The Huttig news., 1908-08-01

Care of the Health.

prevent illness. ne most 6SSenJ- al thing is to look after the stom- ach, to see that it gets enough nourishing food, but only such amount and quality as will keep the body in an active, healthy con- dition.
 The best medical authorities have always eontended that ma jority of diseases start from stom- ach. The chief aim should be therefore. to keep the stomach in good order. Intemperate eating will get the stomach out of order as quickly as will incorporate drinking. Wrong eating is at the bottom of most peoples physical ills.
 The process of waste and re- newal which is constantly going on in the human body leads scientists to believe that in from three to seven years each individual gets practically an entirely new body The decay of the body as men and women become advanced in years is easily explained, and medical science is busy endeaving to point out way to avoid it
 The body grows old says one authority, because of the exist ence of an imperfect balance be- tween the waste which the body accumulates and the amount it is able to throw off. During youth the balance is perfect, because the body has more than it's normal vitality and strength to throw off the waste matter" But as we grow older he adds, this perfect balance becomes destroyed from one cause and another.
 1 What are the principal causes for the loss of the perfect bal ance mentioned? In brief, they are tse strength of the body has been squanded or the vitality kept at low ebb by what has been drank or eaten. There is diet of foods that contain or produce uric acid and other impurities which clog the entire system, bringing on many kinks of disorders. Many l consume too much meat or over indulge in coffee, tea and other ar ticles that do not properly nourish the body and disturb digestion i Then comes dyspepsia, with all it's tortures. and until there is correc- ton in the evil habit of wrong eat ing there is illness of one kind or otter.
 The abuse the human stomach will stand is wonderful But after it rebels it's owner must suffer. It is within the power of all to under stand the simple principle of econ omic nutrition. It does not neces- sitate following any special diet or giving up the usual number of meals. It simply requires a little experimenting to ascertain with certainty what foods do not agree with him. and to use in moderation only those foods which suit his stomach and keep him in prime physical condition.
 One of the simplest. common sense rules for eating is to eat what one craves of that which benefits his system and to thor oughly mastieate the same. With out proper mastieation of food there is a quantity undigested that quickly injures the condition of the stomach.
 Many people who consider them selves highly educated could learn wisdom from studying the training lives of athletes. Knowing that they are to be called on for feats of strength and endurance. athletes invariably obey the strict laws Of health. It is a pitiful sight to visit some of the frst-class physical culture resorts and see men in the prime of life who have made mon ey, but neglected their health while doing so. seeking to regain their former strength. Many of them