The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-23
ADVICE TO DYsPEP1ICs.
Some Suggestions That, if Followed
Will Aid Digestion.


VIII Aid Digestion.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, March 22.-CarlyIe
declared that tho world could be divided
into two classss-'dyspeptics and fools.a
There was certainly no man better ac-
quninted With dyspepsia than Carlyle, and
no one had larger acquaintance with fools.
But it never seemed to occur to this genius
that most Of the dyspeptics were fools, and
that he himself possessed very little wisdom
in regard TO eating and drinking. 1t is true
that bad stomach is sometimes an Inherit
ance, aud that all the care in the
| world will not prevent suffering But such
| cases are the exceptions Most of us are in.
| dividually responsible for our Indigestion
and the failure to assimllate our food, and
/ as / read the question in reference to these
| matters, and tho accounts Of pains aud
blues" and griefs and fears, that come to
me from east and west and north and
| south, eli caused by improper eating, | am
| forced to agree with Carlyle that the world
| is really made up of 'dyspeptics and fools.'
| wish 1t were possible to give direct ions
/ Tor tho care OF the stomach that would suit
every one. This is out of the question.
Take the matter Of exercise, for instance.
| ard certainly nothing is more important.
| w here one person would require a great
deal of active exercise In the open air,
another would need very much less. In
| fact, the necessary miles of walking or rid
ing for ono would speedily put an end to
tho other. In hygiene, as in everything
| else, zone mans meat is another's poisonw
| IL the dyspeptic is really willing TO deny
! himself aud cares more for health than his
| palate; in other words it he is not fool, he
will carefully study his own idiosyncracies.
| ana ind out 10y experiment tho kind and
amount of food that can safely be eaten.
In order to be OF as much assistance as
possible TO this class of sufferers, | have
! made out three bills of fare, and by actual
trial | have known them to accomplish
wonders, but No. l will not meet the re-
quirements of the digestion; that No will
perhaps fit exactly, and SO on. am Of the
opinion, however, that No. l will produces
the best results in tho majority of cases,
Buy piece of first-ciass, juicy round steak.
| and have it grouud-not chopped--by
means of one of the little machines which
can be purchased almost anywhere
| Make into balls and broil. It is better
| to have the inside rare, but If the patient
| has an antipathy TO the uuder-done, then
| broil it to taste. There are those VINO
| recommend meat prepared iE this way for
| stondy and unameliorated diet. But | have
| seen such un pleasant nervous conditions de-
| veloped By this treatment that am not in
| sympathy vita il. Five or six pounds of
| ground meat per day and coffee without
milk or sugar is almost as bad to anticipate
| the matter Of taste in diet seems TO me yery
| unphilosophical ia desperate cases this
| may, of course, be necessary.
In order to have something TO cat with
| this ground, round steak, suggest very
simple johuny-cake. Be sure and have the
very best and freshest meal that can be
| found. | prefer white meal. Have some
boiling hot weter. See that it does
| bell, and, and pour on to the meal until
| every grain is thoroughly scalded. Then
| add cold water or cold milk until you have
q soft batter. Add a little salt. Have q
good hot griddle, grease it sparingly with
suet or butter, and bake in little cakes
To my mind this is bin Of
fare nit for the gods. Good,
hot, juicy meat and a johnny-cake
| issgood enough for anybody, especially il q
cup OF coffee accompanies them. / have
| known tie worst cases of chronic dyspepsia
| cured by sticking to this bill OF fare. 1t is
possible that dry toast may agree better
| with some stomachs than the johnny-cake,
| but unless the bread Is good from which tho
| toast IS made, toasted graham crackers
| woulp be preferable Sometimes this pro-
| grlmme may be varied by some dgestible
| cereal.
The second bill Of faro is made up mostly
| OF cereals. There are so many excellent
| prepaI atoms in market that any of them
| will do for trial Dat meal Is not usually
| safe for dyspeptics. Many patients can
| digest cream and cannot take care of milk.
| For tie midday meal have q pound OF
round steak and the juice squeezed out of
| it. Pour this over the rice or meal, or what
| not. For break fast and supper eat ths
cereal and cream without anything else.
| Number three has mostly to do with
| fruits. There are some dyspeptics who cam
| not eat meat or toast, and whose stomachs
| reject every description Of cereal These
| are often helped aud cured by fruit diet.
| The orange ranks first on this list A
| couple OF oranges for breakfast, followed
| by cup of coffee and a crust of bread,
make an admirable beginning Slowed
| prunes, graham crackers, and couple more
| oranges for dinner make respectable meal.
| Canned fruits or preserves should be voided.
| Do not eat oranges at the last meal Apple
sauce is easily digcstible, and nothing is
! better than good prunes carefully stewed
| Then dry toast can sometimes be safely
| partalen of at supper time with the priines.
| or any fruit that is known TO agree with
| the patient.
| Several ladies have written to me about
| the advisability Of drinking tea, and with
| one exception they have all expressed them
| selves as unable to give up the tea beverage.
| A good way to break UP the habit is to be-
| gin by taking il very weak for supper. III
| the morning drink cup Of COTE, if coffee
| is not too much OF stimulanr, and at noon
be careful The tannin developed from tea
| sleeping is exceedingly hard on the lining
| OF the stomach, and the nervous effects of
/ tea drinking cannot be too strongly in-
Weighed against. ELEANOR KIRK.
AN Eye-Opener, SO to Speak.
II came down here. said a man TO Oficer