Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10

mere liberal than IL there SGT forth. But the
schedule IL worth Insertion a. demonstrating n
the professional Idea OF how lean d really
healthy person should be.
The Amsunt Of Food Required.
The following rule may DO accepted ~ at
least 0 safe onei View With suspicion any
perceptible rapid Increase OF fat and with
alarm the symptoms OF mRl.al imentatl0n,
already described, As they are the sure fore.
runners OF disease, one excessively probable,
early manifestation OF which will be In.
crease OF eorpulenoe.
Remember that whils the chemical CON
stltuents Of the class OF foods known o. by.
dro.earbons are such a. put fat on most
rapidly oil vegetable food tends to tho same
effect Ia proportion TO the quantity con-
sumed and the degree Of Its proper asslmila-
tion. Limit tho amount Of food taken TO
what nature really requires and you may af-
ford 70 be Indifferent 10 your Imaginary
hereditary tendency to stoutness. A French
statisticlan has ascertained that o human
being Of either sex who Is o moderate eater
aud who lives 10 be 70 years old consumes
during "the days Of the years of his life" o
quantity Of food which would fill 20 ordin.
ary baggage cars. Almost everybody eats
far too much and too often. Eating is
made matter of habit, not OF necessity
One takes dinner because the hour for doing
30 has arrived oitener than to satisfy an hon
est and natural desire for nutrition. And
the weary stomach 10 not allowed to rebel
against this uncalled-for gorging.
Tho Manufacture OF an Appetite.
"Loss Of appetite" is viewed as danger
Gus indicator of threatened illness, and
measures for its correction are taken at
once. Alcoholic stimulants, "tonics, !"
tnfn m n fI,ron oro,s IN,
infinite variety, and an appalling multitude
Of pharmaceutical compounds-all more or
less deadly-are provided to sting the iaded
palate and spur the tired out stomach to
new exertion. Fiery condiments, spicy
sauces and piquant relishes help along the
conquest of nature. And as the outcome Of
it all-the improper food and the excess of
tive get fat, and no wonder we do.
Frequent eating keeps the food constantly
passing over the absorbent surfaces until.
little by little, layer after layer, the sur
plnsage. is deposited in fatty tissues. Stimf
ulants, especially malt liquors, tend TO pro-
duce the diseased condition of which one Of
the commonest results is corpulencey but
that fact is so generally known and its causes
SO well understood that it need not be .dwelt
upon here. Lest may be suppose4to lay
too much stress upon the danger 81 over
eating, let me quote in corrobor2hon what
DR.. r. G. Fisher, of WashingtSh, says in
his valuable pamphlet on "PlethSra."
Opinions From an AuthJfity.
''when the absorbent surfaes of ths in
testines.can select just the amount of nour-
ishment needed to replace the wear the
remainder is thrown off asf waste, and no
superhuous fat or disease Informed. On the
other hand, when just u Iittle in excess OF
the needs OF the organisA is selected by the
absorbent surface the excess is converted
into fat and when at last no more fat can be
taken on it is retainedSto distend the blood
vessels and to be thrown off in colds, ca
tarrh, pneumonia, consumption and other
disorders due to tie condition Of ple-
thora.
"When the whoH system has become
plethorie the work o9the heart is increased
and its action becomes difficult; hence the
lungs accumulate disease. and are called on
for more effort and become congested and in
famed. The liveY also enlarges from over
work, aud the Kidneys suffer from the im-
purities constantly passing through them,
while gradually the surplusage is deposited
about.the muscles, until the entire body be-
comes stiff and heavy, as even very old per-
sons need nevei belif they conform to the
laws Of health. CELIA LOGAN.