The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-17

rather longing for 4 change 81 diet
Pauline had iust laid cnr supper
oysters and sardinca eggs pastry and
cheese when my wife returned, tears
fully nnxionA
'tseorge. darling. do yon have yon
--are there any any spots about yongs
her, hut could not tell with any crr.
tainty. hut she was evidently ecvcre-
~ seriona
sPlcase. don't Joke, George dear; its
matter of life or death. no run MP
stairs and sec hcforo II h Too late :
80 finally. AFTER useless protests,
was sent up 70 my bedroom with pom
ell and paper 70 report on tho appear
nnee and location Of any spots"
might happen to possess
'Oh. I'm ~ thankful snid my wife
when ahe was told that but few pim-
pies that had existed long before the
era of food lectures my skin Ind !
clean bill az health. II am glad that
our folly has not. up 70 the present
had any serious consequences Or.
Hutchinson. the greatest surgeon IN
England, says Prof Hpnsling. has
proved conciusIvely that icprcsy ia
solely chuscd by eating too much flah,
coast districts are always tho parts
principally Infected Norway, tho only
European country whore lcprosy hour
ishea 70 any considerable extent. finds
In Ash Its staple food And oysters-
oysters for support Good gracious,
George. how could ron DO 40 fooiishl"
Pauline brought them I'M | az
planned. fecbly and rather meaniy, "
course hnd given Pauline tho money.
II aupposc you don't really want 10
get rid ~ mo, ueorgc2 suppose you
haven't got them with tho deliberate
intention 81 giving mo blood poisoning
or typhoid fcyer2 Yet surely you ought
70 know that Thames oysters always
Yoa haven't any palma about the the
breast have ron, George?n
Whom had satisfied my wife ON this
point, she went over her notes 81 the
lecture, and ono BY one knocked most
Of the principal articiesaoff our bill 81
fare. 10 cut Ave lectures into one,
week after week she did the same. ter
ribiy agitated about the III effects re-
snlting from this or that article 81 food,
and IN mortal fear lest. through our a.
norance Of the laws of healthy dietet-
les, typhoid Or some other dire COM
plant should carry us OF before the
conclusion Of tho course Of lectures
1T ia d comfort TO have ones eyes
open IL last, she said. time after time.
q this disease Or that frightened her
nearly out Of her senses ~ being
caused By some corresponding article
Of diet After awhile sho began 70
take 3 melancholy interest III discov-
cring fresh facta and arguments. show.
Ing some new association Of eating and
iii health; and her time was principally
.pent a comparing the cookery book
with tho dictionary Of Diseases.
Pastry was knocked on ns bad for tho
digcationi sugar In any form produced
diabctess Jam wns simply tnrnip
poisonously coiored; timed provisions
were notorioualy dangerous: while
anyone with sense and . natural desire
tor good wind and breathing apparatus
would avoid cheese like pcstilenco.
Then butter. according 10 d medical
Journal, was known to carry the gcrms
Of consumption; eggs were responsible
for serious arrangements Of the liver,
and fruit and vegetables meant cholera
at the very least
bore up as best could under these
deprivationA thinking Il wise TO humor
my wife while the fit lasted. and con-
soled myself n the meantime with the
Pipe and drinks that had not yet been
taken away. But their day was at
hand. A special lecture was devoted
10 these aubjectsi and immediately
after, the corner Of my mouth was vio-
lently seized and examined BY my wife
for sigma Of cancers blindness was
threatened unless tobacco was Instant
" reiinquished, and as Tor Slfinls---
well, with typhoid caused BY milk,
Ront By beer, loss Of nerve power By
tea and coffee, and fatty degeneration
By cocoa, not TO speak Of Indigestion
and sundry other evils. man would be
criminal indeed TO run such rialt
For the last week have been living
on bread and water and haricots, and
even these were not obtained without
: struggle. Haricots were conceded
doubtfuliy. with pcnsive statement
that perhaps II might not do any
harm, and haricots were certainly very
nutritions," 40 that since then, thia
white, fatty, insipid vegetable has
made it, way to the table in every con
ceivable form and on every conceive
BILE occasion. Water, my wife thought,
We should DO better without; tho pro
fcssor had said ''the less one drinks
the better" and II certainly follows
that II one does not drink at al, q con-
dition Of perfect health Il likely to BE-
attained. With regard 70 bread, IL
properties ara 80 tattening, that my
wife, whohas : slight tendency 10 lem.
bonpoint,H and whom l oncS diacov.
cred running surreptitiously mp and
down stairs with the object Of reduc.
ing her weight called upon me on
those grounds 70 reiinquish it, use, re.
minding me that. AZ Byron used vine.
gar for this worthy object. 20 ought
to deny myself little for the sake 81
health. economy and above al. Is :
literary man. the preservation Of 4
poetica1 and professional appearances.
Here. however, Iput my foot down.
and she did not insist
Tomorrow y the last lecture, and
| then, after acting for week Or 90 the
part Of Gucci or Of Tanner, We shall
probably resume our usual reckless
| habits. Iventpred TO remark iust now
/ 70 my Wits that our bill Of fare WAS -.
summing rather narrow limits. and that
| the morrow's lecture would probably
deprive us Of even our remaining food.