Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-02
OUR GOOD HEALTH.
A Physicians Views On the Subject of
Proper Foods During the Sum
mer Season.
Mentioning Some Palatable Phosphates or
Which One May Build Up Men
tality and Framework.
The Muscle Maker Not Omitted from the
List -Shun All Sorts of Car
bonaceous Foods in Hot
Weather.

"The cause of spring Sickness" ex
planned we'll known physician of whom
the question had been asked by reporter
"arises from the waste elements which ought
to be removed from the blood by the liveI
in the form of bile. These are left in the
blood and accumulate in the tissues. They
give muddy look to the complexion, 9
dull color to the eyes, and an unpleasant
taste to the mouth"
What is the cause of biliousness ?"
ut arises principally from overeatine
and the consumption of animal fats that
are difficult of digestion. Meats contain q
large per cent of albumen, nitrogenous
substance, and only from two and one-hali
to three ounce of it should be taken into
the system daily. An extra allowance
must be carried off by the kidneys, and il
the liver is overworked its work will not
be done thoroughly and much waste mat
ter which should be removed will remain
in the system and produce biliousness."
Are other ailments engendered or in
creased by the presence of bile?"
Yes; rheumatism, muscular pains, and
80 forth. Follow nature. She calls for a
change of diet. There arises dislike of
rich foods and craving for vegetables, and
If her demands are not complied with it
will take a strong constitution to resist
biliousness or gastric fever"
Then you are an advocate of dieting.
What are your views on the subject?"
There is no universal sanitary code and
any system must be accepted with the
proviso in great country like the United
States. that the elements of the human sys.
tenn and the elements of the soil taken
anywhere on the surface of the earth are
Identical"
What does this prove?"
THAT nature provides food suitable to
each locality. Geological evidence is con-
elusive. that man was not made till the
whole arrangement of creatures was per-
fected, so that wherever he chooses to
live, b. finds food adapted to his wants."
Are you vegetarian"
"Oh, no. think man was created to be
an Omniv0rOus animal and ] don't agree
with that eminent English doctor, Sir
Morrel Mackenzie, that the longevity of
the primeval race was due to the simple
food of bread and milk, and fruits. Living
on figs might do for Palestine, but q diet
containing larger amount of nitrates is
imperative in such climate as the North
west"
do you think the patriarchs might
have lived as long as they did had their
lot been cast elsewhere?"
THAT is question which requires a
little preliminary explanation. 1 have
alway considered that the biblical years in
those exceedingly early days meant moons.
Nearly all primeval savages. like our own
Indians, count by moons, and if the years
of the Oldest patriarch, Methuselah, be
divided by thirteen lunar months, it will
be found that he attained the age of about
80 when he died, and this is an extraordi-
nary cid age in hot country like Pales-
tine, where humanity early natures and
early declines"
"Do You think, then, that longevity is
not question of food?"
mo; longevity is not attained by the
quality, but by the quantity of food and
the regularity with which it is taken, as
there have been many centenarians who
have been liberal consumers of food all
their lives. / am sorry to differ from so
eminent an authority az Sir Morrel Mac
Kenzie. Herodotus informs us that the
early Egyptians, a primeval race, roasted
joints and boiled Others, but that their
priests made sanitary code and they
themselves set an example in moderation
in eating and drinking, and it is great