Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05

much. 1t Is the prevalent sin agaIns;
the l>dy.
We all accept the idea OF three
square meals n day" as being the
right thing; and few OF us. even when
we find ourselves becoming perma-
nently old, stiti. rheumatic. and aillng
suspect that the principal. IL not the
only, cause Of our trouble, is just that
three square meals which Is the
common practice OF our time and
country.
Of all the many causes leading TO
human weakness and disease, the
most common is undoubtedly over
feeding. Practically everybody eats
too much. Why. then" YOU ask.
ARE there SO many men and women
with thin, undeyeloped bodies7"
In answer TO this | may say that
the feeding and upbuildlng OF the
body depend not so much on the
quantity OF food eaten. as on the
quantity digosted. The digestive now
era of the body of any man or woman
are q fixed quantity. IL that man Or
that woman Is SO careless or so ig-
ncrant as TO take more than the guam
tity Ci food needed, then little or
mono of that food will be dlgested:
the whole mass Will ferment, and the
body will not only be deprived OF the
nutrition which IL needs. but will be
neutrality-suspicious. because tho fer
mentation of the undigested food pro-
duccs matter which. absorbed into the
blood, will disturb the operation OF
ovprv f,r.pnn In tho hOuN
[ Many so called diseases arc merely
organic disturbance resulting from n
poisoning of the body by products OF
the rotting food in the stomach and
bowels. In fact, do not hesitate to
saw. and | feel that l have proved,
that seven out of ten cases OF what
Is commonly called heart disease"
are merely disturbances OF the heart
muscle duo TO the presence In the
system of poisons formed from rot
ing food. Most cases OF what are
popularity known an heart failure aud
apoplexy can be traced TO the same
cause. Then there are n host Of les
ser evils--headache vertigo. dizziness.
Insomnia. nervousness. irritability. and
other dlscomforts-traceab TO the
same cause. AZ
Should anyone question the trust
worthiness OF this statement, ! may
remark that its truthfulness lie easily
tested Let him stop dosing himself
for week and reduce the quantity
NJ food taken, first by one-third, later
Ivy one-half. In practically every
case the result will be marked relief
OF all distressing symptoms.
so we see that the man or woman
who overfeeds Is not only poisoned
but starved. Otter tic body Of such
a person Is very thin. The remark
sometimes made by old fashioned peo-
nle about a heavy eater. "He eats. ~
much IT. makes him Door TO carry It."
mas, then. a sound scientific basis.
The reason for such thinness is sim
ply that the food taken Is not digest
ed. and passes through the food tube
without feeding the body. The "a :
tional cure in such cases Is, OF course.
10 eat less. so that the overworkel
organs may be relieved. They Will
then digest more. and the body WIN
increase in weight, strength, and
general well being.
Just at this point some one will
ask well, what Is too much?"
To answer that question is not cas-,
since the quantity of food needed TO
keep the body in good repair will de-
pend upon many things. First of ALL
we must consider the amount OF work
done by the body. The blacksmit a
needs more food, and can digest more
food. than the bookkeeper. We all
need more food in winter and in sum :
mer. And SO OIL.
AS a broad. general rule, however
IL NAV l,s said that the following rep
resents the approximate quantity CT
food needed by a person OF ayerag
physique. doing ordinary mental and
physical work:
For breakfast--An apple, raw or
baked. or an equal quantity OF some
other fruit; a saucerful OF some good
cereal. such as boiled rice with
cream; a glass of milk: and Two slices
OF graham or rye bread, $50
For luncheon--A simple salad dresf
ed with good olive oil and lemon
Juice; two or three slices OF brown
bread.
For dinner-Soup; q small quantity
OF fresh meat, on beans, or peas: one
or Two cooked vegetables; fruit;
brown bread.
Anyone who tries this plan of diet
Is likely to find after q few weeks
that he needs still less food. In most
cases it Is advisable gradually to re-
ducs the midday meal until II con-
s!sts OF fruit only. Finally even this
may be dropped. This meant two
meals a day divided by a period OF
from eight TO ten hours and this plan
has been found by hundreds who have
% = q g. -rdrr my advice to Re
perfectly satisfactory method of diet
TO many people 1t will seem that
tba dietar, given is too light, that II