The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
THEY EAT NO BREAKFAST.
Some Portland Citizens Have Adopted
Novel Remedy.
For All the Ills OF Indigestion Which
Means All that Flesh Is Heir Too.

For All the Ills OF Indigestion Which
Means All that Flesh Is Heir Too.
1t is an on-repeated and pretty generally
esla blisAed fact that the American people
eat too much meat. especially at the break
fast hour. No other people eat much
meat or indulge in such hearty breakfasts.
The French people get along with strong
coffee and bread and butter, for breakfast
and the bread is Of a coarse kind, made
with water instead of milk and in huge
loaves like that provided in our prisons.
Americans who have visited France and be-
come accus toned to this sort of breakfast
have found it entirely sufficient and have
felt better during the day because of such
a simple repast a its beginning.
But some Americans have out-Frenched
the French in this respect, and have prac-
ticed the custom of abstaining from break
fast altogether.
DR.. E. H. Dewey of Meadville. Pa, has
advocated this Gust ON as most healthful
ana Gu alive, for many years, and ASIA re-
suit of 1t hook written by him on The sun-
ject and pamphlet distributed in this city,
at least tr0m Portland people are now alb
sta ming tour breakfast and counting
themselves to only dinner and supper.
Dr.. Dewey says thai he reason for omit
ting breakfast is because ''restful sleep is
not hunger process" in other
words, while The person sleeps after the last
meal has been digested, the glands, whic h
generate the power 10 throw flood of SOL
vent digestive juices into the stomach, rest,
DO all the other parts of the body. There
fore when the person rises in the morning
the stomach is not in condition to receive
food. When the person rises and attends
to his business, nature goes about her work
preparing the stomach for it's necessary
meal, ana when it is thoroughly ready.
hunger is the dinner bell CALI and he
sits down to his meals to have a good time.
By eating only when hungry all the nour-
shment is taken, makes rich blood, while
by eating when Lot hungry. there is little
or no nourishment taken from the food and
the vital forces are taxed to work the food
through without assimilating it, so that
the person is SO much weaker than he
would have been without the food.
One OF The Portland citizens who has tried
this novel method of securing good health
is a clergyman. who has not eaten break
fast now for several months. He writes
his sermons and does most of his work in
the morning and forenoon. yet nothing
passes his lips till dinner time, except cold
water, of which he drinks great deal,
sometimes slipping two or three quarts while
at work. He is very enthusiastic about it.,
ard is con f1dent that it is benefCial to him,
that he enjoys his two meals much better
than he formerly old lis three, and best of
ALL digests them better. Another Portland
citizen has just begun to go without break
fasts. He weighs 200 pounds. and is in hope
that this new method of dieting will re-
duce his superfuous flesh. He began to alb
stain from breakfasts with the determine
ton to continue to do SO all his life, if he
found it benefited him. and to Immediate
" cat breakfasts again if he found it did
not benefit him. Thus far he has expert
enced only the best results. Hitherto after
eatng the usual hearty American break
fast he would begin TO feel somewhat dis
tressed during the forenoon while at work
at his desk, and if he should stop work
would fall asleep in few minutes. Without
breakfas he has felt clearer in mind and
more vigorous in body during the forenoon
| ana has eaten his dinner with an added zest
and better digestion. He has hopes that
| his weight will be reduced. Besides these
| two men two ladies have begun to abstain
| from breakfasts and with good results.
| This remedy has certainly the merit OF
cheapaess and safety. It cannot do any
| harm and instead of costing money, it saves
money.
Mr.. ". A. Robinson, of Auburn, and his
| wife, are among those who have tried thi.
! thing He declares that it has improved
them both in health where all medicines
| ha We failed.