The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15
suggesuons to pxspap.lcs.

inptn fsi- StQolac1, winch i TIE inst gate.
especisily shen ont of order, II many
Of orr sentimenfs aa1 actions usw
many dark Pfesenfi1nents aud disms,
f,rebodings nigh, b. traces b in.iisss.
ton. our uncoelserssle seasons Of de-
preston. spells of lke -biues- ani even
sudden fits Of anger which are fnc5mpre-
hensible even 10 ourselves
i IS q bad plan for one who l. inclined
toward dyspepsia to try d cure is With
medicine, especially If be writes his own
prescriptions, or accepts tie remedies
volunteered by his host Of veil meaning
friends. The experiment will be some
thing like Mark TWzin's ~Curs for Bad
Cold" II the dyspeptic is sure that his
case is serious enough to require medi-
cine, let him put himself in the hands
Of good physiciai and make up his
mind to follow his sdvice implicitly II
not, let him make careful study Of the
IAws Of health and End out wherein his
regime is at fault If there Is a feeling
OF lassitude and want Of tone through
out the whole system, plunge in cold
water on first arising in the morning and
re sular exercise in the fresh air after
breakfast. will prove the most invigoras-
I ing Of tonics. And the simplest, most
nutritious foods, when inteili gently cho-
sen, will be found 70 contain efficient
remedies that viii correct whatever evil
tendencies his system has contracted.
let sleep be his sedative, rest and
cheerful recreation MS othingdrauehts
and enthusiastic employment his only
stimuiant And absve all things. strive
70 throw Oh whatever worry and mental
uneasiness depresses him, wbich, how
ever, is easier said than done. The wise
ones tel Us that the process Of digestion
is checked by any mental excitement, n
grief, fright, or great anxiety and az
such times it is not well to compel our
selves 10 eat. as many persons do. and
afterward take great credit To themselves.
1t is much betterto wait until the system
has regained its normal condition then
the appetite viii return Of itsown accord.
As regards the time for eating.t .the adult
must be governed by the exisencies Of
mis- surroundings and his daily employ
ment- A business man in the city after
fortifying himself with a substantial
breakfast, finds that he gets on better By
taking light luncheon at noon, which
often consists only Of crackers and milk.
and then after his days work is finished
has his elaborate dinner, giving himself
/ time for digestion afferward In the
country, where the days seem much
longer because. one rises earlier. the la
boring man prefers his heartiest meal at
midday, after which the wise take a
short rest before going back TO work.
then a comparatively light supper at
night because they wish 10 retire early.
In changing ones habits Of living it is
necessary 10 change ones hours for eat-
ing One Of my acquaintance, on nov
ing TO a city, neglected to do this. and
before he was aware Of it his digestion
had become completely deranged, and
he was Obliged to consult a physician,
who ordered perfect rest for weeks.
Growing children should be encourag-
ed to eat their principal meat at midday
and simple and easily digested one at
evening, thus iasuring good digestion.
refreshing sl-ep and an early hour for
retiring. The pernicious habit Of allow
ing children to eat rich food, as candy,
cake, and nuts. all day long cannot be
condemned too severely II they get
hungry between meals give them some
thing light and simple, as dry crackers,
Of which they are not likely to eat
enoughseto hurt themselves, and try to
keep some kind Of ripe fruit ready for
them. / know one wise little mother
who follows this plan and she says that
her little ones DO not suffer from iDdi-
gestion, even when teething. Many q
child Is allowed to contract the. seeds #
dyspepsia before it is well out Of its IN
fancy.
Another prevalent cause Of dyspepsia
is eating heartily when the system is
tired and jaded. The sensation Of hun
ger is usually felt, and We naturally turn
to food as the means Of qualification and
restoration, without thinking that if the
rest Of the system is exhausted the stou-
ach is also. The food then taken 5
slowly and imperfectIy digested, and
obliged to remain in that state 50 long
that eorroding acids are generated. which
in their turn excite other disturbances,
50 that the system is left in a much worse
state than It vas before The stomach is
not intended as a storehouse for food
OF anything; even water, If il remains
there beyond its allotted time causes dis
tress.
A strong healthy person can stand this
arrangement occasionally, though now
and then we hear Of one who was taken
suddenly III from some such cause, but
the invalid whose system is otherwise
enfeebIed is surs TO pay the penalty al
once. When completely broken down
and tired out" it Is much better to rest
awhile before eating, and then 10 partake
Of something light but nutritious
After .one has contracted dyspepsia,
either through inheritance or ignorant
Of the laws Of health. the soon
er ne takes himself firmly in hand aud
finds out his limitations the better
diseased stomach is the door by which a
maladies lurk, ready to enter
and take possession Of the body like the
bad spirit who went and took to him
self seven other spirits more wicked than
himself, 50 that the last stale Of that man
i worse than the FIRST"
No one can prescribe another's diet;
,ur stomachs and digestions are as dif-
erent as our faces. One dyspepiic de-
.lared to her physician that she could
Ilways eat boiled cabbage with impunity.
Well II you can. it Is more than ever
ould, ," be replied incredulOusly-
remember furnishing myself one
Ehole winter trying to eat oatmeal por-
i lge for breakfast, because every ore
declared II was 50 Wholesome. VOW,
nov that as far as / am concerned, a bit
f fresi beefsieak nicely broiled Is not
My much more palaiable but hundred
ines more digpsfibie, and consequently