Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-01-07
The Gospel Of Simple Food,

The gospel of simple food is one
that might be preached in every
household to the greatest advantage
to the twofold advantage OF the health
aud consequent happiness of every
member Of the household, and to that
OF diminishing the work that must he
done, or must be paid for being done
As the great generality of American
homes 60 there is lack of efficient ser
vice, and much of the burden of the
Homework falls upon the wife and
daughters And the great proportion
of domestic work is exclusively that
connected with the table. 1t is the
marketing. the preparing of the food,
the clearing away and the washing of
the dishes. And this is one of the
things in life of which it may well be
said. in the words of Emerson: "Our
painful labors are unnecessary. There
is no better way"
To suppose that a rational being re-
quires in the morning repast of &C.
reals, beefsteak, potatoes, eggs, muf-
fins, rolls, and hot cakes swimming IN
butter and syrup. with tea or coffee be-
side, is to suppose that no human be-
ing has need for nationality during
the day. To believe that no one can
dine, save from table of six to a doz-
en- courses, is equally reflection Oh
the intellect Ct the human race. Ii is
simply marvel that people survive at
all. and retain any semblance Of vital
ity and of mental vigor, TO reflect on
the horrible mixtures and messes that
they eat To see women sit down and
lunch on lobster salad, with croquettes
after il and soup before it. and follow
it with ice cream, ices, cake. pudding
and coffee. is to be thrown into state
of amazement at the possibilities Of the
human system. TO see the dinners
people ordinarily eat is to view any
constitution OF life and usefulness as a
miracle. Why. in small and simple
households. composed OF people who
live in and for the higher intellectual
life. people whose enIoyments are in
art and reading and refined social in-
tercourse.- why. in such households.
the matter of the table should make
such inroads on time and energy is a
problem.
The truth is that the more simple
food. the better the health and the
clearer the mind. After the coffee and
rolls or the tea and toast of breakfast
with BIT Of good steak added. if peo-
/ pie feel they must have meat (thougll
now any human being can fall to and
eat in the morning is wonder after
this. one Of the best foods in the world
for both mind and body is to be found
in milk, baked apples and dry toast.
| 1t is luncheon, or even dinner, Of
the most admirable nature: it give.
adequate nourishment of body, pro.
duces sweet and serene sleep and clear
ness of mind. Many are the dyspeptics
and hypochondriacs who have beer
cured by sensible physician who pre-
scribed this regimen. Add To il. i
INNuSh. SpO'i DCtlsNtdh. auI
grapes at pleasure; but the bread and
milk alone restore one to the vitality and
eXuberance of life of childhood. Lee
the individual who has been accustom.
ed to the regulation dinner, beginniu.
with oysters on the shell and ending
cate nolr, and proceeding by approved
stages through soup, fish, roasts, veg,
etabes, salads, dessert, ct cetera. ana
who has more or less disturbed SLEEP
and need OF stimulants, either in strong
tea or coffee or wines, and never know,
what it is to feel entirely welI-let such
a one adopt a bread and milk diet, with
whatever individual variation is agree
able, and he will find himself III three
days sleeping the perfect sleep of child,
hood, and rising with vitality and ex-
uberance of spirit and untiring energy
that make the world seem to him a
Lew heaven and "a new earth -BostoG
Budget.