The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-18
Home HEALTH
Club |
D. DAVID q. IEEDei. p. D..N.A

ceived a number of letters this week L
from club members asking for little d
more Information regarding that sub 4
ject, l presume it is in order for me v
70 treat the subject further. t
AS stated in a previous lecture, 1t
is of great importance that food should I
be relished, that there be genuine gus q
tatory enjoyment, and, in order to Sc
cure that desirable result, variety pf I
food materials Is best once received
a patient, who for a number of weeks I
has been at a noted sanitarium, under I
careful dietetic supervision. His daily
allowance had been restricted to a very
few articles of rather an unLalatable
nature. AS he was, previous to his ad-
mission to that institution, extremely
emaciated and weak. such a diet was
almost intolerable, and he rapidly grew
worse.
When he arrived at the home he was
completely exhausted, and could hard
ly get to a room. When asked to
come to dinner, he refused, saying he
did not feel hungry, and he was afraid
the food might injure him. humored
him until the next meal, when l in
sisted upon q reasonable amount OF
good, wholesome food. He appeared
greatly surprised that l should allow
him to eat of any dish upon the table,
with the restriction of complete mas
tication only. No harm resulted, but
n good nights sleep followed
watched the case slowly for several
days, and noticed that no liquid OF any
kind was partaken of at any time.
1 also found the vital organs were car
ried much lower than they should be;
the carriage of the entire upper por-
ton of the body was very, very bad.
therefore first ordered a cupful o.
hot water 80 minutes before each
meal. After few days supplement-
ed this by ordering six tablespoonfuis
of water daily at various times Do
tween meals, and increased this amount
to three quarts of water daily. l also.
at the same time. instructed the pa
tient in the exercises given in volume
one of the Home Health club books
for developing the muscles, which as
sisted in maintaining "a correct car
rage, developing the chest and abdom-
inal muscles.
No medicine of any kind was admin
istered, and in two weeks the patent
began to gain flesh; in four weeks ne
was gaining at the rate CT three pounds
per week. and at the end OF two
months still kept up that rate. be-
coming gradually strong and roous'
by the simple methods just prescribed
But | have no doubt but he would
within a year, have had complete
collapse, and perhaps have died vic
tim to errors in dietstic habits and
lack of knowledge of the simplicity o
the methods of cure ,practiced by tn
Home Health club.
His case had been pronounced con
sumption, of the waiting variety, an
l have no doubt he would have die
of that disease, so-called. il left =
his own resources or in the hands Q
those who confined the diet OF their pa
TENTS to the particular cereal or vege
tartan foods manufactured by thei
managers.
Another element which entel
strongly into the cure of such case
is that of suggestion and cheerfulnes
Where the surroundings all have
depressing effect and long and dol
full look is upon the face OF the do
tors. nurses and employees, or. II sin
liar conditions exist at the home
the family and friends, there Is b
little hope for recovery, but changil
that to an atmosphere of brightnes
cheerfulness. confidence, will chan
the condition of such hopeless ones I
the better Then supply a genera
mixed diet, with an abundance
water. and a life mostly out of doc
with good ventilation when indoo
Take proper exercise, and consum
ton of that kind quickly vanishes.
have so far in my experience fou
n most excellent plan to adapt I
diet to the condition and individual a
find them, regardless OF the rules
regulations laid down In the
hooks. keeping ever before me,
course. the fact that experience
proven that there are some kinds
foods that are absolutely incompati
with certain conditions and must
be used
In one of my recent lectures VI
the subject of foods, discussed
matter Of the necessary chemical
stituents. and also gave the names
quantities of foods such as may
found in almost any home. Tn
foods. upon analysis, give the pro
chemical elements required by the
lem. although some of them. nota
beer and bacon, are of such nat
that there may be substituted 81
other food to the advantage OF the
tenn as well as finance. For insta
the fats that come from beef, NUT
cream or nuts are much more VIII
some than that obtained from ba
and are not so hard to digest. In
opinion, bacon is the least harmfu
all the pork products. but it shoul'
used on the principle OF the less
better.
Beer, as / have many times be
stated. If made from malt and