Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-01-03

Moderate and Digestlble Food, Sufa-
Client Warmth and Quiet Life.

Moderate and Digestible Food, Sufa-
Client Warmth and Quiet Life.
Now, as to the care of old age,
the chief points ale moderate and
digesiible food, sufficient warmth and
an even, quiet life. The chief of tie
three is the food, or the fuel for the
lamp of life. While all fixed dieting
is bad, where it can possibly be
avoided, few hints can be given
that may prove of value. The older
a person is after SO, the less food he
requires. Luigi Cornaro, who lived
to 100, though of a feeble constitu-
ton, took twelve ounces of solid
foodand fourteen ounces of fluid daily
during the latter part of his life, and
his most severe illness was caused
by him increasing his allowance
through the continual entreaties OF
his friends. Very little protein or
animal food is required, and though
in many respects false teeth are a
great boon to the aged they may
lead to too great a consumption of
animal food. 1t is not the amount
of Goals we put in CRATE b at
warns the room, but the amount
that can be burnt, and the great
point is to avoid choaking the diges-
tive and excretory organs with ex-
cess of food. The food of the nur-
sery is the best in old age. Bread
and milk and honey is capital diet.
Milk agrees with nearly ALL Hot
milk with little Mellin's food forms
an admiral drink at night, aud can
be kept warm in hot. water jug
covered with cosy. Fruit is whole
some il ripe or well cooked. Fat i,
good, as cream or fresh butter.
Warm food is very suitable. Soup
enriched with cream or marrow is
light and nourishing. All meals
should be regular and all excuses
avoided. OF 800 persons over so,
go per cent. were moderate eaters,
80 per cent. small and only 10 per
cent. large. If weight is being gain
ed the diet should be decreased. In
addition to the after-dinner nap as
years creep on doze after breakfast
and before dinner is often helpful.
As to clothing, it should be both
warm and light. Fur is an admira.
BILE material. The undertaking
should be of wool. A sealskin waist
coat is useful, and the feet and hands
should be well and warmly clothed.
An eider-down quilt on the bed,
which should be warmed in winter,
is good covering. No aged per-
son should be suffered to get cold in
bed. Two o'clock A. NJ. is the hour
when most deaths take place, when
the tempature of the body is lowest
and its powers fceblest. The warmth
of the bed is of great Importance in
old age. We are all expected to
warm our beds, but old people can
not always do it, so it must be warm
ed for them. A bath (warm) should
be taken every day, and warmer
bath, with plenty pure mild soap to
keep the skin supple and soft should
be used twice week 1t is better
for old people who have the oppor-
tunity, to winter in the south of
Europe If possible. If not, the aged
should shut themselves up in we'll
warmed house at this season. All
habits of old people should be re-
spected, and not lightly altered.
Whatever excites exhaustion
should be forbidden. Early rising
is therefore bad. Drinking hard wa
ter is not good, as it tends to hasten
the calcareous changes in the body.
Certain common errors in the
care Of the aged may be here point
ed out; some we have already touch
ed on.
1. That the aged require rich and
very nourishing diet.
2. That carly rising is good for
them.
8. That cold baths invigorate
them: whereas they are fraught with
imminent danger, and are often fatal
4. That continual medicines and
dinner pills are needed to digest the
food: whereas, instead, less should
be eaten.
s. That the rooms should be hot:
whereas they should be cool, but
not cold-65o to TOO.
6. That fixed diet should be
rigidly adhered to: whereas variety
is often essential.-Letsure Hours.
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