Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-10
Bad Temper and Beef Eating.

Bad Temper and Beef Eating.
A trustworthy book on the art Of feed
ing is provided by that talented lady,
Mrs. Ernest Hart, a former student
of the faculty of medicine of Paris and
of the London school of medicine for
women, and the authoress of a list Of
works whose very titles are of appalling
learning to the ignorant layman. Mrs
Hart treats diet in Sickness and
HEALTH" and on the high authority of
Sir Henry Thompson, who writes an in
PRODUCTION and is himself the author of
standard treatise on the subject, she
has produced more complete epitome
than is revealed by any work which has
yet come under his notice.
The impression left upon the mind of
a reader is that the Englishman is sadly
ignorant of the true art of feeding, and
that he eats far too much meat and
takes far more alcohol than are good
for him. On the subject Of intoxicants
Mrs. Hart sets forth the physiological
effects of alcohol from the standpoint of
one who is friendly toward it's use in
small quantities. AS to the amount of
alcohol that can be taken with i'm
pun-ty she says: There is general
consensus of opinion on the part of ply
sicians that from one to one and a half
ounces of pure alcohol is the maximum
amount which q healthy man should
take in twenty-four hours. Translated
into common parlance this means from
two to three ounces of brandy or whis-
ky, from four to six ounces of port or
sherry, from ten to fifteen ounces of
champagne or burgundy, or from one
to one and half pints of beer or porter.
More than this is harmful. Persons
under 40 years of age, in whom the
digestive functions are normally per-
formed and who show no signs of nerv-
.. e,4,,, ,lNex,
generally require alcohol at ALL and are
healthier and better, and are likely to
live longer without it. For persons over
40, in whom digestion has become i'm
paired by anxiety, confinement in close
rooms and Offices, or by sedentary or I'M
healthy occupations, or in whom nervous
energy is exhausted or deficient, a small
amount of alcohol in the form of wine or
beer, taken with the food, is useful
stimulant. By its influence the secre-
ton of gastric juice is increased and
digestion thereby promoted"
The majority takes more liberal view
than the physicians and Mrs. Hart
doubtless to their detriment. Here is
hint to the sedentary: eff an album
dant dietary is dangerous, unless care
fully watched by those who take daily
active muscular exercise, it is more than
dangerous, it is disastrous to those who
lead sedentary lives, OF who are brain
workers. The great majority of our
adult middle class population in cities
lead sedentary lives, and it may be said
unhesitatingly that they, as rule, con-
sumo far too much albuminous food,
butchers meat in particular. The al
buminoids of the food, being not fully
oxidized in the body by muscular exer-
else, remain as effete products. and ulti-
mately give rise to dyspepsia, liver COM
plants, govt and Bright's disease.
One deplorable result of excessive
intoxicating in England is the i'll temper
which is a chronic moral complaint
among US. In no country, [ believe, is
home rendered so unhappy and life made
so miserable by the i'll temper of those
who are obliged to live together as in
England. If we compare domestic life
and manners in England with those of
other countries where meat does not
form such an integral article of diet, a
notable improvement will be remarked
In less meat-eating France, urbanity is
the rule of the home; in Japan / never
heard rude, angry words spoken by any
but Englishmen. / am strongly of the
opinion that the i'll temper Of the English
is caused in great measure by a too
abundant meat dietary combined with
sedentary life. The half-oxidized prod
ucts of albumen circulating in the blood
produce both mental and moral disturb
ances.-St. James Gazette.