Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
THE IDEAL BREAKFAST.
a Meal That Gives the Best Retsrns
Ina Force and Energy

1T Is more Important that she break.
fast should be substantial ald suit
able meal than any other OF the day"
said DR. +. II. Bartlcy OF the Long Is
land Medical college. 1--WE don't want
a heavy breakfast. but II should be ore
from which we get quick returns in
force AMI energy. The old smile OF
comparing the body with furnace
holds good I'm every detail AZ night
the engineer closes the draft. banks
his tire and lets u smolder through the
hours. In the morning he shakes the
CRATE ANA opens the draft. but this is
not enough lie must put on fresh
fuel. and he prefers something that will
iguite quickly. I'm the morning both
body and mind are sluggish aud vital
ity low. II needs not only both fresh
air AND exercise. but also food. and
food that will digest quickly and fur
nlsh speedy stimulus. bring color to
the cheek, warmth TO the extremities,
elasticity to the step and alertness to
the mental faculties.
"In their anxiety for this quick slim
ulus many people take hot water or al
cohOlc drinks in the morning. But the
universal morning stimulant is coffee.
The active principle OF coffee Is CAT.
feline. Under the influence OF this sub
stance thought flows more easily. the
mental faculties are Quickened. and
feelings OF lassitude and drowsiness
pass away. For this reason IL Is n bad
night drink and Il good morning drink.
one cup OF coffee I'm the morning will
not hurt any healthy person. Several
cups are undoubtedly excess. and the
practice Of children going 10 school or
men and women going TO work on q
breakfast OF coffee alone is absolutely
TO be condemned Coffee taken conf
ouSly i'm the morning stimulates the &c
uvitic' and satisfies the craving for
iOoi. hut the person who makes his
breakfast OF IL or who drives himself
To work OF coffee when he is tired IS
setting the pace that kills. Tea is very
similar i'm al its effects to coffee. Choc.
olate Is true food. especially when
made with milk. Ii contains from 30 10
CD per cent OF fat and is very nourish
lng. But IL is Il seiative. not q stimu.
lant II produces a feeling Of drowsi
ness and heaviness. which makes II 4
good night drink FOR wakeful persons.
This comes from the cocoa butter.
which Is not easily absorbed into the
system and so lies i'm the stomach for
time. Any one who took chocolate rs
constantly as most persons do tea and
coffee would have Indigestion and dys
pepSia- Taken occasionally, il is a nu.
tritious food.
We do not want beefsteak in the
mornirg Its return i'm force and en-
ergy is too slow The very best OF all
breakfast meats is bacon. There are n
few persons who have what we call
rat Indigestion who cannot take la.
con. But every one else. even babies q
year and half old, can take il health.
tulN. especially for breakfast. IL slim
ulateS the gastric juices 90 do their
work OF digestion. and we get n Quick
return from II in force and energy. An
eminent English surgeon has said that
the best preparation for hard DAYS
work * good breakfast with plenty
Of bacon.
The ideal breakfast is one cup OF
coffee. cereal with sugar and milk
ana bacon. We get the quickest return
IN energy from sugar. fat and starch.
The bone and muscle building elements
are slower in their action, and we can
take them ut other meals when the fur
mace is fairly started for the day."-
New York Tribune.