The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16

by natural common sense methods than to
make ones stomach a general deposit for
drugs Of sorts.
Such common sense ways are not far
to seek. In fact, they are so close at hand,
SO every day, that sometimes they are con-
demned on that very account. The patient
feels as Naaman did. If some hard thing
were required, it would be done, but diet,
exercise. correct clothing seem futile. use
less things. A doctor, a prescription, ap
peal far more to the imagination.
But let us consider the common place
remedies, The question Of diet should be
studied by every woman, both for her own
sake and for that Of her children. The
mother Of a family should know that there
are certain foods that build up bone and
muscle, others that make flesh, still others
that may please the palate but do little
besides. She should learn what these are
and give serious thought as to how to COM
bine them tc win the best results for her
family. She should know that food may
be wholesome and yet appetizing. that food
which tastes good Is more easily digested
than that which does not tempt the appe-
t1te If she will bear all this in mind she
will grow to feel that her profession as
housekeeper, which she may have thought
of as q small thing, Is in reality very
important affair.
Much of the prejudice against whole
some food, In the minds Of the lords of
creation, at any rate, is due to the idea
cherished by most Of them that the food
that agrees with them must be unpleasant,
ard that that which they love is pretty
sure to be considered bad for them by the
advocate Of rational diet. There is just
enough truth in this to furnish them with
ground for their complaint. 1t should
bs the work of the housekeeper to provide
a variety on her table and If she feels that,
for the sake Of peace in the family she
must furnish some unwholesome articles,
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| which will make less strain upon the gas
trio powers. 1t can be done but it takes
| time and trouble.
| 1t has become truism that we are
nation Of dyspeptics. Once in a while one
| hears some happy man or woman boast
! of an unimpaired digestion. But that
same fortunate persons Is likely to take
advantage Of such luck and do all sorts Of
rash things. The truth is seldom appre-
ciated that the person who begins by
feeling he can eat everything generally
ends by not being able to eat anything.
AT least, let the child be started right
and an attempt made to supply him with
a tolerably good stomach. Even If he can
eat almost anything without distress, 1t
is extremely foolish to let him do It, He
| is using up the powers of stomach which
should stand by him in later life. II he
makes drafts on his principal now he will
have none to fall back upon when he is
older. DO not allow him to indulge in saul
sages and griddle cakes and hot bread and
pies and pastry and pickles and similar
deadly, if delectable, dainties. If he has
never had them he will not ISIS them and
the fact that he would enjoy them should
move you no more than does his plea to
be allowed to consume unripe fruit. In
either case he must pay the penalty. Yet
the mother tries to spare him the anguish
which will come from green apples and
cheerfully permits him to suffer that which
follows other unwholesome articles of
diet.