St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-21
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,, LILY from people who suffer from in
1sestion. am always PLAID n answar
80 sacn letters, but it has caused me to
cl,,h now many of the Home Health
fn,,. readers have ever stopped to care
tha. outsider the chemical elements
go 81 70 make up the combination of
comprising the daily portion used.
= the midsummer season there is
v.sa go. variety OF fresh and palatable
hs es.aDies, and abundance of fruits and
-. ana upon examination it is read
~ .soeltained that the things which
~ NJ Dodles receive and upon which they
H. -. thrive during summer are vastly
ht from those elements which are
lsumed during the winter months.
nature is always exceedingly kind
Ia nose who know and respect her
80 and one of the laws of nature
spears 70 be that we shall change our
ny With the season and temperature.
ifesn, green vegetables, fruits, and
Ds are not only gratifying to the
pA'ate, but cooling to the blood Thus
lYing most admirably a great double
pose. While per contra the oily and
uppiylng nuts, the starchy and heat
ploouclng grains, and other carbon
mpounds of heat givers, are mostly
Preserved for winter use; while water
universal solvent, required in all
..1 seasons, and temperatures, is
Win US always.
mus We find three principal groups
~ 1000 In the fruit is found the
Aqulos, OF which water is the most i'm
pOi.ant; then comes milk, fruit Juices,
ana extracts, and, among the prepared
.ooos, soups, etc. The second group is
onposed OF fruits, vegetables and
nerds, and third, of nuts, cereals and
meats
ne line OF division cannot, however,
ue strictly drawn, and the classification
L. Oily general, for among the starch
ana heat supplying foods may be
! eiassed such vegetables, or tubers, as
potatoes. beans, peas, parsnips and veg
etaDle marrow. Therefore a fourth
group of foods can be marked off and
cAiied heterogeneous, or flesh formers.
wonderful thing is the study of
Ioods, yet few there are who ever pay
the least attention to such matters.
Even those who should fully understand
the laws of nature and OF diet are some
times woefully ignorant and willfully
careless regarding a matter of such
vital Importance.
had most striking example of this
w1llful carelessness a few years ago.
a patient came to me,-a kind, mother
" woman of over so years,-who was
suffering from rheumatism and obesity.
the case was chronic, and the lines of
snnering were very marked in the face.
Her minister. as well as all sympathetic
friends, were greatly distressed at her
suhering. She was SO exceedingly
Aeshy that activity was impossible.
Severe constipation was present, and
the skin had that dirty, purplish color
70 often found in rheumatic patients
Who at the same time suffer from
obesity. found out, that, although al
most entirely inactive, she was very
hearty eater, and fond of rich, greasy
foods.
The method of treatment was plain.
8 Remove the cause, cut off the material
which was filling up the system With
waste matter which, could not be used
nor thrown on, increase the activity OF
tho eliminating organs, and relax the
tissues. muscles and sphincter; increase
the amount of liquid, decrease the sal
ads. prohibit the fats. ~.
This method I proceeded to carry out
in most rigid manner, assuring the
patient thar IL q permanent cure was de-
sired, mot - than SIX months treat
ment would be required. Her conf
dence was unlimited, and, although it
seemed hard at first to have her food
supply cut down two-thirds, she soon
found herself adapting her desires to
fhN new condition, and in time grew |
Ia ike the regime. At the end of four
months there began to appear some
sixns Of improvement, a slight decrease
ii fiesh and less rheumatic pains.
ss III was then that her minister at
tempted to dissuade her from following
s,,ch d rigorous course Of diet. He was
voung and active, and, pointing to HIS
avn condition, told her that he made
II = rule to eat what was set before him,
III II TASTED good, and drank whatever
rieased his fancy, excepting only al
cnholic liquors, and that he never had
mann atism. In fact he was rather
vera in his criticism OF my methods,
characterizing it as cruel and unneces-
sxfy.
Although the good mother believed
ss.,rliciuy ID his ability to preach the
~nspel. she had more confidence in the
Sncf0r's ability to heal her body, and
Dr. .tnck to the diet and other treat
.....,t Two months later the rheumatic
..sar. we're gone. Twenty per cent OF
L I snrmer weight had disappeared, her
.rs. ,noked young and fresh and clear;
~ d ~,nn,d again go to church, and could
,,.ssorm more household duties tnan she
,s.s| dome for years. All OF TINS was,
-Ss .orrse. very gratifying to me. But
lc os.ss...t confess that / found certain
ss..r,,rt Of grim satisfaction in attend
n .hat young minister less than
- yrom that time, while he was SUI
B 81 81 ) from an attack of acute indlges-
Z l ss.Z .rda assure you there was no
1s-s.ke to be made in simple under-
l....dlng Of the emphatic sermon !
q - him about intemperance
Il g.. ,,e standpoint of dietetlst. the
iis III. has been that he has made
s.s ~ the Home Health club system
s y ssring and begins to realize that
M 49, s -ansa must be brought into