New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
|iOG DAYS AND DIET.
JUST As MUCH FOOD NEEDED But OF \
DIFFERENT KIND.


DIFFERENT KIND.
From The London Daily Telegraph.
In qIite normal temperature. that aniab but
long suffering cleric. the Rev Robert Spading
affected TASTE Tor Bath buns and acldulated
drops. There may be much virtue in dietary
framed upon these modest lines. but. for people
Of ordinary stamina. deSirous Of prolonging ex-
istence. il is scarcely to he cordially recom-
mended What. II may we'll be asked at the
present moment. the most popular foods2
With the thermometer giving shade readings
calculate To make nervous folS chronlc2lty fear
full Of u suustroke. II is not I" - supposed for
d single moment that the ordinary heavy fare
for which the typical middle class EngliShman
cherishes a conservative affection finds as much
favor at other seasons. As matter Of fact
il does not. Inquiries raised in various quarters
lave manner ot douht that with a heat
waVe' in oGr midst. We are II" longer a beef eat
ing nation. That statement. however. being
purely negative, = becomes necessary To add
that the problem What 10 eat and what To
avoid is that under present climatic con-
ditionS. simply bristies with difiiculti.s.
Upon this subject Il ,adne Lon .uu physician
aid it down yesterday that. -" eNhaustinE are
the effects of eNtren" h~at. ordinary cpnStltu-
tions demand food IN no less quantity than at
other times But - went on To explain. one
requires different sort 81 fare Ri. dinners
even - the kickshaH variety. should Dee avoid
- cold soups are better than hot. fish ought
10 b. taken with considerable" caution more
cases arising OF poisoning from unsuund nSh
than from any other cauSe-and. IN the way ot
solids. meat that has been boiled is infinitely
more wholesome IL this weather taan that " h,ch
has been roaSte'. This medical gentleman.
whose experience and position tutitl~ his opln-
ions To not 4 httie respect. added that fruit
cooked should also be- very cautiously INDUCED
in. recommending steWed fruits in preference
while. on the question ~ liquid refreshments
hcIns hrUdched. he waS emphatic in expressing :
III" view that wines and spirits should b,- al
most generally discarded. At the sam. time h.
pointed out that lemon 'squashes have a very
lowering tendency. aad that = too generous con-
SUMPTION "f iced drinks. even when non-alco-
hohc. Is apt To prove exceedingly dcleterinus
What. then. do YOU reoommendt'' was the query
naturally put. And IN. answer came. Milk that
has been boiled. with or without soda and tea
in moderation, and, FOR People who ina gine that
som" form "f alcohol is Indispensable 10 their
existence. the hEhtest Of light beers with their
principal meal
50 much for what. according TO medical testf-
mony. ought 10 h- consumed. But how about
the foods actually taken in tn generality of
cases In this connection let the experience Of
lsid.re salmon general manager for Mrssrs
this subject he sait. The effect of the hot
weather IS felt principally in the luncheon bust
ness. For hot dishes there is practically no dc
mand, most people preferring to iake a plate of
cold meat and salad In the middle Of the dav
while many have nothing bat little fish The
favor1te drink at these meals is cider cup But
the heat does not apprecially affect the dinners
Almost as many table d'hote dI.lers are served
as at ordinary times. with this difference that
cold entrees are substitutes for hot and SCARCELY
any red wines are taken The most popular bev-
eragcs are Moselle and champagne cups espe-
ciaI!y the former. which appear u be universally
Hked just now. Bur for wine undiIuted ther. has
been very little demand indeed" In other di-
rectons very much the same story was elected
and IL also transpired that at tea shops" where
features are made Of light lunCheonS t. Veriest
snack IN the way of a sandwich, with milk
and soda. IS obtaining favor in preference even
10 small plates of cold meat. whereas the busi-
ness at tea time itself has greatly increased bv
reason of the midday abstinence :ubseJuent
hunger appeasad. in a large number of cases by
indulgence in trawberries and cream and ices
kA-ii u bro,
rieS
Figures hardly things TO intiict upon a per
spring community but IL may be added in this
connection. illustrating how Cheerfully the
public can defy the terrOrs OF dyspepsia during
a period OF heat wave. that at a Weu known es-
tablishment in OXford-st. no fewer than G1O ices
We're consumed Monday afternoon. There
must be great many Americans sill in London