Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-07
SIN OF IRREGULlRIfY.

The Medical Record Of September
20 contains an article on the penalty Of |
irregular feeding, which coutains rug.
gsstioua Of much practical value. IL
o'mmenoes by stating that the
American people, noiwithsiAudins
their jus, claim TO high civilization,
In some Of their routine customs are
only slightly above tho level OF
bAIbarians. In proof q tbi To many,
startling assertion, II Il pointed cut
that there IL q widespread habit on
Sundays to tlte late aud live high,
thus deviating from the established
everyday rule, the psnslly OF which
many persons pay with indigestion
aud various gastric disorders. "rho
barbarian RoImandiaes today ami iasis
tomorrow without such dlsoriefs. We
still exempllfy." the Record says. "our
hereditary traits ny Initiating him one
day Of the week, but unfortunately we
have not maintained the barbarian
standard OF excellence In gastric diges'
ton"
Regularity In eating and sleeping IL
a fundamentAl essential TO good
health. Tue reason OF this H. that the
digestive secfetiOns arc poured nut
with tho regularity OF clockwota, 90
that nsa can tell by his feel.
ings almost the minute nj which
hla dinner hour comes. When this
regularity is violated, tho violaior, ac-
c0rding TO the Medical Record, sus,ains
an actual injury 10 the digestive ap.
pAraius which requires both a definite
amount OF work 10 perform and abso-
Lutte regularity Ia IT, performance. A
goufmAnd II certain TO meet reiflbu'
ton. A drunkArd who stimulates thu
mucous membrane with alcohol hnds
punlahment for his abuse OF nature.
Equally certain are the result. Of In
dlscrstlons with regard TO iffsgularity
in saulug. The organs whose iunelio u
II 10 TO digest the food will pour out
their ssoTotions at tho customary
tlmo ana then again absorb them.
Tbs result IL alter fow eEpv rimenl,
VI this kind that the secfe,ions become
LEES In amount and activity, ana jis.
orders Of various kinds arc tho oonst.
quenoc.
The Journal mentioned says'
This invitation to gastric disorder. Il
issued every seventh day by ninoty-nlns
per cent oi the people Of this country,
once In seven days comes our so-oalled
day Of "rosr'--tho day on which ia,
three regular meals a. morning, noon
aud night are replaced by yleiou,
s,atom Of late rising and abstinence, fol.
lowed by gluttony, The CASTRO segre'
tons know nothing ola seventh day Of
rest They are rcaay At tho customary
slN-day morning, breakfast Time, but ne
food comes 10 ihom aud thoy arc ab
notbol. A second period Of the daS
cumos and tho same process Il repeated
with the additional Injury tia
from Two to four hours after th'
Gus omary meal tho stomach In loadu,
, unusually fun Of food, whereas the seora
ton i no longer tnoro IN suiholen
quantity IN digest H. The result Ia thl
regulation sunday afternoon discomfort
. ~ gormandizng, with tho accompany
ing absence ~ appetite for tho oyeninl
, meal. What wonder that the following
day ID "Blue Monday
: The human body lie wondoriu
machine aud the Creator has oertaiul.
> placed great oonfi isnce In His chiI
. dr,n iu 20 far Ms lie has Entrusted II 4
! their care. Nobody can neglect I
. study the conditions OF ils w,ll.bein
, without yiolptinga most sacred trus