Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-02
HOT KITCHENS.
Unfortunate House, Keepers Wasting Thei
Strength In Needless Cooking.

Unfortunate House, Keepers Wasting Their
Strength in Needless Cooking.
During the cheated term" it is by
no means unusual for some house
keepers to make themselves but little
less than slaves-slaves to the lower
nature, gratifying the more sensual APP
pettes. This is the season, perhaps
in which the greatest violence is done
to the human system, sadly exhausting
the vital forces For several weeks, al
least, our natural inclinations and more
usual promptings suggest more than
usual rest and our accustomed quiet,
feeling of lassitude convincing us that
we have less than the usual strength
and vitality.
But our fictitious ideas, our false
views of the demands of the system at
this season of the year, come sadly in
conflict with our comfort, if not our
health. Since most of certain class
of food-the heaters-with an unusual
quantity, are demanded on account of
the GOODNESS of the weather, it is evil
dent that much less food is needed in
the summer, particularly during the
hottest part of the season, which fact
is indicated by falling off of the APP
petite, which, when perfectly natural.
represents the amount of food actually
needed to sustain the system in its
proper condition. Unfortunately, this
natural, diminished appetite, indicative
of our real wants, is too often regarded
as evidence of some arrangement, to
remove which one of two methods are
resorted to, to improve the appetite
or to increase it, making it artificial,
unnatural by the use of stimulants or
tonicS, or to tempt it by the use of par
ticularly agreeable, delicious dishes,
almost compelling one to eat more
than is really demanded to keep the
system in its normal condition. This
implies extra cooking, since such APP
| petizing dishes require additional time,
| Just when the cook is the least able to
| perform such arduous duties. As a nat.
ural consequence, most of the time and
energies are given to cooking tempt
ing dishes, wasting the energies of the
cook, with those of the family. as such
dishes are very difficult of digesting,
often exhausting nearly or quite all
of the strength obtained from the food.
Oftener than otherwise, the kitchen is
kept closed. that the heat may not rem
der the whole house uncomfortable,
the unfortunate cook toiling, fol
naught, when not able to spare much
vitality, her condition aggravated by
being compelled to endure a heat tC
which no mortal should be subjected
at least unnecessarily, fer any consid
cradle length of time. 1t is not mat
ter of surprise that so many wives, IL
what should be the very prime of life
are faded, shriveled, prematurely old
often filling an early grave! All o.
this is unnecessary. The appetite flag
no more at this season than it should
and it is folly and worse TO attempt t.
force it, since the means usually EN-
ployed simply add to the tagging en-
ergies.
During the hottest of the weather, ;
very simple dinner is all that is needed
for less than the usual amount of fooC
IS needed, while digestive power is cor
respondingly diminished. Sometimes
this extra cooking is the result of thu
choice of the wife, whe voluntarily as
sumes needless tolls. When demanded
by the husband, with full knowledge
of the results on his wife's health, it i
worse than bestial. indicative Of but |
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