Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-30
FOOD THAT MAY KILL.

|fUUD lHAl MAY Kill. |
Meals Taken Under Certain Con-
ditions Are Dangerous.
THEY SIMPLY BREED POISON.
| One Should Never Eat When Hurried,
Excited, Angry, Anxious, Grieved,
Worried or Shocked, For at Those
Times Digestion Cannot Take Place.
"A wise man has said, Circulation
follows attention" That is. whenever
| there is need for the activity of any
function the organ which performs that
| function receives an increased flow Of
blood. For instance, man has taken
long walk and arrives home tired and
ravenously hungry. AS he enters the
house he catches the aroma of cook
use vernacular phrase, "his mouth
waters" The attention is directed to
the need of eating, and the organs en-
gagged in eating and digestion at once
begin to get greatly increased supply
Of blood.
| It is out Of the blood that these di-
gestiveso rgans manufacture their vari-
GUS fluids by which each organ accom-
plishes its special part in the work of
4 digestion; so when an increased guam
tity Of blood Is poured into them each
organ begins at once to make large
| quantities of its peculiar fluid.
The saliyary glands are in the mouth,
under the tongue mostly, and when a
/ greatly increased quantity Of blood is
sent to them they. at once elaborate and
pour out into the mouth portion Of
their contents; SO the hungry man who
smells the odor Of cooking food waters
at the mouth. Thus the mind governs
the body.
i Now, the action Of the glands of the
mouth which produce saliva is exactly
like the action Of the glands elsewhere
juice, pancreatic juice, bile and other
fluids, through the associated action
Of which the process of digestion is
carried on. When the hungry man
4 smells the aroma Of food there is a
rush of blood to all the digestive or
gans, mouth, stomach, small intestine
and liver. AS result of this increase
Of 03r LOFT iS 1xy
4 out more digestive fluid, not only sa-
Iva, but the others as well. The gas
trio Juice begins to flow, the pancreas
and liver get ready, and the entire di.
gestive system is prepared and able to
take care of any food which is reason.
able in kind and quantity.
The point Of greatest Importance in
all this is that these fluids are poured
out only when the mental condition is
right-when there is In the mind 8
desire for food. II there should be any
feeling of disinclination for food, II
there should be even an Indifference
to food the food taken under such cir
/ cumstances would not and could no
be properly digested.
If there is in the mind any feeling
other than desire for food, If just pre-
vious to eating or while eating any
thing should occur to disturb or dis
tract the n,ind, then there would bt
immediate arrangement Of the circula
ton. Under these circumstances thu
blood would be withdrawn from the di
gestive organs and the elaboration O.
the fluids Of digestion would cease
Then, of course, the body would be il
no condition to receive or digest food
Suppose that our friend returnin.
from his long walk greeted at the doc
by the odors of fragrant viands few
) moments later is handed telegram. in
= forming him Of the sudden death o
i bis only son in distant city. Wha
happens then? At once there is a pre-
found change In the circulation. TIL
blood which moment previously wa
3 massed at the stomach and other OF
! gans Of digestion, all ready to TAX
/ care Of the meal, Is at once switches
!. of to the brain. The man Pushes AM
! then pales. His muscles lose thei
power. He drops into chair. Pei
q Adpo hC 0CCpS. ~ AAuaScIsE IL Is III
!: last thing in his thoughts. II canno
eaty' he cries. "Oh, my son, my son!
!, And the same perversion Of the Gil
culation occurs in anger, anxiety, wor
!. ry, jealousy. haste. excitement or an,
other state Of mental pain or inquie
tude. All these conditions simply pu
the digestive organs for the time "ou
Of business. Food taken under sue
conditions cannot possibly be digested
8 Instead It will ferment putrefy in th
!. system and will be the cause Of dis
comfort, of disturbed function, Of dis
ease, perhaps of death.
Does this seem extreme? Let m
2 tell you story. A great, strong, BIZ
e breasted. energetic man comes in iron
a days fishing. He is delightful,
tired, hungry as a bear" At the he
tel he finds waiting for him telegram
bad news. He says, Il can't eat" Hi
= n friends nnruuada him He aa re a hoo rt-