The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-29

Pauline had just laid our supper
oysters and sardines, eggs. pastry and
cheese when my wife returned, tear
fully anxious
George, darling. do you-h have you
--nre there anyS-any spots. about your
said had no doubt | could oblige
her. but could not tell with any cer-
tainty. hut she was evidently severe
" serious.
please, don't Joke, George dear; it'a
matter 81 life or death. DO run up
stairs and see before II Is too late.
50 finally, after useless protests.
was sent up 10 my bedroom with pom
ell and paper 10 report on the appear
ance and location Of any 'Spotsr
might happen TO possess.
'Slla. I'm s. thanlSful.r said my wife
when ahc vas told that bnt few pim-
Piles that had existed long before the
era II food lectures. my skin had =
clean bill 81 hcalth II mn glad that
our folly has not, mp to the present
had my serious consequences DIR.
Hutchinson, tho greatest surgeon In
England. says Prof Spatling. has
proved eonelusiycly that leprosy IL
SOLELY cansed by eating too much fish;
coast districts are always the parts
principally affected Norway, the only
Etiropean country where lcprosy flour
isles u any considerable extent, finds
Ii Ash its staple food. And oysters
oysters for support Good gracious.
George, how could You be so foolishi''
Pauline brought them In. I ex-
planned, fcebly and rather meanly. Of
course ! had given Pauline the money.
II suppose you don't really want 70
get rid 81 me, dcorgc7 suppose ron
haven't got them with the deliberate
intention Of giving me blood poisoning
or typhoid fcyer2 Yet surely you ought
toknow that Thames oysters always
Yon haven't any pains about the-the
breast have yon, Gcorgc2''
When / had satisfied my wife on this
point she went over her notes OF the
lecture, and ono by one knocked most
Of the principal articles of our bill Of
fare. To cut 1--WE lectures into ono.
week after week she did the same. ter
ribly agitnted about the III effects re-
sultinE from this or that article OF food,
and In mortal fear lest, through our ig-
noranee ~ tie laws Of healthy dictet-
les, typhoid or some other dire CONE
plant should carry ms on before the
conclusion OF tile course Of lectures.
ut IS n comfort To have ones eyes
open &c last" ahc said. timc after time.
as this disease or TINT frightened her
nearly ont az her senses by being
cnused BY some corresponding article
of dict After awhile shc began 70
take melancholy interest IN discov-
eriug fresh facts and arguments, show
ing some new association of eating and
Iii health; and her time was principally
spent In comparing the cookery book
with the dictionary Of diseases.
Pastry WINS knocked on ns bad for the
digestion; sugar In any form produced
diabetes. jam was simply turnip
poisonousiy colorcd; timed provisions
were notoriously dangerous; while
anyone with sense and natural desire
for good wind and breathing apparatus
would avoid cheese like pestilence.
Then butter according TO medical
Journal. wes known To carry the germs
Of consumption; eggs were responsible
for scriouA arrangements OF the liver,
and fruit and vegetables meant cholera
at the very least
bore mp as best l could under these
dcprivations, thinking II wise To humor
my wife while the Git lasted; and con-
soled myself in the meantime with, the
pipe aud drinks that had not yet be9h
taken away But their day wdqnAt
hand A special lecture was DEVOTED,
TO these subjects; and immediately
afte., the corner OF my mouth was vio-
iently seized and examined by my wife
for signs Of cancer; blindness was
threatened unless tobacco was instant
ly relinquishcd; and as for drinks
well, with typhoid caused by milk.
govt by beer, loss Of horsepower by
tea and coffee, and fatty degeneration
by Cocoon, not TO speak Of Indigestion
and snndry other evils, man would be
criminal indeed TO run such risk.
For the last week have been living
ON bread and water and haricots, and
even these were not obtained without
struggle Haricots were conceded
doubtfully. with pcnsive statement
That perhaps II might not do any
harm, aud haricots were certainly very
nutritious" SO that since then, this
white. fatty. insipid vegetable has
made its way to tho table in every con-
ceiyable form and on every conceiya-
BILE OCCASION Water, my, wife thought,
we should be better without; the pro-
lessor had said the less one drinls
the better and it certainly follows
that IL one does not drink AZ all, con-
dition Of perfect health Is likely to be
attained With regard to bread, its
properties are so fnttening, that my
wife, whohas slight tendency to .'em-
bonpoint, and whom I once discov-
cred running surreptitionsly up and
down stairs with the object Of reduc-
ing her weight. called upon me on
those grounds TO relinquish its use, re-
minding me that, as Byron used vine
gar for this worthy object, so ought 1
to deny myself little for the sake Of
health, economy and above all, as =
literary man, the preservation Of =
poetical and professional appearance.
Here. however, put my foot down.
and she did not insist.
Tomorrow Is the last lecture, and
then. after acting for week or so the
part of Succi or Of Tanner, we shall
probably resume our usual reckless
habits. venthred 10 remark Just now
to my wife that orr bill Of fare was As
Stunning rather narrow limits, and that
tho morrow's lecture would probably
deprive us ofeven our remaining food
She smiled assent. but then said, en-
couraginglW How healthy IL will be.