Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
WHAT TO EAT.
Views Of Different Doctors on
the Proper Food.
Too Highly Seasoned Food the
Cause of Dyspepsia.


gcon at bellevue hospital Of New York,
has given some attention to the sub jcct
OF eating. Ho says: ~ think the trou-
/. bic with people in this country is that
they ovcrcat They don't cat SO often
as the Frcnchman or the Euglishman,
but when they do en- they usually par
take of large variety of food, and en-.
it as hurried!y as they possibly can, in
order that they may DC kept from their
business as little awhile as possible. In
this way they ovcrcat. II they haven't
time 10 sit down and cat an elaborate
dinner slowly and carefully, then the
best thing they can do is to cat a small,
plain meal, which they could easily do
in tho time that they devote TO their
elaborate dinner, and from which they
would derive great doal moro benefit
81 think that the best time for one
to take breakfast is between z and s
o clock in the morning. Dinner should
be had at about 1 o'clock if possible;
that is, if time can be spared at o'clock
TO cat tho meal properly. If not, n
light luncheon should be had at 1
o clock and the meal of the day Mt
about 6 o clock. Another light meal
might be had at about 0 or 10 O clock
at night if one is hungry. 1 usually
find that an orange or cracker is all
that want to eat at that time. think
rs rue families OF the better class cat
very scnsibly. They cat usually plain
substantial food, which is prepared in
simple way and not spoiled by being
made up into fancy dishes and highly
seasoned. ] think, though, that they
make mistake in not drinking enough
water with their meals. A man who
leads literary life and one who is oc
cupicd Mt his desk, and in his Office all
day should be careful what kind of a
breakfast he eats. II should not be too
heavy.
"Such man should cat very little
oatmeal, MS oatmeal is heating lie
might cat lightly of steak, chops, weak
coffee, milk aud fruit. A laborer. or
one who is engaged in physical and
manual labor can cat heartily of oat.
meal, bread and butter, meat, eggs,
coffee and almost any thius 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 cat, perhaps while
standing at the buffet, may not seem 10
do any harm in't now; but by-and-by
the effect will dc very serious. When
this man has got through with his days
work and his mind is at rest ho should
eat his heaviest meal of the day, his
dinner. lie should eat it care fully and
slowly, and pay attention to what he is
eating and 10 his meal generally. 1t is
mistake for men to attempt to cat any
meal and to read at the same time.
Don't go TO bed hungry. If you
have been TO the theatre or out late cnt
light meal before you retire. Highly
seasoned foods ought to DO generally
avoided. Sweets should not be eaten
as much as they arc. They hurt the
digestion and spoil the appetite. Fruits
and salads should not be taken too frc-
qucntly. Eat more vegetable, and less
meats"
A lady physician thinks that every
thing that is catab.e ought to be eaten.
She said recently:
ii am in favor of liberal dict and
believe that ono shoull cat just what
his stomach is strong enough to digest.
and that should b. in such condition
that he could take s'ingic mills without
much trouble. think Americans cat
tho right kind of food. Americans arc
great fruit eaters. in this they are
highly commended Cool ripe fruit is
always beneficial, and particularly
good time 10 eat fruit is before break.
fast in the morning
DIR. John r. Maggie of tho bureau
OF vital statistics. New York, is in
favor of pretty liberal diet. IIo at,ri-
butcs great deal Of tho dyspepsia and
nervousness. though. to Americans eat.
ing too highly seasoned food. Another
physician agrees with the view that the
American people habitually cat too
quickly. lie says
"lndiscstihlc fools arc hard to be
specified. because what some pcopl.
digest easily Others cannot. An in
disc 'tiblc article of food is boiled cab
bagc. This takes four hours to digest,
while cold slaw only takes ono hour.
Tfipc is hard to digest. Fried meats
nre nlWavc in1io,ef,llo AIM. -