The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-12-28
WHAT TO EAT.
Views of Different Doctors on
the Proper Food.
Too Highly Seasoned Food the
Cause of Dyspepsia.

oil eating. lie says: II tnlnK the trou-
bic with people in this country is that
they overeat. They don't eat so often
as the Frenchman or the Englishman,
but when they do eas they usually par
take of large variety of food, and eat
it as hurriedly as they possibly can, in
order that they may be kept from their
business as little awhile as possible. In
this way they overeat. If they haven't
time to sit down and eat an elaborate
dinner slowly and carefully, then the
best thing they can do is to eat a small,
plain meal, which they could easily do
in the time that they devote to their
elaborate dinner, and from which they
would derive great deal more benefit.
81 think that the best time for one
to take breakfast is between and 8
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 eat the meal properly. If not a
light luncheon should be had at 1
O. clock and the meal of the day at
about 6 clock. Another light meal
might be had at about Q or 10 o clock
at night if one is hungry. ] usually
find that an orange or a cracker is all
that l want to eat at that timo. think
as a rule families of the better class eat
very sensibly. They eat uaily plain,
substantial food, which is prepared in a
smple way and not spoiled by being
made up into fancy dishes and highly
seasoned. j think, though, that they
make a mistake in not drinking enough
water with their meals. A man who
leads literary life and one who is &C.
cnpied at his desk, and in his office all
day should be careful what kind of
breakfast he eats. 1t should not be too
heavy.
''Such a man should cat very little
oatmeal, as oatmeal is heating. lie
might eat lightly of steak, chops. weak
coffee. milk and fruit. A laborer, or
one who is engaged in physical and
manual labor can eat heartily of oat-
meal, bread and butter, meat, eggs.
coffee and almost anything 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; blu. 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 it refully and
slowly, and pay attention to what he is
eating and to his meal generally. 1t is
a mistake 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 theatre or out late ca.
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 appetite. Fruits
and salads should not be taken too fire.
quently. Eat more vegetables and less
meats"
A lady physician thinks that every
thing that is catabie ought to be eaten.
She said recently:
81 am in favor of liberal diet and
believe that one SHOULD eat just what
his stomach is strong enough to digest,
and that should be in such a condition
that he could take single nails without
much trouble. l think Americans eat
the right kind of food. Americans are
great fruit eaters. In this they are
highly commended. Cool ripe fruit is
always beneficial, and a particularly
good time to cat fruit is before break
fast in the morning."
DIR. John 7. Maggie of the bureau
OF vital statistics, New York, is in
favor of pretty liberal diet. He attri-
butes a great deal of the dyspepsia and
nervousness, though, to Americans eat
inn too hinhlu snaaanal foad Anatha.