Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-27
EAT AND BE MERRY.
Views of Doctors on When to Eat
 and What to Eat.

Views of Doctors on When to Eat
 and What to Eat
 cko Evils of Hasty Eating "Boltinss'
 Rather Than tho Kind of Food Respon.
 sible for Indigestion A Liberal
 Dict tho Proper Thing.
 What to eat Is 0 question that troubles overy one moro or less. Several doctors who have been talked to on the subject of eating lately agree that . man ought to be able to eat any thing that he fanoies. One doctor said that 3 man's digestive organs ought to be in such a condition that he could cat shinRle nails They attribute dyspepsia not 90 much to eating wrong kinds of food as from eating too hurriedly and paying too little attention to their meals when they are eating, and letting their mind wander away to business and other subjects of the day.
 { Dr. Alexander Lambert, house surgeon st Bellevue Hospital, of New York, has given some attention to tho subject of eat ing. He said to a Philadelphia Press re- porter;
 II think the trouble with people in this country Is that they overeat. They don't
 
 Rushman, but when they do eat they usual ly partake of a large variety of food. and eat 1t as hurriedly as they possibly can, in order that they may be kept from their busi- ness as little while as possible. In this way they overeat. If they haven't time to at down and eat an elaborate dinner slowly and carefully, then the best thing they can do Is to eat small, plain meal, which they could easily do In the. time that they devote to their elaborate dinner, and from which they would derlve a great deal more benefit.
 "I think that the best time for one to take nreaklast is between seven and eight o'clock in the morning. Dinner should be had at about one o'clock, if possible; that is, If time can be spared at one o'clock to eat the meal properly. If not light luncheon should be had at one o'clock and the meal of the day at about six o'clock. Another light meal might be had at about nine or ten o'clock at night if one is hungry, I usually Ind that an orange or 8 cracker Is nl that want to eat at that time think as @ rule families of the better class eat very sensibly They usually eat plain, sub stantial food, which Is prepared in Q simple way, and not spoiled by being made up into fancy dishes and highly seasoned. think, though, that they r0ake Q mistake in not drinking enough water with their meals. A man who leads literary life and one who is occupied at his desk and in his office all day should be careful what kind of a breakfast he eats. It should not be too heavy.
 "Suoh man should eat very little oat- meal, as oatmeal is heating. He might eat lightly of steak, chops, weak coffee, milk and fruit. A laborer, or one who Is en- gagged in physical and manual labor, can eat heartily of oatmeal, bread and butter, meat, eggs, coffee and almost any thing that Is strengthening. In the middle of the day the laboring man should have his dinner. The busy man who is down town must take time to have light lunch. The habit of rushing out and getting something to eat perhaps while standing at the buffet, may not seem to do any harm just now; but by and by the effect will be very serious. When this man has got through with his days work and his mind is at rest, he should eat his heaviest meal of the day, his dinner. He should eat 1t carefully and slowly, and pay attention to what he is eat ing and to his meal generally. It is @ mis- take for men to attempt to eat any meal and to read at the same time.
 /! "Don't go to bed hungry. If you have been to the theater or out late, eat 6 light meal before you retire. Highly seasoned foods ought to be generally avoided. Sweets should not be eaten as much as they are They hurt the digestion and spoil the appe- tlte. Fruits and salads should not be taken too frequently. Eat moro vegetables and less meats"
 ! A lady physlcian thinks that every thing that Is eatable ought to be eaten. She said recently:
 . II am in favor of 0 liberal diet, and be- Aeve that one should eat just what his stomach Is strong enough to digest, and that should be in such 0 condition that he could take shingle nails without much trouble. think Americans eat the right kind of food. Americans are great fruit eaters. 1n this they are h1gbly com mended. Good ripe fruit Is always bene. hcial and particularly good time to eat fruit Is before breakfast in the morning."
 Dr. John T. Nagle, of the Bureau of Vital Statistics. New York, is in favor of a pretty liberal diet. He attributes 8 great deal of the dyspepsia and nervousness, though. to Americans eating too highly seasoned food. Another physican agrees with the view that the American people habitually eat too quickly. He says:
 "lndigestible foods are hard to be speoi- dedi because what some people digest easily others can not An indipestibie article of food is boiled cabbage. This takes four hours to digest. while kohl-slaw only takes one hour. Tripe Is hard to di- gest. Fried meats are always indigestible. Always have the meat broiled. Bread fresh and hot should be avoided. Breadi ono day otd Is best. Highly seasoned foodsl are not generally good, although somel people must have them seasoned. Whati agrees with one will not agree with an-| other. think Americans eat too many; sweet4j but they are @ sweet-eatingi