Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH.

APPLIES Chemically, the apple il
composed of vegetable fibre, albumen,
sugar, gum, chlorophyl malic acid, gall
ic acid, lime and much water Further,
more, the German analysts say that the
apple contains a larger percentage OF
phosphorus than any other fruit or vege
table. The phosphorus is admirably
adapted for renewing the essentla
nervous matter, lecithin, of the brair
and spinal cord 1t is, perhaps, for the
same reason, rudely understood, that ole
Scandinavian traditions represent the
apple as the food of the gods, who, wher
they felt themselves to be growing
feeble and intirm, resorted to this fruit
for renewing their powers of mind and
body. Also, the acids Of the apple are
of signal use for men Of sedentary habits,
whose livers are sluggish in action, those
acids serving to eliminate from the body
noXious matters, which, if retained, would
make the brain heavy and dull, or bring
about jaundice, or skin eruptions, OF
other allied troubles. Some such an ex.
perience uust have led to our custom Of
taking apple sauce with roast pork, rich
goose, and like dishes. The malic acid
of ripe apples, either raw or cooked, will
neutralize any excess of chalky matter
cngcndered by eating too much meat. 1t
is also the fact that such fresh fruits as
the apple, the pear and the plum, when
taken ripe and without sugar, diminish
acidity in the stomach rather than pro
woke it, Their vegetable sauces and
Juices are converted into alkaline carbon
ates. which tends to counterfeit acidity
MORBID Misunderstanding per
sons who have many ailments of slight
individual importance get a group OF
symptoms which is annoying and some
times distressing, says medical writer.
These are apt to cause in those of mel
ancholy temperamentan anxiety in regard
to health and general concern in ones
self This continued produces habit
of making ones feelings mirror, but
this mirror, it may be remarked, is about
as accurate in its reflections as the pieces
of glass in dime museum which make a
lean man fat or fat man lean and in gen
eral dlstort every feature Headaches,
pains over the stomach, backaches, feel
ings of fatigue, muscular soreness, de
pressed spirits and multitude of otEcl
things, appearing singly and amounting
to little, tend to give one an impression
that disease actually exists where there
is nothing that is tangible. This condi-
ton of ailment carries with it what is
known as hypochondria--;a mental allec-
tion which brings with it an introspec-
ton Those who have habit of putting
in the balance their little complaints
against nature scarcely realize the risk
they run. Thinking of ones sell
and specializing on the outcome
of this little thing and that little thing il
the way Of something extraordinary OF
ten makes an invalid out of one who is
really in good physical condition. Hypo
chondria is purely mental disease
born of internal feelings, but Away,
outwardly expressed. Depression o
spirits, tendency to magnify little com
plants and Il searching after what does
not exist marks ii course. 1t is dag
nOsed with ease and can be cured by
proper attention to IA very few details
In your ordinary course OF existence, dc
not drug yourself; take plenty of exer
else; avoid the mirror, except for TIL,
toilet; let your conversation not includ,
YOURSELF occupy your mind with sensi
BILE reading matter or home work, and
in nutshell, forget that you exist 50 ia
as your petty ailments are concerned. |
is only dwelling on trihes that makes
mental impression which develops will
age and which has weIl-defined ten
dency to create and maintain morbit
state of the mind. The sufferer think
that she has had this complaint and be
lieves her thoughts right in every sense
Those inclined to be hypochondriaca
are advised to keep away from dispen
saries and medical institutions in general
and to busy themselves with anythin!
which will take cones mind away iron
ones self
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