Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25
FOOD THAT MAY KILL.
Meals Taken Under Certain Conditions
Are Dangerous.

Meals Taken Under Certain Conditions
Are Dangerous.
wise man has said, "Circulatior
follows attention" That is, whenever
there is need for the activity of any
function the organ which performs thai
function receives an increased flow OF
blood. For instance, a man has taker
a long walk and arrives home tired ant
ravenously hungry. AS he enters the
house he catches the aroma Of cooking
food. What happens? Why, to use
vernacular phrase, his mouth waters
The attention is directed to the need OF
eating, and the organs engaged in eat
ing and digestion at once begin to gel
a greatly increased supply of blood.
1t is out of the blood that these di-
gestive organs manufacture their Vari-
Gus fluids by which each organ accom-
plishes its special part in the work OF
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 salivary glands are in the mouth
under the tongue mostly, and when g
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 VINO
smells the odor of cooking food waters
at the mouth. Thus the mind governs
the body.
Now, the action of the glands of the
mouth which produce saliva is exactly
| like the action of the glands elsewhere
in the body which produce gastric juice
pancreatic juice, bile and other fluids
through the associated action of which
the process of digestion is carried on
When the hungry man smells the aro-
ma Of food there is rush Of blood tc
all the digestive organs, mouth, stom-
ach, small intestine and liver. AS re-
suit of this increase Of circulation there
Is suddenly poured out more digestive
fluid, not only saliva, but the others as
well. The gastric juice begins to flow
the pancreas and liver get ready, and
the entire digestive system is prepared
and able to take care of any food which
is reasonable 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 de-
sire for food. If there should be any
feeling Of disinclination for food, II
there should be even an indifference to
food, the food taken under such cir
Icumstances would not and could not 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 mind, then there would be
immediate arrangement Of the circula-
ton. Under these circumstances the
blood would be withdrawn from the di-
gestiye organs and the elaboration OF
the fluids of digestion would cease
Then, of course, the body would be in
no condition to receive or digest food.
Suppose that our friend returning
from his long walk greeted at the door
by the odors of fragrant viands few
moments later is handed telegram in
forming him of the sudden death Of his
only son in a distant city. What hap
pens then? At once there Is pro-
found change in the circulation. The
blood which a moment previously was
massed at the stomach and other or
gans of digestion, all ready to take
care of the meal, is at once switched
off to the brain. The man flushes ano
then pales. His muscles lose their
power. He drops into chair. Perhaps
he weeps Hunger? 1t is the last thing
in his thoughts. Il cannot eat!" he
cries. "On, my son, my son.
And the same preversion Of the cir
culation occurs in anger, anxiety, wor-
ry, iealously, haste, excitement or any
other state of mental pain or inquiet-
ude. All theSe cohul'ioiis Si'noiS Pu'
the digestive organs ior 'ie 'ii''e ou'
| of business. Food taken unuer SUCH
conditions cannot possibly be digested
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