The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-21
READY FOR THE BORE
CONVERSATION or A MAN WAC WAS
pRlMEo FOR 4 pYspseTIc.

own Case, Hears of ~ Moro Remarkable
one aud l. Able to Get In but Pew
words In the Course of Long Talk.
You are SO burly aud robust" said
the orgulous dyspeptic. with secret
tcorn, to his casual travelling acquaint-
ance, that ] presume you are never
troubled with dyspepsia. You have
much to be thankful for am often in
such state that
Was the burly acquaintance to endure
the garrulity of chance dyspeptic2 He
was not.
ION the contrary" he Immediately re-
piled, for, never having suffered mo-
ment In his life from any physical all
ment, his mind was active and vigilant.
"On the contrary, have suffered I'M
told torture from dyspepsia, and as you
are interested in the subject | will will
ingly give you my experience. | began
with the firest digestion in the world,
but while engaged in the military service
of the country. being 10 years scouting
on the frontier. the character of the ra-
tons, together with the quality of the
confections of soldier cooks previously
engaged in driving hacks and smuggling
castings"-
"Oh. my trouble was not with cooks,
interposed the dyspeptic loftily, but
nevertheless much chagrined to find the
burly acquaintance prepared to talk on
on the subject. GAS was about to tel
you, am often in such a state that
And the irregularity of the meals,
hurried on the burly acquaintance
served, you understand in camp, a.
fresco and la fourchette sans ceremonie
threw me into such disorder that had
indigestion, then dyspepsia, then non
assimilation. | submitted my case to the
army surgeons. They advised me-
Doctors are of little use. will tel
your
ITO confine myself to the simplest ant
most digestible edibles and esculents t.
be found in the military commissary
But grew worse, and the surgeons or
dered me back to civilization, where
could obtain the delicate nutrimen
which my disordered and seriously i'm
paired system required. went to Chi
cago and began a diet of chicken broth
fresh fruit, stale bread made from newly
ground graham, steamed oatmeal"--
'Oh, l tried all those. Five year
ago.
"The result was that grew worse, a
before, and the local doctors advised M
to go TOTO go to New York, where
should be able to find foods better suitet
to my parlous state. Accordingly wen
to New York and laid out diet of tn
finest and purest of the selected food
that that metropolis Affords
plain country food taken as the sys
TEN requires"--
my physician advised exact regular
ity. | had two ounces sea food, tw
ounces farinaceous food, two ounces o
the juice Of fresh imported fruits AM
two ounces coagulated albuminoids ev
cry two hours. Growing steadily worse
/ consulted higher medical talent. On
doctor kept me on clam broth, anothe
on tangerines, another on shredded
broiled frogs legs, another on distille
alfalfa"--
Five years ago.
"Growing steadily worse, consulte
still higher authority. | was now toll
that my diet was at variance with M
ture. The doctor told me that natur
was proportion, rhythm, music-food
must be taken in harmonious propol
tions. He prescribed the same sea foods
cereals, meats and fruits as the other.
but in chromatic scale of the decrea.
ing seventh, throwing in occasionally
few vegetables by way of variation c
the fugue and double extracts as ovel
tones
"Of course you recovered, your cas-
being merely temporary
"Growing steadily worse, | consulte
q doctor who had had great success
among the millionaires-financial SUI
cess. He was man of blunt speec
and plain common sense. He said ha
overworked my stomach and must Civ
it entire rest. What | was to do for
living in the meantime he did not sa,
but he took large fee with great scorI
rightly despising me for the sma
amount of money that he left me. M
stomach was now worse than ever.
refused to be cajoled and despised IN
offers of peace. Excuse me momen
Once had spent over 48 hours fasting
| then drank two drains of soda mil
with four ounces of aqua pura-ever..
thing was now drains, scruples an
ounces with me, and the zigzag symbols
those distressing quantities appeared
my nightly Nightmares like processio
of Daniel Quilps and Humpbacks of N
tire Dame-as | say drains of sterilize
milk at 70 degrees centigrade, with
wiggles of bismuth and ii jiggle jaggl
of soda, with couple of glasses of VIII
and pepsin to aid in the mysterious pro
esses of digestion.
1.-THE large amount Of actual food co
tanned In the ounce of milk began to di
tress me exceedingly, but the wine,
which ! was not accustomed, gave n
courage | took several more doses of
Immediately, increasing the doses rhyt
mically | had not felt so well in month
said. Wine is undoubtedly a mocke
but it is good rubifacient, besides pc
sessing valuable qualities as an antina
cotic and merrymaker. Now, very we
Mr.. Stomach, said, you are unamen
BILE to gentleness, unmoved by kindne
and irresponsible to the concord of swe
culinary symphonies. | will give "
something to rage about. Putting
my hat walked lightly adown t
street, and entering, not a doctors wa
ing room, but a restaurant, instant
ordered and partook of a repast consi'
ing In part of turtle soup, roast old COOS
broiled fat Holsters, corned beef al
cabbage, salt pork, hot rolls, ltalii