The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-10-21

remember that we eat n dr1nt
to make blood, we exercise to circu
late it, and we breathe deeply to puri
fly it.
How to ear is not wholly confined tC
the physical act of mastication, etc., as
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
a broken spirit drieth the bones"
Are you dyspeptic? Then quit
mincing. Don't be fnical. 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 l can't eat"
Fear is negative, and always invites.
If you fear dyspepsia, you'll get it. If
you have it. and continue to fear it,
you'll keep it. Remember the fate Of
poor Job. THAT which 1 most did fear
hath come upon me-" This is the
common experience Of the great HUI
man family. Therefore, 1 say to you,
fear no i'll results Of anything you
eat. If you fear it, do not eat it;
if you eat it, do not fear it. Say
good-by to every morsel Of food that
passes your lips. Say it as if you
mean it; not as a Patti farewell, but
rr;th oo~GIo~oo {I,of will rnvar
hear from it again. But beware, do
not let your stomach get it until it
has passed the censorship of the first
miller, the mouth.
When to Eat.
Eat when hungry, providing the
body is in a normal condition, and the
hungerisa natural hunger. Hunger that
follows closely upon the eating of
a hearty meal (as is often the case)
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 if
you are truly hungry you will have an
appetite. Appetite is OF the stomach;
hunger. Of the mouth. The former OF
itself merely a habit; a habit that, too
often INDUCED, leads its slave to the
table three times a day. A mere ap-
petite ~(craving) for food is as unnat-
ural as an appetite (craving) for in
tOxicants. Both indicate an abnor-
NAL condition.
Hunger is present when the mouth
fairly waters at the thought, mention,
sight or odor of food. When one is
truly hungry, ne finds it quite easy to
comply with the Scriptural Injunction:
Eat whatsoever is set before you, ask
ing no question for conscience sake"
A hungry mar is never a kicker-if he
doesn't have to wait too long. He
makes glad the heart of his wife or
the boarding house mistress or the
re~staurateur.
Two, or three, meals a 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 be
omitted? The late DR.. Dewey ad-
vised the no-breakfast plan. AS for
myself, 1 prefer the omission Of the
noon meal. This decision has been
by wife and self after av-
tested both plans for a number Of
years. During the summer l eat but
one meal a day (5:30 p. NJ. l arise
five a.. m, take my three pet exer-
ciseS (andfa few others), a cold-water
bath, a 20-mile run OF my bicycle Tin
minutes), clean my wheel, read and
until five p. m, and then-Nell,
from then until $3.50 l am not out of
reach of my wife's voice. See?
The omission of the noon meal
(when taking two meals a day., is, to
ny mind, a better division of time
crowding the two meals SO near
together. Besides, it is a great advar-
in the heat of summer, thus
avoiding the adding Of internal to ex-
ernal heat, to say nothing of the
heavy, sluggish feeling that is sure to
ollow the noon indulgence.
Don't, under any consideration, eat
hearty breakfast, if you have either
mental or physical work soon to fol-
ow. There is a physiological reason.
Before the food can be utilized it
INST undergo the process of digestion
an average time of three hours,
hen that of absorption and assimila-
(many more hours; therefore,
ither mental or physical work imme-
following a hearty meal must {
le%cessarily retard digestion by draw S
ng the blood from the stomach. {
The heartiest meal of the day |
hould follow the work and worries of l
he day. Digestion will take place '
re you retire, and the assimilation |
Thile you sleep. The human machinery I
5 now undergoing repairs; the It's /,
that have been torn down during i.
he day are now being replaced with l
material; the energy derived from :,
he nourishing food will flow to mus L
lie and nerve and thus recreate YOU.