Evening star., 1902-02-26
ADVOCATE OF "M1LK CUREn
A Teacher Recommends It for Nervous
Persons.

a AehcueT 1tecO"IHenOS IL Tor nervous
Persons.
| From the New York Tribune.
The best physicians nowadays seem to be
| trying to use as LITTLE medicine as DOS
| sible." said a teacher yesterday. II am an
| example Of one of the hstest cures and It
was effected by msan4 Of Just milkp
| was a nervous wreck, and consulted q
| physician Of good standing, who told me
| that II I could summon enough strength of
| will to obey his directions should be we'll
| in few months. To intrust ones life to
few quarts Of milk day strikes the av-
erage person as a .stf proposition par
| ticularly as many persons do not care for
It. and believe that 1t disagrees with them
But the nervous INVALID II wise, will cease
| to object and simply follow directions.
First. meat must be banished from the
| bill OF fare. as 1t Is a nerve stimulant, and
| therefore poisonous to an exhausted nerv-
! GUS system Butter, as much as one can
| eat: vegetables. with some exceptions;
| fruits and milk must form the diet If one
would take the milk cure. and the milk
quarts day in the beginning. This is
| gradually increased to seven or eight
quarts. It should be Pasteurized before
using. 1t requires about a week to become
| pretty gaunt between meals. The pitcher
| OF milk beside ones plate becomes an OBJ
| tect Of deep aversion, and one looks at
| steak and chops, at cereals and coffee with
yearnings unutterable. After g. time, how
ever. the victim becomes reconciled and
even enjoys the diet, restricted as 1t is.
| Half an hour or more before each meal
| the patient must prepare the stomach for
| hot or cold-not iced-water. taken slowly,
| with about four swallows to each glass.
! Ten minutes should be given to each glass
| to prevent the accumulation Of liquid In
fha ofa oh <oh1 thof
cluded are like the deadly sins, seven In
| number. and are peas, beans, potatoes, to-
1natoes. asparagus, rhubarb and carrots.
Indeed. the Index Expurgatorius' Is
coffee. cocoa. cereals. chocolate, pastry,
fish. cigarettes, beer and wine. Nuts and
all berries, alas! are excluded also from
the good things that one may enjoy. Other
Bread Is to be eaten only as q vehicle TOR
butter. of which 1t is impossible to eat too
much. It should be unsalted, and a ball as
large as an egg is to be eaten at every
fats: Once day Swiss or Gruyere cheese
| is allowed.
$50 much for the diet Another part Of
the cure Is course of simple gymnastics
normalize circulation. respiration and heart
action. The follower Of the milk cure must
also learn to control her thoughts and
moods and will herself into tranquility.
Three or four times q day she must lie
Down and relax every muscle. become
limp as Bunthorne, and absolutely Danish
thought. 1t becomes easy after while.
and rests one immensely. Once adopted
the milk cure Is seldom put aside even al
| ter the acute need for 1t has vanished, be-
| cause 1t commends itself as a rational sys-
tenn Of living. From the point OF view OF
economy. 1t IL Ideal. One can fare sump-
tuously on SO cents day, and the only
drawback is that 1t deprives one OF the fun
OF wondering what there Is Tor dinner.