Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-10-19
EVILS OF MALNUTRITIoN.
Those That Suffer Most from This
Common Ill Of Humanity
Simplest Remedies Best


In a recent number Of his magazine
CSuxxssti0nl. Dr Herbert A. Parkel
saws: The pesisuistic man. the nerv,
Gus man. the hashful man. the excitanss
mar. the forretful man. the melancholy
man. the fussy man. the over ssnsitivs
man-are all sufferers firm malnutri
tiou. Commenting on this paragraph
nr Rseder u Indiana says that tbs
word mau + used here in generic
sense ant includes women and children
a. sell lie says when We hook about
Us. We fnd men xho have more than
one - the troubles mentioned by Or
Parker. ard yet they do not. from a su.
perfciai view. appear 10 be wasting
away very rapidly. In fact. they look
quite fleshy. Appearances sre some
what deceptive. however. I have seen
patients who were sureing with NAL.
uutition or anaemia who looked well
and hearty to an inexperienced eye,
but an examination Of a drop OF the
blood tells the tale. even though
there Is every appearance OF health,
except a more or less degree Of pale
ness. which. however slight. is near
ly always present.
Malnufrition is a word which ex-
plains itself: NAL means bad. and
nutrition means nourishment. or be-
ing nourished. The term conveys the
Idea OF ones being badly nourished.
From a great many causes. the blood
may become impoverished. or so al
tered in character as to prevent the
proper sustenance Of certain tissues.
and thus permit degenerate changes
to take place. Sometimes the general
amount OF blood is less than il
should be. and again. there Is a def
cheney Of albumsn in the liquor san
il used to designate a lack of red
blood corpuscles. The causes of
anaemia are numerous; improper
diet; too great an amount of starchy
foods and too little meats being
eaten: deficiency Of food. POOR sur
rOundings. too little exercise: too
little sunlight: impure air: over study
or too great mental exertion with in
sufficient food or bodily exercise; too
rapid growth: excessive discharges.
etc: and also in certain chronic diseases
which affect the blood most nearly:
from impoverished blood by the use Of
mercury. arsenic. anthony and other
poisous. Women are more liable to this
disorder than men. and girls at a certain
age are peculiarly liable to manifest
anaemia.
The usual treatment is complete rest
from compulsory labor of all kinds. such
as business. study or homework and a
complete rest from worry. Worry kills
more people than work. An abundance
Of fresh air and a moderate amount Of
outdoor exercise air and sunshine; a
change Of scene and surroundings. Ieay-
ing all worry and work at here. Near
ly all physicians admit that medicine
drugs is as rule. of little value. The
old practice Of giving iron in some form
has been found vaiueless. The good. old
fashioned treatment Of our grandno-
Tiers by herb remedies. is almost the
only medical treatment Of any virtue
The taking Of food regularly and sys-
tsmstically. in quantities and quality
easy Of digestion and at the same time
Of a nourishing character. supplemented
by sufficient water drinking. hot or cold.
or Of a temperature most comfortable
to the stomach. keeping the body clean
and the pores open by regular strength
euing baths Of more or less frequency.
as your physician may recommend
these aids are OF great importance in the
building up Of the blood and body. with
out which one cannot do the best. either
for himself or for others"
Women especially housekeepers.
wives and mothers. suffer intensely from
this disorder and. appearing in gooe!
flesh. are often misjudged. and seldom
find much sympathy from their family
for their querulous complaints. They
are often called cranky and said to
Imagine" the ailments they complain
Of or are called lazy when. to the
physicians eye. it readily appears that
they are suffering from a complaint very
hard TO cure. and that their strength can
only be restored by Titles" and a rad
ieal change in their manner of living.