The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-24
DYSnepSia.
.Dr. Hanaford, in Golden Rule.


 Dyspepsia, our national diseaSe-if a disease 1t may be fairly called-is as easily prevented, if We will obey tn. laws of our being, in the matter of s,.- lceting and taking our food as fatigue in any of it's forms since this Is more a fatigue of the organs of digestion than otherwise, these being so generally oyer taxed. The law of digestion or tL,. conditions are just as reliable, just d. undertaking ust a~ sure to produce given effects as those of growth. com hustion or gravitation. Under ordinary circumstances with the average con>ti- tuition, We may be as certain of having good digestion d. of learning lesson. making fire, or doing any piece ot work, simply by observing the natural and necessary conditions It is true that we may have hereditary tendencies to dyspepsia as certainly as inherited stupidity, inability to learn science or mechanical trade, vet We can more OF less overcome these tcndencic, by prac- tice and effort
 One of the important conditions of good digestion is the thorough chewing of our food, with the added condition of q. this purpose to the amount of from three and one-half to six pounds per day, as a means of sufficiently moisttning the food that it may be readily swallowed. beside furnishing a very necessary sol vent aiding in the digestion To chew our food properly-as immortal and re- spon>iblc beings should, not like tho swlne-not less than half hour should be devoted to the meals even if necc,- eary to abridge the time given to smok- ing. The important idea is not imply to " stow away the food in the stomach, but to have in a proper condition to reach the stomach, sufficiently divided to easily combine with the stomach juice, after having been thoroughly mixed with the saliva that the dige,- ton may be easy and natural securing all of the nourishment from our fool. which k not generally true-in some Instances not more than one-half being secured, from the partial digestion Drinking with our meals, aS d means of easy swallowing, iS inconsistent with proper chewing if the drinking of hot tea and coffee Is intended to facilitate swallowing, or q..}joa9 our food! There '' i'' Aii'i' i'N'HNitN WI NslhlilG quite moist food-to wash it down with drinks, than for the ON and ruminant> iu general, since their food k very dry k chewed long and faithfully, after hay ing been raised again for that purpose the OK never drinking while eating
 II k proper to remark that all starchv foods as the grains, tapioca, sago, corn starch, the potato and some others of the vegetables. with arrow-root, rice etc, need special combination with the saliva, by which she starch k partially changed to grape sugar in its partial digestion in the mouth. resulting in special sweetness. on the contrary, if the meats, fish. towl etc, could be eat Very fine, that they may be easily penc- tratcd by the gastric juice. the addition of the saliva will be of but little import ancc, in contrast with the gastric iuicr. th" special agent in the digestion of ami mal food. To fully understand these principles, it iS simply necessary to re- member that dyspepsia is not as much a disease as tn" fatigue of the digestive organs, from ovrrwork. from actual abu~e-hut another expression for cx- hanetion, needing rest, a fair chance Therefore, to prevent dyspepsia chew the food properly