Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-27
WHAT TO EAT.
The Stomach Said to BE the Seat of
Most Physical Ills.

WHAT lO EAT.
The stomach Said to BE the Seat OF
| Most Physical Ills.
| After the death Of Boerhaane, the most
| celebrated physician of the eighteenth tSll
| tury, there was found among his books 8
volume sumptuously bound, in which were
written down, he used to say, all the Sc
crets of phyGics. All the pages were blank
except the frontispiece, on which he haG
written in his best hand this sentence:
Keep the head cool, the feet warm and
| the bowels open"
1t is not as easy, however, as would frs
appear to follow the apparently simple ad
vice laid down by the learned physician
1t Is safe to say. however, that, contagious
and infectious diseases aside, the three
| rules named are dependent upon the con.
diuon of the stomach. If that organ IL
taken care of in a proper manner, and q
correct form Of food introduced, the nu.
triton will be as it should. the circulation
satisfactory. the functions of the bowels
properly performed. and the three stipulat.
ed conditions obtained. viz, cool head
warm feet and regular action of the
bowels.
1t is with the stomach then that the so.
cret lies.
Every person should cultivate a knowl.
edge of this portion of his anatomy. II
possesses the power of doing so much good
or harm; can make life so pleasant or
miserable, as the case may be; and re-
spends so quickly to proper care and at
tention, that a study of it's functions and
operations we'll repays the time and pains
taken. system Of eating simply to graft
fy the appetite is very harmful Many eat
that which is no better than husks, while
some attempt TO supply life-giving fluids
with that which is even worse than moth
ing MA at an; Food Is intended by nature to
replace tissue waste. If 1t is not of q
proper character. or not properly prepared.
IT VIII ferment, sour, and to a degree
poison the Individual who eats 1t. Nature
the product Of defective food from getting
from the stomach into the system, in the
actlon or the digestive juices. These are
not, however, always effective, and dis
agreeable consequences follow
Now, If, day after day, we take into our
stomachs food which we know, or NAV
know II we take the trouble to inyestigate.
unwhoiesome and Of a non-nutritious
t ,haa we may expect one or both of
tnese results: Either the system will de-
cine, Tor want of proper nourishment. or
the blood viii become poisoned from the
constant inhibition Of foreign and hurtfuI
products.
As to the proper kind of food to be eaten
tnere can be no law laid down. It
Is to a practical assumption of the
existence of such a law that much
What may suit one person may prac-
tlcaily be poison to another Yet most
persons have the idea that human stom-
achs are like so many pockets into which
1000 may be introduced unfortunately;
tnat II Will be churned, dissolved, separated
and dished up to the system in the way of
nour1shment. without any effort, care or
attention on the part of the owner what
ever.
With the idea. however, OF establishing
some sort of system In the matter of di.
eestibilIty and nutrftousness of foods and
leaving out of the question personal lido
syncracies and tastes. we will endeavor to
divide the ordinary articles of diet under
three heads. First those which are high
ly digestible: second. those which are mod
erately digestible, and, third, those of a
questionable character. Among the former.
the highly digestiDle, may be named home
made bread: that is, bread that is raised
by yeast, and not ammoniated alum: cows
milk slipped, not drunk); beef and lamb:
quickly made soups Chose which are made
by continual boiling are highly indigestl-
ble); rice. barley. potatoes, baked and
boiled, with the jackets on; eggs boiled or
poached quickly on hot fire; young chick
en-, broiled or roasted; stewed fruits and
ripe fruits of most kinds in season. with
the seeds eliminated.
Among the second class, the moderately
digestible, are veal. turkey, goose, oysters
fish, corn cakes. very light buckwheat
cakes, oatmeal. tomatoes, onions (as they
are ordinarily prepared. cheese. nuts, pie
crust Chat which is made with little short
ening) and sponge cake.
We now come to the third. or question
able class. We do not say that these are
forbidden to everybody. but they are ques-
tionable foods for the majority of man
kind.
gelatine preparations. pickles, cabbage
especially boiledl and sauerkraut Raw
cabbage is the most digestible. Flannel
cakes, mince pies. soups made with raw
ND rcn1 nyv~,I
cheese.
Salt and good pepper are condiments
which, when used in moderation, aid dfges-
ton: Others are unnecessary and unde-
si1able. Red pepper Is better than black
The ideal meal. for weak and strong, wei,
ard dyspeptic. outdoor laborer and indoor
business man, Is said to constitute the fol-
lowing: homemade bread and butter,
baked potatoes, coffee, water ad Mbitum.
One Of the great faults of the civilized ma
tons OF the present day is that they drink
too little water, and this is especially true
of women. At least three pints of water in
the twenty-four hours are necessary to
carry out the physiological processes prop
er!y II this much water Is drunk, at meals
and between lit is a mistake to think that a
plentiful supply of water at meals is hurt
ful). there will he no necessity for the nae
of laxatives or physics.
A very simple test for ascertaining the
digcstibility of foods may be made by tax
ms piece Of food the size Of thimble and
placing it in cup of cold water. II II will
81 ak up the water and become moist II IL
digestihle. If it will not 1t is indigestible.
Pie crust. as made by most cooks. will
not soak up cold water readily, and is not
to be considered as even moderately digest
ible.
This rule shuts out all gelatine prepare
tons. grease-soaked potatoes. etc.
An unknown burglar broke into Cutters
store at Dover Furnace, N. Y He was
shot and instantly killed by George B,
Ryan, clerk, sleeping in the store.