Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-02
Washinatun Standard
A FEW DONTS ABOUT EATING.

A FEW DONTS ABOUT EATING.
Don't cat fast. Time * money.
Every minute saved at your meals Is
a dollar in the pocket Of your physi-
clan later on in life.
Don't swallow food before it is prop
erly chewed. Mans chewing was
meant to he done in his mouth. II
We had gizzard instead of stomach
we might swallow pebbles with our
meals and have the stomach do the
work Of crushing the food, as the
chicken does.
Don't eat fat soaked food. Toast
may be spread with butter and then
heated in the oven until it is as fat
soaked as cabbage boiled with bacon.
The toast is thus made quite as indi
ge>tible as the cabbage.
Don't eat dark meat too exclusively.
Some people confine themselves to
rare beef and the dark parts of fowl.
The dark meat contains larger
amount than other kinds 6 the irri-
tating stimulant extractive substances
OF the meat. These are especially I'M
suitable for nervous individuals and
those Of a equity tendency.
Don't let children take stimulants
at their meals. This includes not
only alcoholic stimulants, but coffee,
tea, condiments, etc. Until children
are twelve years old at least they are
much better on milk and water and
not too rich cocoa, with thin broths
and gruels.
Don't drink too much liquid during
meals-never more than half pint,
usually less. The dilution of the gas
tric juice impairs its efficacy and the
stomach is not able to accomplish its
digestive churning movements when
filled with large amount of fluid.
Don't drink too much just after eat
ing. Some people faithfully deny
deny themselves liquid during a meal,
and take quantity of it just after.
Don't drink too much during and just
after a meal. About half pint of
water or some other simple liquid
should be taken, most of it near the
end of the meal.
Do'.t drink spirituous liquours to
excess at meals. Alcohol prevents
the gastric ferments from acting and
so delays digestion. Don't drink q
large cup of strong coffee after a
hearty meal. Coffee also paralyzes
the stomach ferments. On the other
hand, in people not inclined to nerv-
business, q small amount of coffee or
alcohol stimulates the action and Sc.
erection of digestive ferments.
Don't drink too little water between
meals. This is very common fault
among city folk. At least four to
five pints of liquid, tea, coffee. water
and milk, should be taken during the
day. Most of this should be taken
several hours before and after meals,
some on arising and going to bed.
Don't take other peoples advice as
to what you may or may not eat.
Stomachs are at least as individual as
their owners. No one, not even your
doctor, can dictate an iron.clad list to
you. He can help you to find out
what your diet should be.
Don't take any ones advice as to
the amount you should eat. Appe-
tite depends on your size, and build,
but there is large individual ele-
ment in it that varies most arbitrar-
lily. Metabolism and heat regulation
differ even in individuals of the same
size, and on these depend the amount
OF nutrition needed.
Don't fast to cure indigestion. As
the body gets weaker its functions
also weaken, and digestion will not
improve.