Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14

the sun by myriads Of careful and often
painful researches.
Ii is not entirely matter Of science. for
imagination goes a long way. person
imsgines that he will starve IL he does not
eat breakfast. That by itself Is enough to
make failure possible. And there Is indeed
a real feeling OF hunger. II has been COM
pared to the feeling OF thirst for alcohol
1t has been a habit-hunger. which may dis
appear after the first few days. SO that the
person would rather not eat. But still at
the time. Il is a real sensation. and IS
likely to make the person anxious.
Besides this. customs are not altogether
to be transgroSsed with impunity. House
holds have their laws. and 10 violate these
laws may bring trouble. Again, 10 rely on
any one habit Of living makes man some
what of a slave. He who can live healthy
anyhow is in some respects better on
And experiments have not always sue
ceeded. do not know that there have been
any failures Of the chewing plan. but one
well-known American physician gives a
verdict against the no-breakfast plsn He
draws his conclusions from many estab-
lishments scattered all over America He
prefers the two main meals, and ne puts
them at different times: he would have a
morning and an evening meal.
Small Meals Taken Often.
Nor can we possibly dare to assert that
there is none whom several little meals at
short intervals would not suit better than
the Dewey plan. Anyhow we have no
right to state that his plan is bound to sue
coed. still less that II is bound to succeed
al once.
But there is this favor OF both the slow
chewing and no-breakfast plans, they do
not neglect pleasant taste, and the power
that II has to attract people. This fact is
too much neglected. IL is OF no use to
give people duh or naUseous masses OF
stuf-sticky and glutiaous or watery, or
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amount OF prickliness and stimulous by
means of peppers and condiments. Such
stun Is better left alone. The food must
be pleasant; II must be more pleasant than
the customary food: II must be far more
pleasant
Mr.. Fletcher and Mr.. Dewey come in
here. They say: Choose your foods:
choose those Of which YOU ike the taste
IL Is interesting to know that Mr.. Fletcher
mas come down to the simple or leshless
foods not from any humane motive. but he
cause his instinct now prefers them. He has
no desire Tor any other. He says: Eat slow
ly; and il matters little what you cat" I
think both Of them minimize the impor-
lance Of careful choice Of foods, especial
~ until the right instinct shall have been
developed. Then doubtless the taste and
inclination viii tell precisely what is the
best food at any given time.
Gradual Change Desirable.
One Of the strongest objections brought
to constipation The Englishman relies on
his breakfast. Now, though a breakfast
may be an artificial means of securing the
national object. yet it certainly does secure
that object. and this prevents a great deal
OF depression. But. in the place OF the
breakfast. hot water can be taken. and this
may obviate the difficulty. There must be
those in whose cases the uo-breakfast plan
is as dose Of an unknown tonic or blood
purifier" In such cases, and in numerous
others. it may be preferable to go SLOW"
IN order that you may see that the change
is in your direction.
Meanwhile all pssihle outside helps should
be added: brisk and interesting physical eN-
ercises. the in-breathing of pure air. and
the use Of the air-and-light bath. II may he
remarked that the body need not be bathed
IN the air all at once. any more than IL need
be oathed in cold water all at once: as one
might sponge with cold water first one part
ana then another. so one might expose first
one part and then another to the cold air.
Keeping the rest of the body warm. Warm
cleansing baths should also be used and
every aid should be brought to bear at the
time of the crisis You must have some
heooy, whether II be carpentering or pho-
Biography or ping-pong; YOU must devote
yourself to it more than usual.
What halfway house is there toward the
no-breakfast plan? Obviously toward the
Gladstone's method of thirty bites for each
mouthful A good stepping-stone would be
the fruit breakfast plan.
Mr.. G Arthur Pearson. the London news
paper publisher. one of the busiest men or
the day. finds the fruit brea kfast plan Won
derfully valuable. on the continent of Eu-
rope the breakfast consists of light things,
such as coffee with roll and butter This
can hardly be reckonod a meal Many
people take only little tea or cocoa Some
take not water But a good advance to-
ward the no-breakfast plan is to eat one
or more kinds Of fruit. With the fruit care
fully eaten, there should be no consultation
at all. for the fruit provides us with bulk
and fiber and water and salts
Ii possible, IL should be fresh. The skins
should not be cut Off or else they should
be boiled SO that the valuable salts NAV bs
extracted The boiled water should then be
drunk. Apparently "the nearer the bone
the sWeeter the meat" is not applicab Bile TO
fruits or grains. The nearer the skin the
richer the salts is the proverb Some peo-
pie cannot digest skins. but such people can
easily put them out Of their mouths after
the chewing. Stewed fruits are better than
none, so long as their juices are preserved
with them.