The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-09
DIET FOR BUSINESS MEN.
Suggestions for Maintaining Proper Nour'
ishment.

Suggestions for Maintaining Proper Nour-
ishment.
Two factors are essential for the
proper nourishment of the brain; the
requisite quantity and quality of food
and a healthy condition of the digest
i've organs There is very intimate re-
lation between brain and stomach.
They must work tremendously to-
gether if the best results are to be OBJ
tanned. Brain exhaustion and contin-
uous depressing emotions, worry and
anxiety cause arrangement of digestion
by retarding the secretion of fluid upon
which digestion depends. On the other
hand, food in insufficient or in eXces-
sive quantities, and indigestible food,
affects the brain by causing sluggishness
of thought and diminution of mental
vigor Brain and stomach cannot per-
form their functions to best advantage
simultaneously.
During the process of digestion the
stomach requires more blood than at
other times, and a part of this extra
supply is drawn from the brain. If the
brain is forced to work during the pc
Rod of active digestion the stomach will
be deprived of certain proportion OF
the blood required. Mental activity ne
cessitates an increased flow of blood to
the brain, and as tn ought is to a GER
tain extent controlled by the will, while
| digestion is not, it follows that when
| thought and digestion are carried on to-
gether. the brain will always take the
blood needed by the stomach. If this be
| habitual, it soon leads to pronounced
| dyspepsia. and chronic dyspepsia, in its
| turn, by irritation of the nervous sys-
TEN, incapacitates even an abnormally
vigorous brain.
In the light of these facts it is i'm
portaht for business men to understand
the relations between brain work and
digestion, so that they may obtain the
best work from both brain and stomach.
1t is impossible to prescribe diet suit
able to every individual, but certain
rules can be formulated which will APP
ply to the average man. A breakfast
consisting of moderate quantity OF
oatmeal or some other cereal, couple
of eggs cooked in any desired way, or,
in place of the eggs chop or piece
of beef or almost any other meat, ex-
cept veal, pork and corned beef; pota-
toes, bread and butter, and one cup OF
coffee, together with some form of
fruit, if desired, will be amply sufficient
to meet all the requirements of nature
and to satisfy all needed nutrition,
even in those who habitually perform
severe and prolonged mental or physi-
| L.. I, ~ nl-aa
may be INDUCED in sparingly. Gener-
ally speaking, a light breakfast will be
better borne by the stomach than large
quantities of food. Breakfast should
be finished an hour and half before
active mental work begins. Reading
the papers and moderate walk, leis-
urely conducted, are rather calculated
to assist than retard digestion. Violent
exercise Immediately following meal
should be avoided. The midday meal
is to the business man the most i'm
portant of the day. Imprudence at thi.
time, when the mind is most actively
engaged, is often the cause of severe
dyspepsia The man who goes from hi.
lunch to any work demanding concen
tration of thought and clearness of in
tellect should make the selection of hi
| lunch n study, and should neither de
prive himself of food which his system
requires nor indulge in diet which
while it pleases the palate, cannot fai
either to result in mental hebetudt
while the process of digestion is prog
ressing, or if the brain is made to work
the sowing of the seeds of dyspepsia
Such food as plain soups, cold chicken
milk, crosses, lettuce, rice, rice pud
ding, sandwiches of beef or lamb, breat
and butter. and plain cake will b,
amply sufficient to preserve nutrition
and yet so readily assimilated that brair
work does not materially interfere will
their digestion.
Alcohol in any form should not b,
taken and pastry AID ice-cream SHOULD
be especially avoided. Fifteen minute.
should be spent in light reading or con
versation before severe mental labor il
begun. A light cigar Immediately
after lunch aids digestion. 1t is in tn.
evening, when work is done, that tn,
substantial meal of the day should b,
taken Restrictions in regard particle.
of diet at this time are not, as a rule
necessary, though of course the stomach
, should not be overloaded. The diet
however, should be generous and tn,