much in.
dulgence therein produces a t0rturing
thirst. as the person who indalges In eat
ing snow IN the Arctic regions discovers
quickly. just as snow balling causes the
hands first to feel cold and then to glow
with heat II continued. so the constant
application Of an iced fiuid 10 the faucos
NJ first grateful, becomes the source Of
an intense discomfort; for the blood