Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-01

| posite." Neither food nor drugs can
produce vitality. Food furnishes one
OF the conditions necessary for the ex
penditure OF energy; II is necessary
for the discharge OF the various ener'
giles which constitute life on the
physical plane. Now when food is not
taken for several days. the system
feeds on It's own tissues. This requires
the expenditure OF very little energy,
for there Is not digestion and there
fore little waste to eliminate, the sys-
TEN taking exactly what II needs dl.
rectly from the tissues and hence In
fasting, there is q wonderful elevation
OF all the forces. physical and mental,
a great saving Of vitality. Hence the
great value Of fasting as q cure, when
wisely directed
But, II the organism Is extremely
weak at some vital point, or II for a
long time the food has not furnished
the necessary elements OF nutrition,
SO that there Is not full stock on
hand Tor, 20 be literally correct. on
body normal nutrition cannot be long
maintained without food. Death Of
persons who try the fasting cure
without proper knowledge Is frequent
~ reported In the newspapers. Slim
ulated by hearing of the wonderful
cures wrought by fasting, but with no
knowledge Of its physiology, Tor Of its
psychology. which is. II possible more
Important many try 1t. with fatal re-
suits, although others are permanent
ly cured of chronic ills that nothing
else seemed to benefit Competent
guidance Is necessary, and 1t Is re-
gretable that the average physician
gives fasting no place In his means of
cure-it surely cannot be too simple,
for II requires accurate knowledge Of
nutrition. of physiology, and Of psy-
chology, TO conduct a fast safely and
profltably.
Protracted fasting Is most appropri-
ate as q cure in cases of men and
women past middle life, who are over
weight, not extremely excitable and
who have no organic weakness of the
heart, but with an evenly balanced
temperament and a strong will power.
In most cases special monodiet Is
better than fast, especially where
competent supervision is not con-
venient and when 1t is necessary to
continue the work.
Each case must be considered on
its own merits, but the following sug-
gestions will be helpful: The best
monodiet is that which furnishes all
the elements of nutrition; buttermilk
is the best In most cases, especially In
stomach and bowel troubles.
Begin with a pint, morning and s've-
ming. taking the usual midday meal,
but emitting meat, potatoes and white
bread, and eating more whole wheat
bread and toast with only a little
cheese. The second week increase
the morning and evening ration to
quart and the third week drop the
noon meal and substitute a quart OF
buttermilk. Drink very slowly, a
spoonful at a time, holding 1t long in
the mouth. and stop when there is a
feeling of complete fullness and salts
faction. Good skinned milk, promptly
bottled, converted into buttermilk,
with a spoonful Of olive or peanut oil
to the quart. is best.
In disorders of the blood, grapes
are the best monodiet. Concord or
California grapes may be taken with
grape juice. The rules for buttermilk
apply If the patient is taking only
gentle exercise. this diet may be con-
tinued for 80 days or longer, with per-
feet confidence.
In wasting diseases, perfectly fresh
eggs with grape juice, and
olive or peanut oil. are good, as a rule.
lady much emaciated from severe
dyspepsia, impressed with the argu-
ments in favor of the monodiet. has
tried taking the yolk and white of the ;
egg at separate meals and proved the
theory correct to her great benefit.
Beans are a suitable monodiet for a
man of vigorous constitution who
must continue physical work. In a
30 days test made by laborer under
my observation, working capacity and
weight steadily increased. But per-
son of nervous temperament doing
light work, could not live well on
beans or peas, especially If the kid