Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-02

pity tudI VIC cAduplo Vi Guo homdu OduH-
olic in abstaining from flesh once week
as sanitary measure was not adopted.
I also think that Lent is beneficial on the
same ground. 1t comes at a season when
change of diet is desirable"
But why do you want to incorporate
sanitary code into q religion?"
The Doctor laughed as he replied: "Be-
cause humanity is as perverse as it can be.
Moses worked ON the superstition of the
Jews to keep them cleanly and healthy,
and made dieting and frequent abolutions
religious observances. Mahomet did the
same. Tell child not to 60 under lad
der because it is unlucky aud it will 90
round; but tell it not to venture under he
cause tipsy hod carrier might be waiting
bricks about, it will be jnst preverse
enough to take risk"
What do you recommend in the way Of
food?"
:" recommend Just what the climat
mands. Now, among the Esquimaux
John Ross informs us, the daily allow
of flesh and blubber amounted to twenty
pounds day, and Captain Parry records
an instance of q young lad eating an
enormous quantity. topped off with glass
of gr0g and three wine-glasses of raw
spirits. The colder the climate the greater
amount of animal food is required. Men
would soon faint by the way if they en-
deav0red to sustain life on berries and
beans in the north. Primal man in his
arcadian life was not Injured to such hard
ships"
"What do you propose to do?"
Make the philosophy of eating study,
not only in regard to the class of food, but
in its suitability to the season. In sum-
mer and spring in the northwest overfeed-
ing with carbonaceous food, such as is
taken in large quantities in winter. excites
the system and renders it susceptible to
disease
could you give a few suggestions for
the benefit of the public in regard to diet
ing?"
With pleasure. Food, for instance,
containing the largest amount of phos-
pilates, is best adapted for the making of
brains AID bones, and to those who wish
to build up their mentality and frame
work, would prescribe the following bill
of fare, as every healthy man weighing 154
pounds should have in his system at least
one pound and twelve ounces of phos-
pilates
Breakfast Oatmeal porridge which con-
tains per cent. of phosphates. 1t is a
favorite diet of the Scotch, a bony and
brainy people. Fresh herrings, per cent;
ham and eggs, "A per cent; southern corn
bread, Al. This bread is very nutritious,
and during the war was a boon to the
Southern soldier.
Dinner-Chicken soup with barley, 35;
fish, salmon, Z; this fish contains the laIg-
est percentage among the fnny tribe; game,
pigeon or venison, 5; meat, lamb, 90
beans, 3.5; sweet potatoes, 80;
artichokes, 18; cauliflowers, 10;
Desert-Custard pudding, "a; figs. "a;
prunes, As; cheese, IA; ho,olate, Is.
Supper-Never 60 to bed hungry. In
cold weather take q Welsh rarebit. 1t
contains IA per cent. of phosphates.
"An adherence to the bill of fare would
keep the system we'll supplied with phos-
pilates. 1t should be the daily diet for
editors, as it develops the brain
power, and by developing the bones en-
ables them to have the courage of their
But they also want muscle, doctor, and
this is also the opening of the season for
base ball and other athletic sports?"
well for a man who weighs 154 pounds
and who wishes to be in good muscular
there should be in his system
about three pounds eight ounces of nitrates,
md this bill of fare contains articles hav-
ng the largest amount of nitrates."
Breakfast-Southern corn mush, 1876;
resh salmon, 20; mutton chop, Sc.
Lunch-Ham sandwich, 35.
Dinner-Soup, mutton broth, Sc; fish, |
almon, 20; game, venison, 20; meat, NUT
on, 56; vegetables, parsnips, 10; turnips,
2; potatoes, Sc: vernicelli, the favorite |
lish of the Italians, contains AIS.
Dessert-Hominy, SO; fruit contains very
title nitrates, and cheese about 20 per
ent.
For supper take broiled bones, which
ontain 56 per cent.
"Have you any further recommends
ions, doctor?"
mo, Only that meals should be taken at
egular hours, giving sufficient time for
be digestive organs to accomplish their
york. Shakespeare says that 'unquiet
heals make i'll Digestion and those who
'ish to improve their bones, brains, and
1uscles, should not excite themselves at
heals by angry discussion. Rather let the
be as merry and light as the
attle of the knives and forks. I recon-
lend the tired and jaded professional man
, take generous diet, and when serenely
Ill he can cay: Fate can not harm me, I
ave dined to-day"