The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-03
TINES DOCTOR TALKS.
THREE MOVEMENTS OF THE BODY
FOR HEALTHFUL EXERCISES.
Too Much starcbv Food-Tho Manner of
Esting-Rest After Meals-Child
Iife-Sunshine.

An eminent pnyslcldH Hhs sdiu tHoe II
the following three movements are exc
cuted vigorously every day for twenty
minutes, the effect In a years time VIII
be very apparent: Before going down to
breakfast, open wide the window, and fr
ten minutes go through the following ex-
ercises: First, stand perfectly straight
with heels together, and initiate tue lungs
With the pure morning air, drawing IN
She breath while fifteen Is being counted,
and expelling 1t in the same way. Repeat
this eight or ten times. Then bring the
arms at full length, Wa. the palms To-
gether. and then throw them vigorously
back, trying TO touch the backs. At hrst
IL will seem impossible. but after few
days practice IL can be done. DO THIS
from twenty-five to fifty times. then raise
the arms about the head TO the utmost,
with the palms outward. and then leah
slowly forward, keeping the knees per-
fectly straight, and try to touch the
ground with the fingers This, too, re-
quires practice at first, but can he done
after a while. Then raise the arms grad
ually 10 the first position. and repeat ,he
movement twenty-five TO fifty times. Al
night 20 through the same movements
This simple little exercise. II persisted In,
N. will prove of incalculable benefit
restoring young people 10 health when
medicine has failed 10 bring about the
desired trcsult.
During the last hours OF Daniel Web
ster MIR Adams called on him. and. see
ing his desperate condition, and wish
ing to cheer him as much as possible, re-
marked TO the dying statesman Eoon
morning Mr. Webster; | hope you arc
doing we'll" Mr.. Webster's eloquent
though sad rcplv was: mir. Adams,
am sorry to say | am not. feel that
am the tenant Of a house sadly racked
and shaken by the storms of time the
roof leaks. the windows rattle, the doors
creak on their hinges. until my mansion
seems almost unnhabtable. BUT re
saddest part of the situation. sir, Is that
,~have received word that the landlord
positively refuses to make repairs.
TOO MUCH sTARoHY FOOD.
DR.. Hclbrook asks II we do not cat too
much starchy food. lie replied that ne
thinks we do The starch is not 1000
that enters the structure OF the BODY. II
is a source of supply Of heat ana energy
the same as fat and sugar, and IS very
important TO those who do much physi-
cal labor. We take a great amount OF IN
i'm our potatoes, In our breads ana fafi-
nacea, I'm rice. in our desserts made OF
corn-starch. tapioca, sago, etc. These
modern preparations for desserts nave
,,a"a,,,H aI,noetber foo common We
might dispense with them altogether, eat
potatoes less frequently. unless we "oih
hard out of doors. when, as source OF
heat and energy. they can be tolerated III
large quantities Or. HolDrooh "ouiu
substitute for all starchy preparations
nuts taken at the end of the meal. Nuts
must be thoroughly mastcated before
thev can be swallowed. They are dry
and stimulate the flow OF saliva, and ms
going into the stomach, he says Keeps
back for some time It's aciolty' anu
so the digestion OF starch can go on for
% or 40 minutes, indeed 50 much longer
time than II otherwise would. Hpicuree
have long known that nuts at the emo OF
q heavy meal actually promote digestion.
Those who overeat often take them Tor
this purpose. The reason is plain: They
produce a capious flow of saliva, and TINS
going into the stomach at just the right
time helps 10 digest the starch befort
the gastric juice has been secreted. Then,
in addition. many nuts are highly nitro
eenous. and heterogeneous food is often
taken in too small quantities.
THE MANNER OF EATING.
There are a great many people who
suffer from indigestion from youth 10 old
age. and, oftentimes, never discover the
real cause Of their trouble. Hurried eat
ing Of meals, followed Immediately by
some employment that occupies the whole
attention and takes up all or nearly all
of the physical energies, is sure TO re-
suit in dyspepsia in some form or an
other. Sometimes II shows itself in ex-
cessiye irritability. This is almost sure
indication that nerve force has been eX-
hausted 1t not rature's rule 10 DO TWO
things at a time-the stomach cannot IL
eest a dinner while at the same tlme the
brain is at work. All know that wheh
force is divided II IS weakened. III the
meal were eaten slowly, and without pre-
occupation OF the mind, ana the stomach
allowed at least half an hours chance TO
oct ire work well undertaken before the
nervous force is turned in another d.
rections. patients suffering from dys-
pepsa would be comparatively Few. Inc
old saving, at does not matter what you
eat. but how you eat it, has more tru'n
than poetry in IT. While the quaiity ana
quantity of foods have much TO 90 WIN
the health the manner OF eating, ana
the habit OF not giving nature sulncieht
time TO do her work, has quite as much'
if not more 10 do with Keeping up the
tone OF the system TO natural, health
fui point. All meals should be followed
by a short rest, but especially dinner
In the morning. when the physical and
nervous forces are in their greatest yigor,
the stomach can proceed with its func-
tions, II the breakfast IS Immediately fol-
lowed by moderate employment; but IL
is hardly wise a short rest will keep
the tone Of the body better during the
day. and ii Is always best to be on the
safe side. After supper there should be
no work, but recreation. The bodily vigor
is at it's lowest ebb, and should not be
further taxed. Other faculties and mus
cles should then be called into acton,
and nature assisted to recuperate her ex-
hausted forces by pleasurable occupation
and rest
cHiLD-LIFY.
One of the interesting features OF the
Worlds Fair OF 1900, In Paris. is TO be an
international exhibition OF child-life under
differing social conditions from the ear
Hest times TO the present. All kinds Of
homes, mothers and nurses, play-housee
and toys, Will form part of the display;
and children in the kindergarten, In fac
tories, on farms and in the streets viii
be a part OF the great series OF living
pictures. The amusements OF boys and
girls Of all countries will also be- repre-
scented.
CLEANLY fD9yANTs.
Tho Medical Examiner reminds us that
an almost universal defect in residential
architecture is the omission TO provide
bath for servants. The imperative re-
quirement OF the housewife is that her
domestics shall be clean and tidy How Is
Ii possible for them 10 be with total
absence OF all facilities for cltanliness7
Why do servants rooms emit a peculiar
ordor, which Is not found In any other
part of the house? Ny lady would be
Mortified II her own room were in the