Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-04-06
DIETING FOR DISEASE.
An Excellent way OF Restoring Physical
and Menthl Bhlnnoe.

An EIcOIlent WAY OF henNOIlUH AuyniCht
and Mental balance.
In not few affections special forms
Of diet are all that isrequired to effect n
euro. Take, for instance, disorder OF
the organs Of digestion, such Us dys-
popsia. II a person suffering from that
has fortitude aud can practice self
denial he may in nearly all instances
cure himself II he properly selects and
restricts his diet. But fcw care to mako
the effort. or at least to persist in 1t
long enough. It is easier and far more
agreeable for them to take medicine,
and SO they go on eating and dosing
until the disease becomes chrsnic, for
rarely can it be cured by drugs alone.
A person with dyspepsia, treating him
self, should first ascertain what foods
are easy of digestion, and coutino him
self to thom, reducing the quantity
taken to the smallest amount upon
which ho can live and still retain his
strength and full vigor He must re-
ligiously deny himself those articles Of
food which he has found by experience
to bo burdensome to his stomach. IL
the dyspepsia is recent, and not an ag-
gravated form, this simple method, II
persisted in for few weeks, will very
often bo efficient to effect cure. So
1t is If one is what is termed bilious.
He must regulate his diet and content
himself with bread, milk. oatmeal. veg
etables, lean meat and fish. He will
usually find plain lean meat easy of di-
gestion, provided he does not eat Of it
too much or too often. Most bilious
persons can indulge in it onco day; n
few can not take and properly digest it
oftener than every other day. On such
diet the sufferer from that common
disorder If ho takes plenty of exercise,
is quite sure to recover without the aid
of medicine. Then there Is the So
called gouty class, made up Of those
who suffer from variety of symp-
toms. some of the most important of
which are referablo to tho stomach and
liver. The remedy for many such pa
tients is the milk cure But few people.
however, who have spcnt their lives in
nursing their stomachs have forttudo
enough to apply the treatment and. IL
they make the attempt, very generally
they return to their old habits on the
second or third day. 1t really docs re-
quiro much firmness to practice tho de-
nial needed, especially during the first
week; the second week there is less
hardship, and soon one becomes quite
content on milk alone. Taking first a
glass of that food every three hours,
until tho system becomes accustomed
to its use, the quantity is then increased
to half pint or pint, slightly warmed,
several times daily. On such diet as
this the patient, if he starts with full
appetite, soon feels that he must nctu-
ally starve if he continues on it alone.
He soon loses weight, becomes weak
ened. nervous and extremely fretfuL
Gradually, however, he grows more
content. and his physical and mental
balance is restored. The different or
gans become moro active, and his en-
tire system feels the beneticent effect.
He learns, also. that excessive eating is
simply habit, and that the amount of
food actually demanded for the support
of the body is much less than he sup
posed. He is not likely, thereafter. to
"attempt to dig his grave with his
teeth. "-BoSkon Herald.