Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-21
horseradish freshly prepared with lemon

juice a uttle genuine cayenne occdslOn-
ally, especially if one has q little cold in
fresh lemon juice in all cases where vinegar
was formerly employed Raw vegetables,
as lettuce, endive, radish, etc., should be
| avoided. with the sole exception of celery,
which is permitted in moderation.
The pips, seeds, cores and rinds of fruits
and vegetables and the fat, cartilage, sinew
and tendon of animal food and things hard
and indigestible in general are forbidden.
oatmeal and all other products of oats, and
all products of maize, or Indian corn, must
be avoided. Wheaton bread and boiled rice
should constitute about all your grain food.
Fresh fruit is recommended, but straw
berries, grapes and pineapples should be
eaten very sparingly, especially strawber-
ries. When the rind of fruit is eaten or
goes into the mouth it should first be well
washed. Live principally on roast or
broiled meat, fish, poultry and game, boiled
rice, wheaton bread, potatoes baked in their
Jackets, butter, hot water, tea and coffee.
Eschew the fatter, oily kinds, such as geese,
ducks, salmon, eels. No pork Eat moth
ing fried, no sauces, stufing or dressing.
Avoid meats and fish that have been
salted or smoked, excepting, perhaps, good
dried Goldfish we'll soaked out. A soft boiled
or poached egg now and then, but not as q
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nitrogenous vegetables are allowed in small
proportion once in awhile. They can easily
be dispensed with, being, with the e1cep-
ton OF beans and peas, mostly for favor
only. They are dear food considering the
small nutrition derived. Such as have pc
cullar specific properties, as asparagus,
spinach, onions, had better be avoided.
The Wrinkles Arc Not Permanent
Many persons, especially women, dislike
the change made In their looks by the re-
duction of fat. The face becomes drawn
and haggard, and the lower portions about
the chin hang fabbily and in wrinkles.
This lasts but q short time with the Sails
bury diet, in consequence of the nutriment
afforded by the meat Hot water is the
natural scavenger of the body; those who
persevere in drinking it will find not merely
the promised reduction of obesity, but
surprising clearness of the complexion and
feeling of general rejuvenation, light
ness of body and elasticity of motion which
they have not had since losing their slender
ness.
Professionals and travelling statesmen who
are continually on the road may urge that
they cannot take the hot water because
they cannot get it even at frst-class hotels
But nearly all bedrooms are supplied with
gas, upon which the water can be heated in
five minutes. One should carry tin tea
pot or thin Japanese copper kettle holding
one pint, either of which can be bought
for % cents, and brass or tin support
to screw on the gas jet, which may cost
from Is to 30 cents, according to style.
The water should always be brought to
boil before using, and slipped when sufi-
GENTLY cool The boiling is advisable as o
means for rendering innocuous any organic
matter or animalculB the water may con-
tain, and to know for q certainty that it has
reached proper temperature.
Cold Water Il Injurious.
It should never be taken less than an hour
previous to eating, or with food, or shortly
after meals, as such inhibition would retard
or impede digestion by diluting or weaken
ing the gastric juice. Nor must the patient
fall into the error of supposing that cold
water will be as eficacious as hot, and
thereby save the trouble of heating it. Cold
water drunk in excess is liable to produce
weight and discomfort, collie and pain. 1t
does not act on the liver as hot water does
1t depresses vitality, and the heat of the
body is lowered in the endeavor to raise the
temperature of the fluid to that of the blood,
and this causes injurious expenditure of
nerve force
The water should not be merely tepid as
that is liable to cause nausea and besides
effect nothing. Take the water az hot as
you can-the hotter the better. If you
cannot get down whole pint at once, take
as much as you can. You will find that the
repugnance to its insipidity is soon over
come, and that you can take the prescribed
quantity without discomfort. It affords an
Immediate relief for fatulency, usually one
of the numerous annoyances of the corpuient
The hot water should not customarily be
mixed with anything, but when first essayed,
an infnitesimal pinch of salt will take
away its insipidity and do no harm; . small
dose of bicarbonate of soda taken with it
will give instant relief from sour stomach
or "heart burn" Those things, however,
trench upon the province Of medical treat
ment-where 1 do not propose to 60. Never
put sugar in your hot water, for it will do
you far more harm-even very little Of it
than the hot water can do good It is
hardly necessary to say that the water
should be pure.
The Symptoms Of improvements
Here are few things which WIN soon be
noticeable to anyone who followythe Sails
bury system:
Increased appetite
Improved digestion.
Absence of discomfort after eating.
First loss Of flesh, afterwsrd CpartiaD
gain.
Flatulence, heart burn, sour stomach, sso,
are cured.
Perspiration starts freely after drinking
the water.
The skin becomes healthy and clear.
Iced water and stimulants are not cared |
for.
If obliged to eat hurriedly Qn travelling,
for instance) confne yourself to animal
food, which does not need much, II any, mas )
tication. Ailments not mentioned in the |
card are not required and are likely to be Of |
q character to make them undesirable as
regular articles of food. If taken at all
they should be taken only casually and at
long intervals One can eat or drink
almost anything once in while in modera-
tion without bad consequences. It Is tho
daily habit which does the mischief
Avoid ':made" dishes. A man should
know what he eats and drinks. How can
be know the components of sauces. sausages,
made dishes, soups, stews, gelatines. etc?
If the two-thirds diet does not reduce corpu-
Ience rapidly enough, gradually augment
,he proportions of animal food, coming
DOWN by degrees to all animal food if suf-
fcient nrocress seems impossible without 40 |