Evening journal., 1898-05-31
HEALTHY SELDOM HUNGRY.
stornach's pangs said 10 he Felt Ne.
cause Of Imperfect Di-
grstiOn.

"A thoroughly healthy person is
aever hungry" fhua says DR.. William
Henry Porter, of the Strathmore, who
Is recognized authority on dietetics.
Up TO this date a huge appetite has
almost Invariably been considered as
evidence of a good physical condition.
Many persons will realize, after weigh
ing the doctors remark, that their
great desire for food at certain times is
a warning that all is not well within
them. DR.. Porter supports his start
ling statement by some interesting ex-
planatory facts. The healthy person
does not slight his meals, IT. must be
understood, but does ample justice to
them. Yet not until he tastes the food
before him, says DIR. Porter, does he
realize the need OF IL. lie could go
about and forget his meal times but
for the force of circumstances. The
pangs of hunger are felt as an effect
q imperfect digestion.
Or. Porter gives some valuable in
formation on the question which and
Of what kind shall be the principal meal
morning, noon or night. In speaking
Of this he said;
''As IN the running of an engine, the
most Intensive consumption of fuel
must be just prior to and in accordance
with the amount of work to be per-
formed; so, IN man, tho time for taking.
and the quantity and quality of the
meal ingested, OF the determination of
the principal meal must DO in har-
moDy with the work TO DO accom-
| plished. If tho individual Is to begin
his daily labors between four and six
in the morning and terminate them be
tween five and six o'clock IN the even
ing It necessitates the taking of good
and liberal breakfast at an early hour
in the morning, from a half hour to
an hour before beginning active work
especially 50 il the last meal of the day
! previous has been a light one at six
/ o'clock, as is the common habit of this
class. Habits Of this individually call
for the heaviest meal, which also may
be called the principal meal, at noon, OF
near that hour.
"On the other hand, il the custom Is
to rise Between six and eight in the
morning, and the largest amount oil
work is performed between nine in tn,
morning and the succeeding midnight
an entirely different arrang cement o.
the meals must be followed. I'm this
class q light breakfast Is in order a
about eight in the morning; q stronger
more substantial meal at ono o'clocl
Ia the afternoon and the heaviest an,
what justly deserves to be called tn
principal meal should be taken from
six 10 seven In the evening, because thi
is more nearly in the middle of tn
working hours. Whea the lahors ar
continued until midnight and the hou
OF resting is after this time a lightmea
should be taken at II o'clock.
in any Of the instances cited, if tn
foodstufis taken have been easy OF dI
gestion, rapidly absorbed and oxidized
the fires will naturally burn low afte
several hours sleep and abstinenc
fgom food. On the other hand, if III
/ foodstuiTs taken require considerHbl
time for their digestion and are slowl
absorbed and oXidized, the heat-produ,
Ing supply may not DO exhausted con
/ pletely during a somewhat prolonge
4 abstinence from food, or during th
hours usually spent for sleeplng"-N
1 Y. Herald.