The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-30
WHEN TO EAT.
It Il . Deba table Question. says On
James H jackson

James III. jackson
A well-known physician, James u.
Jackson, says: It is q debateble ques-
ton how often food is required to pre-
serve health or aid in resoring il, bui
ficicnt nourishme1t is applied to MAXI
good the con tinsa waste of tissue. tim,
keeping the body in repair and main
tanning the normal expression of the
vital forces.
To fulfill the demands of the system
the blood should be kept in condition
TO nutrify all the tissues of the body
neither falling below nor rising above
a hsalthful standard Ct otritive power.
As the process of nutrition. involving
the removal Of waste and the assimila-
ton of new material, take place more
rapidly In some cases than in others, nc
absolute rule can be laid down as to the
frequency of eating, but in general il
may be said that pourishment must be
adequate TO prevent deteriation of thu
blood. The average man in active life
requires daily from I6 to % ounces OF
food, free from water, representing be
tween three or four pounds of the OF
binary nutrftive substances Now
scientifically 10 would seem to be oil
little consequence when this amount ID
taken into the system, but practically
IL does make considerable difference
First IL is necessary TO prevent exhaus.
ton of the nutritive elements in the
blood, and second to guard against any
functional digestive disturbance, thus
precluding an abnormal manifestation
in the organs of digestion. In other
words, IL the demands upon the diges-
tive functions are too frequent there 10
a liability TO irritation. exhaustion, in
hammation, and the wksle train OF
functional disorders. Overlooking the
stomach tends to produce the same OF
similar conditions. Habit largely con-
trolls the times of eating. but habit is
often formed without regard to any ne.
cessity on the part OF the organism, and
may be arranged with equal facility 70
conform to longer or shorter intervals
as may be desired.
The quality of food hes also an i'm
sons who live on stimulating articles OF
diet including tea, coffee, animal flesh
in considerable quantities, condiments
or alcoholic stimulants, seem to require
food oftener than those who choose an
unstimulating diet. The reason is that |
regardless of the nutritive material al /,
ready n the blood a seeming demand !
g. y 1 = 4. ;11.
Is Expressed by q sense OF hunger or |
weakness as the result of reaction from /
the stimulants taken; and this reaction |
usually asserts itself more imperatively |
than ths natural desire for food, when
there has been no undue stimulation.
True hunger is always call from the
tissues of the body for nutritive ma
ger u merely an expression of irritation
of tho nerves of tho stomach arising
from Inflammation or Initiative condi-
tons as he o. .>---.... = i- c.
vious So ion.
Persons living on sf'r-H', 'rg foods.
" ben called uron - f3la~o erz
toned meal, complain or weakness.
SOhchssS e34C huutris " a lar btfot'
degree than those who live on an I'M
diet AS luie meals -
cur too frequently, compelling the or
rsns OF digestion TO undergo the ply
sioloeicai congestion which follows The
Introduction of food into the stomach
30 often that after \ longer or shorter
period pathological or abnormal con-
gestioa is set up which results in lack
Of secretion or changes the character OF
The fluid contents Of TIE stomach &c
such an extent the fermentation and the
DONATION of gas follow. Tnquestios-
ably the majority OF people would 10
better in health 20 take but Two meals
4 day. breakfast at eight or pins O'Clock
n the fnorning. ard dinner At five orsiI
IN the afternoon--Vestsrn Rural.