The Washington times., 1894-04-23
Thai Tired P06ling
and LIS Real CAUSE.

great many persons find themselves feel
ing languid at this season of the year, and
since they cannot account for it in any other
way they conclude they have been overtaken
by that queer and unclassifled disease known
as .'Spring fever" You all know what
that is.
1t is more than likely that the only thing
that really ails them is an overloaded stom-
ach. That does not sound nice, but it may be
true all the same.
They 90 on eating just as much fatty and
heating foods as they did in midwinter, and
their poor stomachs, their individual labora-
tory, is soon in state of revolt that amounts
or will soon to 4 revolution.
Then woe betide that unhappy man or
woman who will have nervous or sick-Iead-
ache SO distressing they will wish they were
dead. and they will be 80 cross and disagree
able in consequence that their best friends
will heartily sympathize with them i'll their
last wishl
Many long friendship that has withstood
failures and scandals will Dreak like a thread
when one or the other becomes a victim TO
Spring fever.
Laziuess is no word TO express the ''cussed-
ness" contained in that state of body. and its
usual accompaniments of mind, ill-temper,
and distraction.
Then it is 80 exasDorating TO n one-time
victim. vino has learned the way to miss il,
that ones friend will still be such fool as
TO endure its trials. its languors and ready
to-die feeling just because he will not believe
you since you have not a doctors certificate
10 back up your remedy.
Why. it is just as easy TO avoid the Spring
fever rs it is 10 get it when You know how.
You merely want TO leave OF a ni1winter
diet. one thing at u time, as you DO your
fannels and extra wraps rs the weather
grows too warm to render those garments
anything but a burden to carry around.
You see how easy that is? You no longer
need beefsteak for breakfast and roast beef for
dinner with rich grayies and warm desserts.
and ali that sort of thing.
Your poor stomach is tired of carrying round
that kind of food since the weather has grown
warmer; and your liver is signing for greens"
and boiled eggs. and fish. and salads, and new
vegetables as fast as they come in,
Now since ones stomach is not reasonable
being, and knows nothing about prizes, you
have to decide for il as wise mother does for
her child when she knows what is good Tor it.
You are not bound TO feed your stomach on
everything 1t 'craTes." but you can satisfy its
longing by giving it a taste of fresh fruit. an
orange and apple or banana every morning.
You Gun give it a lettuce salad young onions
cress. an occasional radish and greens
with the Dit OF rhubarb sauce or lemon tart
for dinner. until vegetables come down where
common mortals who work for a living can
afford to buy them, And you can save on
meat as the weather grows warmer.
Did YOU know that meat has in il Il certain
amount OF "caloric," which is a simply heat
in animal substance. but when converted into
mind it becomes anger in the blood. or some
thing worse.
Well. those who ought to know what they
are talking about say that that is so, and if so.
don't you see where il leads US?
Too much meat clogs the physical system.
1t overheats, and it then makes men passion
ate, women cross, and children irritable. We
can lay host OF sins TO too much meat eat
ing.
No wonder man or woman is driven into
fever" if one eats more tnan nature knows
what TO do with.
Oranges, apples, bananas. lemons. shad-
docks or grape fruits to begin the day with;
remember that and be savedl
They are cheaper than meat. They furnish
the natural acids the system Graves: and meat
once day is quite enough if one will only
think so. There are people who never eat
meat Summer or Winter, and they insist they
never feel lazy or physically out of sorts
Well, not being of a cranky disposition. we
will not advise total abstinence from animal
food. but Just say. indulge in it moderately
during warm weather. and you surely will
feel better. be better, ana have a little change
left out OF the market money towards the
Spring shopping!
1t may not be best to read this article clear
through 70 John. 1t is to be hoped he will be
convinced of the truth in it before you get
quite to the end; and he might think you were
more interested on economizing ON what ne
likes best for the sake of the shopping, in
stead Of the advantage he might reap from it.
Some men do have such queer ways OF look
ing at our reasons sometimes when they do
not happen to gibe with their own,