The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-05

You are so burly ana robust. SAID
the orgulous dyspeptic. with secret
scorn, to his casual travelling acquaint-
nnce, that presume you are never
troubled with dyspepsia You hsve
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 a mo |
ment in his life from any physical all. |
ment, his mind was active and yigilant |
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 finest 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 "As was about to tell
you, am often in such a state that -
And the irregularity of the meals
hurried on the burly acquaintance,
served. you understood. in camp, al
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 tell
you"--
TO confine myself to the simplest and
most digestible edibles and esculents to
be found in the military COMM ssary'
| But grew worse, and the surgeons or
dered me back to civilization. where l
could obtain the delicate nutriment
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 oatmear-
ooh. | tried all those. Five years
ago.
1.-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 parIous state. Accordingly went
to New York and laid out u diet of the
finest and purest of the selected foods
that that metropolis Affords
plain country food taken as the sys-
TEN requires
my physician advised exact regular
ity | had two ounces sea food, two
ounces fariuaceous food, two ounces of
the Juice of fresh imported fruits and
two ounces coagulated albuminods 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
alfalfa
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
tons. He prescribed the same sea foods,
cereals, meats and fruits as the others,
but in chromatic scale of the decreas-
ing seventh, throwing in occasionally a
few vegetables by way Of variation o.
the fugue and double extracts as over.
tones
s"Of course you recovered, your case
being merely temporary
"Growing steadily worse. ! consulted
doctor who had had great success
among the llionaires-iinancial sue
cess. He was man of blunt speech
and plain common sense. He said had
overworked my stomach and must give
it entire rest. What | was to do for {
living in the meantime he did not say
out he took large tee with great scorn
rightly despising me for the small
amount of money that he left me My
stomach was now worse than ever. L
refused to be caJoled and despised my
offers Of peace. Excuse me moment
Once had spent over AZ hours fasting
then drank two drains Of soda min
with four ounces of aqua pura-every
thing was now drains scruples ant
ounces with me. and the zigzag symbolso
those distressing quantities appeared il
my nightly nightmares like procession
of Daniel Quilps and Humpbacks of No
tire Dame-as | say drains of sterilizeC
milk at 20 degrees centigrade, with "
wiggles Of bismuth and ii jiggle jaggle
of soda. with couple of glasses of win
and pepsin to aid in the mysterious proc
esses of digestion.
THE large amount of actual food col,
tanned in the ounce of milk began to dis
tress me exceedingly but the wine. :
which | was not accustomed, gave IN
!. courage took several more doses of
Immediately. increasing the doses rhyth
mically had not felt so well in months
said Wine is undoubtedly mockei
but it is a good rubifacient. besides pos
sessing valuable qualities as an antinai
cotic and merrynaker Now, very well
Mr.. Stomach. said. You are unamena
t. BILE to gentleness. unmoved by kindnes
and irresponsible to the concord of swee
y Nculinary symphonies. will give yo
something to rage about. Putting o
my hat, walked lightly adown' tn
street. and entering, not a doctors wait
ing room. but restaurant. Instant
ordered and partook of repast consist
ing in part Of turtle soup, roast old goose
broiled fat Holsters, corned beef an
cabbage, salt pork, hot rolls, Italia
cheese. trips. mince pie, black coffee
: chartreuse and black and green cigal
las you can imagine, when you con
s, slider the philosophy of it, that ended 81
e hope you will never he troubled as Nv
been. Good ay."-New York Sun.
A Tor.taste of Death.
A foreshadowing affecting its subject a
with foretaste OF aeath was TINT recordes