The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-08-20
HOT KITCHENS.

Unfortunate House-Keepers Wasting Thell
| 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-slavcs to the lower
nature, gratifying the more sensual ap-
petites. This is the season, perhaps,
in which the greatest violence is done
to the human system, sadly exhausting
the vital forces. For several weeks, at
least. our natural inclinations and more
usual promptings suggest more than
usual rest and our accustomed quiet, a
feeling of las situde 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 q certain class
of food-the heatcrs-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
rcsorted to, to improve the appetite
or to increase it, making it artificial,
unnatural by the use of stimulants or
tones. or to tempt it by the use of par.
ticularly agreeable, delicious dishes
almost compelling one to eat moro
than is really demanded to keep tho
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 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 toiliDg, for
naught, when not able to spare much
vitality. her condition aggravated by
being compelled to endure q heat to
which no mortal should be subjected.
at least unnecessarily, for any consid-
cradle length of time. 1t is not mat
ter of surprise that so many wives. in
what should be the very prime OF life.
are faded. shrivcled. prematurely old.
often filing an early grave! All OF
this is unnecessary. The appetite flags
no more ut this season than it should,
and it is folly and worse 20 attempt to
force it, since the means usually en-
ployed simply add to the tagging en-
ergies.
During the hottest of the weather. q
very simple dinner is ali that is needed
for less than the usual amount of food
is needed. while digestive power is cor
diminished. Sometimes
this extra cooking is the result of the
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 is
worse than bestial. indicative of but q
very little worthy OF the name of mar
hood. .-Dr. Hangford. IL Golden Ruls.