Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-03
DIET FOR THE SUMMER.

Advice From an English Physician ~ to
Eating and Drinkins-Plenty Of Fluid
Necessary-The Comforting Cup Of Tea
The Science Of Soup.
In an interesting article in the Ga,tlenan's .
Magazine DR.. N. E Yorke Davis, of Lon
don, holds that if a man earn his living by
the sweat of his brain he must, if he wishes
to live long, maintain his health by the
sweat of his brow-that is, he must in some
form or other take muscular exercise. The
diet laid down as suitable for summer would
in that case, of course, almost universally
apply.
The most suitable articles for hot weather
in his experience are '.6sh, such
kinds Of meat as fowl and game, green veg
etables, salads, and fruit. Farinaceous food
that is, starches-should be taken in the
very smallest quantity only. Sufficient
sugar would be found in the different fruits
that the season of the year produces, and,
therefore, should not be supplemented. In
the case of a man of ordinary size, doing
ordinary physical or mental work, the fol-
nary days food for hot weather as far as
quantity and constituents are concerned,
Breakfast, $3.50 to "a. 1.-TWO cups Of tea
or coffee, sweetened with saccharine, one or
two teaspoonfuls Of cream in each, OF. Of
dry toast, thinly butterad: OF. OF gIilled or
haddock, cod or trout. or OF. of cold
chicken, cold tongue or Of grilled steak or
chop.
Lunch, l:3o P. NJ or or of cold mutton,
beef or lamb: or OF. of green vegetables,
plainly boiled; plenty OF green salad, made
with vinegar, but without oil; or OF. Of
slowed fruit; water. or two or three glasses
of pure dry Moselle or other Rhine wines.
Afternoon tea, 430 If desired-Two cups Of
tea as at breakfast, nothing to eat.
Dinner, Ito s-Jnlienne or clear vegetable
soup; or OF. of fish: s or OF. of any red
meat, or of chicken, rabbit, game or venison;
6 OF. Of any green vegetable. with gravy
from the meat only; OF. of stewed fruit or
OF raw fruit; little stale or pulled bread
with a small piece Of cheese.
This diet may be varied as to hour, but
he thinks that three meals only should
be eaten daily, and only sufficient at
each meal to satisfy the appetite.
Fruit may, however, be taken at proper
times, and, although it is much more popu-
lar now as food than it used to
be, it is, he thinks. only beneficial in
moderate quantity. More fluid is, of course,
necessary in hot weather than in cold, and
so long as it is a harmless fluid it is a
question whether too much can be taken.
"Fluid in this way is to the kidneys what
fresh air is to the lungs, and the waste OF
ulcdL uOt uScu III buC cy otCA 10 CdEElSu Ou
by its aid,'' he says. 'In the summer
acidulated drinks are the most grateful to
the palate There can be no doubt that the
most refreshing beverage in summer, and
certainly the most harmless, is the properly
made cup of tea. !"
In every well-appointed household din
ner is the most important meal of the day,
but fashion In regard to this has, the
Doctor remarks, lately crept into use which
is neither physiologIcally correct nor con-
ducive to its enjoyment He says; II
refer to the custom now prevalent of COM
mencing dinner with some anchovy toast,
caviare, or sardines on bread and butter, or
some other savory of a like nature. The
proper commencement of dinner should be
the old fashioned dish of good soup-and
for this reason: that it is necessary that the
first food taken at dinner should be quickly
absorbed, so as to stimulate the nervous
system and give tone to the stomach In
this way the appetite is stimulated and the
sense Of taste made more keen. Nothing
acts so benefcially for this purpose as
small quantity of good soup. The more
important adjuncts are, of course, pleasant
surroundings and cheerful companionship.
He concludes with warning as to
excess of food. ''Gluttony," SAYS an old
writer, "kills more than the sword"