The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-08
HEALTH HINTS.

DR.. John Ellis writes to the New York
Recorder: Careful experiments made by
Masendie and others have demonstraIeo
that animals can only live for few weeks
II fed only on supertine white flour. where,
as, they can live and thrive on unbolted
-four or meal without any trouble; Inc
hSra faSs ana ane Fra snew
what He was doing when he created our
cereals. The food required 10 nourish me
teeth. bones. muscles stomach; TO enapie
brain, is found In excess In the dark por-
ton Of the kernel which lies Immediately
beneath the hull. and the miller, IN boit-
ing. separates this portion as ~, ,sr ,ssss as ne
hogs, ETC.. and they have good teeth. mus
cles, stomachs and bones when thus ted.
The white portion of the kernel from
which white hour u , mads conesahs hsat ann mh
fat producing material when taken as
food, so that the whittier the fiour the
poorer It Is. One simple fact ought 10
satisfy every intelligent man and woman
that supertine white flour Ia not MT for
human use and that starvation must IN
evitably follow to greater or less eT,snt
Its use as food, viz, there Is very nttie
difficulty In keeping superfine white hour
free from insects. must or mold. whereas
It requires care and watchfulness to pre-
serve unbolted -four and meal free from
insects, must etc. Do we Waht 10, 10 'red rni
sustain for any considerable length OF
time animal. insect or even vegetable
life? Dyspepsia IL more prevalent in our
other Superfine flour does pot contain
the nourishment required by tne stonsch
to enable 1t to digest food The preva-
lence Of dyspepsia In our country ana Eng
land has led number Of medical writers
In England and In this country OF late
TO condemn the use of all cereals-wheat,
rye, oats, etc.--as food. claiming that tne
starch overtaxes the stomach. ana Inat
- o,,ll oc
and fruits, and II we find them not sum,
Client we should use little meal or animal
food they think. But IL We use the dark
or coarse portion OF the grain as well as
and the whole grain will be digested, and
II will not cause dyspepsia. In cases or
irritable or weak stOmachs from the use
Of superfine flour. II VIII be Wei TO SIT
out the coarsest OF the bran for time.
until the stomach gains strength. Cases
OF dyspepsia have been cured by simply
boiling the wheat for few hours and
then eating 1t, chewing 1t carefully: BAN
ish supertine flour, and bread and cakes
made from 1t from our land, or from use
in our households, and there would De
q wonderful change for the better IN tie
development Of the young. not only as TO
their teeth, but also as to all the struc-
lures OF the body. No parent who cares
for the development, health and comfort
OF his or her children should. in my esti'
nation. ever allow a single pound OF su-
perfine flour, or bread or cakes made from
such flour, to enter his or her house.
Having constantly In view the develop
eied over our own country from the east
to Alaska and California In the west, and
Florida in the south, over most OF the
countries of Europe. Egypt and western
observation that wherever the people eat,
Instead of superfine -four the meal or
flour OF the whole grain, be It wheat rye.
oats or barley: they have good teeth, and
,.,nIH Aas, nA nj
bled with dyspepsia. For more than forty
years I have carefully avoided the use
Of superfine flour. sumuiants, narcotics
and biThSaS sa
passed two days ago, rarely, II ever. fall
10 have q good appetite. and my food
tastes as we'll az it did when was boy,
and have more than half OF my teeth
Mopping the eyes several times daily
three minutes ut a sitting-with water
hot ~ can be borne. will relieve redness
and Inflammation arising from exposure
to cold, loss Of sleep. etc. Rub the edges
OF the eyelids with cosmollne every night
to make the lashes grow;
For a bunion. wear the stocking and
length becomes too short when, one
walks; the big toe IL pushed inward and
a bunion forms II there be no infiamrna-
tion bunion plaster VIII give much ,nu hS,nn com
land no inhammstion) painting with the
| tincture Of Iodine once daily Will be help
| ful.
10 "cure the sour stomach. heartburn
| and Indigestion" do not eat sausage.
s:rapple. fitch or any other food prepared
| from pork. Eat sparingly OF sweet foods;
eat no pastry at all. Eat onions. spin
| ach, lettuce. celery, water cres, cauii-
| flower: all sorts Of fresh fruit. Beef.
| mutton and white meat OF fowl Will be
| all the meat you will need.
Strengthen an liberated throat by cold
| water bathing; bathe the throat back and
| chest to the waistline every morning with
| cold water; rub dry with a rough towel.
| Get the syrup Of the iod!de or iron and
| take three drops In cold water take
| through glass tube) three times daffy
| between meals for a month or more.
Salt water ID very cleansing and stimu-
| lating, and not hurtful, IL the proper pro-
| portion of salt be used: one teaspo0nful
OF table salt to one quart Of warm water
(use the mixture while II Is warm) Is the
I quantity of salt to use In bathing.
The continued use of small or moderate
doses of whisky congests the stomach and
| liver. causes gastric catarrh and morning
vomiting ON mucus and impairS diges-
tion. Epilepsy, paralysis, partial or total
loss of vision and insanity may result
| from the long-cOntinued use of spirits.
| Half pint Of strong coffee (made os fol-
| iows-three heaping tablespoonfuls of
| ground coffee to pint Of cold water: let
| come slowly to boil, and boil half a
| mnute) will be an excellent substitute
| for those who feel that they must have
| whisky: drink II twice or three times daily
| at meal time.