The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-01-19
HOW TO WEAKEN DIGESTION
AND HOW TO STRENGTHEN II

tam IMAM another, il is that = yast
amount OF the comfort and the discom-
LOTT II life depends uDon the prosaic
act OF digestion. \ good digestion re-
sehbles many Of the other blessir gs
OF life in this-it is seldom really
Salued until it is lost. 1t is more easil5
IcSI IMAM r2gafned. in which ii also re-
Seihpies many another good thing. Ii
y certainly Il possession TO be priced
eIhu mol lightly 10 be treated. as ii its
loss could b" replaced with ease In
most cases its loss is an igyecoverab Ie
!'e Tor many weary month or per-
maps Years, and sometimes it cannot
De recovered at all
nile people have for years adopted
nc foolish practice of boiting their
1000 without taking any trouble as to
us proper masucation. they can hardly
wonder that condition OF things arises
winch cannot be cured in i few weeks.
IL You subject your stomach to a long
g ufse OF ih-usage. YOU can hut expect
lhat II viii resent such treatment. and
rot be easily Modified If We treat our
dc qualhtanceS badly We quickly turn
them into enemies. and if our iIl-tre;. j.
meht IS long continued ihev become
implacable. and il NAV be iTnpossihle
even by the best Of treatment 10 re-
gain their friendship It s much The
same with The digestive apparatus. If
we Wish 10 be in its good graces We
must treat ii with consideration. We
must not expect it to do work wl.icn
II was never meant TO do. The storm
ach is rot provided with 1eeth; but il
Is provided. and SO are the intestipes
with certain juices. whose action CON
Yerts food into condition in which il
VIII nouriSh and repair the TISSUES and
renovate the blood and increase il,
Quantity; but-an important but-in or
der to do this the food when il reaches
the stomach must be in a "get-at-
BILE stale, if must me in a soft. pulpy
condition, so that the digestive Juices
can have chance of reaching it. This
they cannot do properly if such things
IS meat. for instance are swallowed
in lumss.
For this reason those whose teeth
ar defective VIII find artificial teeth
an immense heiu-indeed. a very i'm
pcrtant factor-in the prevention of
dyspepsia. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that they must fit properly. so that
mastication can be comfortably per
formed
Worry at Meals-Worry at meal
tines and hurry directly after are two
potent factors in weakening the dises-
ton.
Ar old physi0logist, writing seventy
years ago, said some words which are
as true today as they were then.
Laughter" he said, lis one of the
greatest helps 10 digestion with which
am acquainted, and the custom pre-
Nalent among Our forefathers of excit-
ing it at table by testers and buffo9ns
was founded upon true medical prin-
cipies- In word. endeayor 10 have
cheerful and merry companions at
your meals: what nourishment one re-
ceives amidst mirth and jollity will
certainly produce good and light
blood"
When the dinner table becomes the
arena for family contests it augurs i'll
for the assimilation Of even the best
&C oked dinner or the choicest delica-
ries of the season. Solomon probably
knew something of this matter when
he said that IA dinner OF herbs and love
herewith was better than stalled OK
and strife.
Neither should a substantial dinner |
b. eaten when the strength is exhaust |
I'd by fatigue. as, for instance, after a !
eng days .tUavrlil1g Remember that |
-he digestion of food requires . certain
amount OF muscular exercise: the mus
les of the stomach and intestines are
involved in its proper performance.
When, therefore we are greatly ia
igued this part OF the digestive pro
.ess is siackly and imperfectly done,
he tired muscles are not uD t. their
work; the result is some manifestation
# indigestion.
Open Air for Digestion.-There is no
digestive tonic TO equal pure air-out-
iOor air-fOr you can never, no matter
lCw well d room may be ventilated. get
he same purity and freshness indoors
Is out oe doors
Exercise in the air strengthens the
muscles, and in consequence helps The
muscles involved in digestion to do
heir work better, Plenty of fresh air
trengthens the system. and this slim
lates the glands which secrete the di-
'estice juices TO secret them more
RELY.
Kind Of Food 10 Avoid.-Nery new
read, hot cakes and heavy rolls must
II be given a wide berth by people in
lined 10 Indigestion. Fried and greasy
heat and vegetables and cakes that are
OF sufficiently cooked should he avoid
d by everybody who values health
'nTll is far too rich for anyone with q
elicare digestion or who is unable to
axe much outdoor exercise. Cold pork,
oWever, can often be digested whch
OF poris would bring on ii Of sick
css. Pork chops are worse than any
hing, and should be avoided by every
ne but oeoDle who nave the digestion
! an Ostrich.
Among poultry. goose and duck very
disagree, When this is the
ase they should be eaten rold and the /.
II carefully removed beforehand.
There are also many kinds OF fish
bat are apt TO disagree wits people
no have poor digestion. These are
Blmon salt mackerel ana herring.
obsters and crabs are also difficult OF
igestion. In man! cases thc result %
his is seen almost Immediately by the
I pearancc Of . rash. which is far too
ieffguring and irritating TO be ignored.
Ncgeta bies, with the exception of
abbage agree very we'll with almost
yerybody. But some people have to
eware Of eating root vegetables. such
: turnins, carrots and even the ever
scful potato,
Fruit is considered very wholesome,
nd so il is if one can digest il. Or
nges and apples agree with nearly
veryone, but bananas. ,hough very
Utritious. arc difficult Of digestion,
nd should be aToided by dyspeptics. {
lums arc very bad Tor children unless :
eelod. as the thick SKIN is hard to al
est and causes internal troubles. All
.uit Ike 1asv berries, blackbarrics.
opsebe- IS. etc. that has numerous