New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
TO PREVENT INDIGESTION.
Some Suggestions in Regard to Foods by
a Correspondent.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l en- moved 10 reply to your correspondents
inquiry In to-day's paper. wherein he Wants cure
for Acute Indigestion" his letter IS entitled
Since an ounce Of prevention is worth pound
OF cure, I would suggest in the first place that
your correspondent. who signs himself a Con-
slant Reader" should carefully and persisteutly
and absolutely avoid all manner and kind OF what
called cold storage" meats fish and other
kinds OF food. because cold storage has become
more Of curse than a blessing; It can be used
In only G very few cases, and then IN limited eX-
tent to advantage The cold storage food and the
many different kinds Of acids which come under
the title Of preservatives bring on moro cases OF
acute indigestion. and accelerate disco in people
already sick and also Kill more untimely,
than most people have any idea.
Being IN iufirm health myself, I have had 70 be
for years necessarily careful in my diet. and it
has caused me to see. learn and realiza the true
nwarduess OF all this cold storage business and
preservative adUteratioa of foods moro clear
" and eXperimentally than otherwise should
have come to clear and certain knowledge of
what I write Your correspondent writes that
several persons have recently died from acute
indigestion He draws it altogether toe mild for
II he has read the newspapers he has found that
many hundreds have died within the last few
months in our own country alone from IN
digestion
one of the best remedies fo- acute Indigestion
IL taken in time is rigid and prolonged fast.
studiously avoiding bad water. with absolute rest
little absolutely pure milk and drinking also
little fresh mineral water; but be that
/: is fresh for. like everything else il must be
fresh. and if DO not watch with the eyes OF a
lynx they will cheat you out Of your very eye
teeth and shove off upon YOU some old. stale stun
which will do you more harm than good
! would also suggest I Constant Reader that he
keep house FOR himself, and do his own marketing
and talk the dealers with whom he has bust
ness right Up and down, and like Dutch uncle
telling them he does not want and Will not have
any cold storage meat fish or food, and that much
less Will he have any preservative stufs or
adulterated food of any kind whatsoever; that he
wants only fresh killed meats and fish just out
Of the water and fresh vegetables. and especially
fresh eggs: no cold storage nor lime kept eggs
for him; they must he either fresh. or none at all
and that ne Is willing t. pay well for such good
things, but that they can't have his custom unless
they accommodate him as proposed This Is the
only way namely, to boycott all dealers in the
cold storage articles. and who sell preservative
stuffs.
And would suggest to Constant Reader that he
avoid all restaurants and hotels with few eXCep-
lions. the very best, for they are notorious
places for acquiring "aCute Indigestion since these
places buy from the great dealers. who deal almost
altogether in cold storage foods and preservative
stuffs: from which we most devouuy pray. 20
Good Lord deliver us They like lotteries
because one seldom draws n prize of a good square
meal Of really wholesome and nutritious food! And
in many pays eXOrhitant Of
money for the privilege Of being made sick, So.
we above stated, the only relief and remedy is TO
have your own home. and then do your
ketine and make the people with whom YOU deal
give YOU fresh. pure and honest fool Talk about
there being famine in China! We have famine
for pure wholesome food right hero in the United
States. tRev) SlLLlMAN BLAGDEN.
Boston. Feb. T. 1907