Evening journal., 1898-06-04
HEALrHY SELDOM HUNGRY.
stomach's Pangs Said 20 BE Felt he.
cause OF Imperfect Di-
gestion.

"A thoroughly healthy person is
never hungry" rhbs says DR.. William
Henry Porter, of the Strathmore, who
Is g recognized authority on dietetics.
Up 10 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 s
a warming 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 he
understood, but does ample justice TO
them. Yet not until he tastes the food
before him, says DR.. Porter, does be
realize the need of it. He could so
about and forget his meal times but
for the force OF circumstances. The
pangs of hunger are felt as an effect
of 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. the time for taking,
and the quantity and quality of the
meal ingested, or the determination Of
the principal neal must be In har-
mony with the work to be accom-
plished. If the 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 10
an hour before beginning active work,
especially so IL the last meal of the day
| previous has been light one at six
o'clock, as is the common habit Of this
class. Habits of this lindnaturally call
for the heaviest meal, which also may
be called the principal meal, at noon. or
near that hour.
"On the other hand, if the custom is
TO rise between six and eight in the
morning, and the largest amount of
work Is performed between nine in the
morning and the succeeding midnight,
an entirely different arrangement of
the meals must be followed. In this
class a light breakfast is in order at
about eighth the morning; q stronger,
more substantial meal at one o'clock
in the afternoon and the heaviest and
what Justly deserves to be called the
principal meal should be taken from
six 10 seven IN the evening, because this
IS more nearly in the middle of the
working hours. Whea the labors are
continued until midnight and tho hour
of resting is after this time light meal
should be taken at IL o'clock.
IN any Of the instances cited, If the
foodstuffs taken have been easy Of di-
gestiOn, rapidly absorbed and oxidized
the fires will naturally burn low after
severui hours sleep and abstinencs
from food On the other hand, IL tn,
foodstuffs taken require considerabl,
time for their digestion and are SLOWLY
absorbed and oxldized, the heat-prodpc
ing supply may not be exhausted com
Plete!y during a somewhat prolonge,
abstinence from food, or during the
hours usually spent for sieeping."-N
Y. Herald.