Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-09
BASSETT&C0.
EATING IN HASTE.
To "a May safely he Attributed the Ma
tIonaI disease OF Dyspepsla.

To "a May safely he Attributed tho Ma
tioaai Disease OF Dyspepsia.
There Is no doubt that tho average
American cat, too rapidly. Noone who
has witnessed the feats OF dcglutltioi
performed by commercial travellers at u
railway station will cay.i at this assor-
tion. II Is safe 10 attribute the nation
nj disease OF dyspepsia to this cause
fully as much as 10 tho indigestiblo
yiands OF which the ordinary citizen
makes his chief diet And this haste Is
not confined TO tho hotel dining-room or
tho railway cating-houso. In tho pri-
yats household as astonishing aud dis
gusting exhibitions OF rapid gorging
may DO seen as arc over Witnessed in
public restaurants
No one who had once behold the sprc-
taclc could ever forgot the fashion In
which meals were conducted In ccr-
tain home whore wealth and every evil
dcnce OF outward refinement gave rom
ise OF better things. Tho father, man
OF business from his sixteenth year,
plainly considered eating the duty TO
bo accomplished at the table, and quito
ignored such minor considerations as
tho interchange OF Il ought or obscrya-
tion. or any OF tho social features usn.
ally connected with the operation OF
dining. II he could not quito equal
Napoleon the First. who was said to
have oflon dovonred his entire dinner
In SIX minutes, ho did not fall far bo-
hind the great warrior. Soup meat,
vegetables, dessert. were swallowed In
rapid succession and In almost utter ST..
lence. Tho slight delay insoparablo
from change OF courses was endured
impatlontly. Almost before tho last
mouthful was down, the eager man
would push lack his chair, spring to his
fcct, and, with a muttered word OF faro.
we'll. make rush for tho street In an
instant the slam Of the frontdoor would
announce that he was on his way back
TO his Office.
His children wore not backward in
initiating him, and all tho pleadings Of
their roiined, care-worn mother wcro
powcriess to check the influence OF tho
fathers example. With such rush at
meal-times. elegant or oven tolerable
decent tablo manncrs wore impossible,
and the visitor In tho home found eating
a difficult business when accompanied
by the Sigh. 9. 9. :. s;.ss..e and hshs.s .hss
often could only DO described as revolt
ing.
II tho midday meal must be hurried,
let 1t also be simple. There Is no rhyme
or reason In attempting to dispose OF n
three or four course dinner In thirty or
forty minutes. II only half an hour can
be allowed for tho repast lot this con-
sist OF two courses only, either o soup
and n meat course or n meat course and
dessert. These should be served
promptly, but in an orderly fashion, and
both tho conduct OF tho dinner and tho
gastric powers will DO benefited by such
simplicity.
Upon this point the house mother
must insist Even II her husband Will
not conform to her wishes in this re-
gard, she should require from servants
and children certain amount OF pro-
priety In serving tho meal and dccoruui
In its discussion. Aflor seeing that tho
dinner Is punctually served, and that
the courses follow one another prompt-
ly, she should herself sot the example OF
deliberate eating. and should strive. by
tho introduction OF interesting subjects,
to encourage the pleasant chat that Is u
potent aid TO digestion. II Will cost an
effort " do this whom she Is weary and
harrassed by household worries, but sho
will enjoy her own meal more II her
mind H. by any agreeable means, dis
tractcd little while from her cares. :
Christine Tcrhune IIerrick, in llarpers
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