The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
And Hon to Make 1t Both Pleasure

one of the greatest pleasures of life
partake of any kind of food and to eat
1T heartily without fear of injury, or in
convenience. is a source OF pleasure the
value of which cannot be estimated.
When We especially wish to enjoy the
companionship of friend we invite him
to dine with us. Then IT is, as we sit
together over Il good dinner. that we are
able to cast aside the cares of life and
the burdens of business most easily and
TO enter completely into sociability and
enjoyable conversation. 1t you will re-
call the most pleasant times of your life
YOU will remember that they We're assoc
ciated with good dinners and congenal
company. How the mind brightens and
how freely mrth flows as the stomach
fills. Under these circumstances, one
can tell his best stories. crack his best
Jokes. and recall wildly and relate most
interestingly the pleasant Incidents OF
his life
But II is not every person who Is able
to enjoy n good dinner in this way with
out suffering in consequence. A weak
stomach and poor digestion compel many
people TO be exceedingly careful about
their diet, and they never sit down to
the fable without carefully inspecting the
food served, to see whether or not they
VIII be able to eat 1t without injury to
themselves. -
With some people stomach weakness Is
inherited. but with the majority 1t is
caused by the violation of natural laws
Probably no part of the human anatomy
is more generally subjected to i'll treat
ment than the stomach and the other
digestive organs. 1t was wise provision
of nature in endowing these organs with
so much strength and such recuperative
powers, otherwise the human race would
have been short-lived and the world
would have been depopulated long ago
The amount OF weakness and carelessness
manifested by the majority of people in
regard to the proper treatment of the !
stomach astonishes us when we consider !
that so much has been said and written
upon this subject, but people do not
realize the value of good digestion to the |
strength of the body nor the pleasure
that is to be derived from 1t until they
have lost it and become the victims OF
dyspepsia or some other stomach disease;
then they wake up and begin to inquire |
what can be done 10 restore the diges- |
tive organs TO their normal condition
Much of the indigestion and ordinary |
{, stomach diseases which annoy people and |
interfere with their health and happiness
can be easily cured II properly treated; I
be dainty about his food may In shor, |
time so improve the condition OF his |
stomach that he will he able TO eat any
article of food without injury or distress /
II he only knows how to go about 1t to
effect cure. 1t will be the object of
this article 10 give you a few suggestions !
along this lina.
Let us first notice some, of the causes |
of the common ailments OF the stomach |
and digestive system. The eating of |
candy and sweetmeats in childhood days !
is often responsible for after years OF
suffering from indigestion. Candy. pastry, |
sweetmeats and dellcacies of like nature
should never be eaten except at the end
of a hearty meal. AS the finale of a
good dinner they are not so injurious,
for at such a time. when the appetite
has been generally satisfied, there is no
danger OF eating too much of this kind
OF food. More than this. they are then
mixed with the food previously taken,
and are not liable to produce acdity. At
other times, when the stomach is empty
and these sweet things are taken into it.