Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-03
READY FOR THE BORE
CONVERSATION OF A MAN WHO WAS
PRIMep FOR A DYsPEPTIc.

You are SO burly and robust" sal
the orgulous dyspeptic, with secre
scorn, to his casual travelling acquainl
ance, that ! presume you are neve
trouble, with dyspepsia. You hay
much to he thankful for. | am often i
such state that
Was the burly acquaintance to endur
the garrulity of chance dyspeptic? H
was not
'On the contrary" he Immediately re
piled, for. never having suffered me
ment in his life from any physical all
ment. his mind was active and vigilant
"On the contrary, have suffered un
told torture from dyspepsia, and as yo'
are interested in the subject ! will will
ingly give you my experience. | begai
with the finest digestion in the worti
but while engaged in the military service
of the country. being 10 years scoutin!
on the frontier, the character of the ra
tons, together with the quality of thu
CONNECTIONS 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. "As was about to tell
you, am often in such state that" -
And the irregularity Of the meals, y
hurried on the burly acquaintance,
served, you understand, in camp, al
fresco and la fourchette sans ceremonie,
threw me into such disorder that had
indigestion, then dyspepsia, then nom
assimilation. submitted my case to the
army surgeons. They advised me-
doctors are of little use will tell
you
ITO confine myself to the simplest and
most digestible edibles and esculents to
be found in the military commissary
But grew worse, and the surgeons Or
dered me back to civilization, where
could obtain the delicate nutriment
which my disordered and seriously i'm
paired system required. went to Chi
cago and began diet of chicken broth,
fresh fruit, stale bread made from newly
ground graham, steamed oatmeal"-
"Oh, ! tried all those Five years
ago.
"The result was that grew worse, as
before, and the local doctors advised me
to go toto go to New York, where |
should be able to find foods better suited
to my parlous state. Accordingly went
to New York and laid out diet of the
finest and purest of the selected foods
that that metropolis Affords
"Plain country food taken as the sys-
tenn requires"--
"My physician advised exact regular
ity. | had two ounces sea food, two
ounces farinaceous food, two ounces of
the juice of fresh imported fruits and
two ounces coagulated albuminoids ev-
cry two hours. Growing steadily worse,
consulted higher medical talent. One
doctor kept me on clam broth. another
on tangerines, another on shredded
broiled frogs legs. another on distilled
Five years ago.
Growing steadily worse, consulted
still higher authority. was now told
that my diet was at variance with ma
ture. The doctor told me that nature
was proportion, rhythm, music-foods
must be taken in harmonious proper
ions. lie prescribed the same sea foods.
cereals, meats and fruits as the Others.
out in chromatic scale of the decreas-
ng seventh. throwing in occasionally a
.ew vegetables by way of variation Of
The fugue and double extracts as over.
;ones"-
III course you recovered, your case
BENG merely temporary
Growing steadily worse, | consulted
doctor who had had great success
imong the millionaires-fnancial sue.
'ess. lie was a man of blunt speech |
M PLAIN common sense. He said had |
'verworked my stomach and must give
entire rest. What | was to do for
wing in the meantime he did not saw
nut he took large fee with great scorn
lightly despising me for the small
mount OF money that he left me. Nv
tomach was now worse than ever. II
efused to be cajoled and despised nv
Hers OF peace. Excuse me moment
nee mad spent over 4S hours fasting.
then drank two drains of soda mint
'lth four ounces of aqua pura-every.
hlng was now drains, scruples and
unoes with me, and thezigzag symbols of
nose distressing quantities appeared in
~ nightly Nightmares like procession
Daniel Quilps and Humpbacks of No
re- Dame-as | say drains of sterilized
nix at 70 degrees centigrade, with iv
.,iggles OF bismuth and ii jiggle jageles
SODA, with couple of glasses of wine
nd pepsin to aid in the mysterious proc
'ses of digestion.
The large amount of actual food con-
nned IN the ounce of milk began to dis
ess me exceedingly, but the wine to
men was not accustomed, gave me
'urage. took several more doses of II
increasing the doses rhvth.
lcally. had not felt so well in months
SAID. Wine is undoubtedly a mocker
III IL Is good rubifacient, besides nos.
sslng valuable qualities as an antinar-
quo and merrymaker. Now, very well
r. stomach. l said, you are unamena.
o 10 gentleness, unmoved by kindness {
~ irresponsible to the concord of sweet
ihnary symphonies. will give Won
to rage about. Putting on
y hat | walked lightly adown the {
rect and entering, not doctors wait.
9 room, but restaurant, instantly ! /
oered and partook of repast consist d
8 IN part OF turtle soup, roast old goose
'oiied fat Holsters, corned beef and /
'boage, salt pork, hot rolls italian
reese, tripe, mince pie, black coffee I
LartreuSa and a bl,,I, |