Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-19

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water.
Remember that we eat and drink
70 make blood, we exercise to circu-
late It, and we breathe deeply to purl-
fy it.
How to eat is not wholly confined to
the physical act Of mastlcation, etc, IS
much, very much, depends upon ones
mental condition. Above ALL be
cheerful A sour countenance may
cause a sour stomach. "A merry
heart doeth good like a medicine; but
broken spirit drieth the bones"
Are you dyspeptic9 Then quit
mincing Don't be flnical. Instead
Of everlastingly giving yourself the
suggestion that you can't eat this and
can't eat that, Just turn around, or, as
we soldiers would say, about face;"
and then resolutely say; Just show
me anything OF which I'm fond, any
thing wholesome that | can't eat"
Fear is negative, and always invites
II you fear dyspepsia, you'll get 1t. II
you have It, and continue to fear 1t,
you'll keep 1t. Remember the fate Of
poor Job. "That which most did fear
hath come upon me-" This is the
common experience OF the great hui
man family. Therefore, say to you,
fear no Ill results of anything you
eat II you fear It, do not eat 1t;
IL you eat 1t, do not fear 1t. Say
good-by to every morsel of food that
passes your lips. Say 1t as II you
mean 1t; not as Patti farewell, but
with confidence that you will never
hear from it again. But beware, do
not let your stomach get 1t until 1t
has passed the censorship of the first
miller, the mouth.
When to Eat.
Eat when hungry, providing the
body Is in q normal condition, and the
hungerisa natural hunger. Hunger that
follows closely upon the eating Of
a hearty meal Gas is often the easel
is a sure indication that the system
did not receive the benefit of the pre-
vious meal In that case, the stomach
needs rest, not more food.
Don't confound appetite with hun
ger. They are by no means the same,
Because you have an appetite does not
signify that you are hungry, but II
you are truly hungry you will have an
appetite. Appetite is of the stomach;
hunger, of the mouth. The former OF
itself merely habit; habit that, too
often INDUCED, leads its slave to the
table three times a day. A mere APP
petite (craving) for food is as unnat-
ural as an appetite (craving) for in
toxicants. Both indicate an abnor-
NAL condition.
sHunger is present when the mouth
fairly waters at the thought, mention
sight or odor of food. When one il
truly hungry, ne finds 1t quite easy to
comply with the Scriptural Injunction:
Eat whatsoever is set before you, ask
ing no question for conscience sake
A hungry man is never kicker-if he
doesn't have to wait too long. He
makes glad the heart of his wife OF
the boarding house mistress or the
restaurateur.
Two, or three meals day? 1t de
ponds. A day laborer, or anyone en-
gagged in vigorous, out-of-door work
can, possibly take care of three meals
day, but he could get along with two
when once the habit is formed.
Which of the three meals should b.
omitted? The late DR.. Dewey ad
vised the no-breakfast plan. AS fol
myself, / prefer the omission of the
noon meal This decision has beer
reached by wife and self after hav
ing tested both plans for a number o.
years During the summer / eat bu
one meal a day $3.50 p. M. arist
at I'VE a M, take my three pet exer
cises land few others), cold-watel
bath, 20-mile run on my bicycle iii
80 minutes), clean my wheel, read 9nC
write until fiye p. m. and then-well
from then until $3.50 am not out o
reach of my wife's voiro. See?
The omission of the noon mea
(when taking two meals day., is, Il
my mind, a better division OF tint
than crowding the two meals so neai
together Besides, it is a great advan
tage in the heat of summer, thu
avoiding the adding of internal to ex
ternal heat. to say nothing of tn
heavy, sluggish feeling that is sure Il
follow the noon indulgence.
Don't, under any consideration, ca
hearty breakfast, II you have eithe
mental or physical work soon to fol
low There is physiological reason
Before the food can be utilized 1
must undergo the process of digestion
Gan average time OF three hours
then that Of absorption and assimils
tion (many more hours) therefore
J either mental or physical work imme
diately following hearty meal mus
necessarily retard digestion by draw
ing the blood from the stomach.
The heartiest meal of the da
I should follow the work and worries o
the day. Digestion will take plac
ere you retire. and the assimilation
while you sleep. The human maohiner
Is now undergoing repairs; the lis
sues that have been torn down durln
the day are now being replaced wit
new material: the energy derived fror
the nourishing food win flow to mus