The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-08-21
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0vereatins In Holiday Sea-
sons Booms the Coffin
Makers Business.
by EUGENE CHRISTIAN. r. $. D.

r WAS going into New York not
long ago on a Pullman sleeper
and shared n section with a gen
tleman whom | took to be
shrewd business man We dropped
into conversation. Politics, religion
and invention were all touched upon
with no particular enthusiasm. But
when the business outlook and condi-
tons Of the country were reached my
friend waxcd warm with interest.
- In reply To my query about business
70 said II was very dull. all OF which I
knew. but just TO keep things going I
asked NJ what time OF the year be
found business best WELL" said he
my business Is very good In midsum.
mer and just after Thanksgiving. but
we are literally showed under with or.
ders just after Christmas and New
Years" And the gentleman gazed out
Of the window aud drummed on the
ell with his fingers.
This sounded queer had been In
business a long time and couldn't
think Of anything that would be lively
In midsummer. when everything was
dull. and booming just after Christ
mas and New Years. when nearly all
business was nj n standstill And why
Just after ThanksgiviGg2 What was
It that happened ON these particular
dates that made this fellows business
booml ! was puzzled and looked H.
and this shrewd business man seemed
10 enjoy my perplexity. | could stand
II no longer. 30 | asked suavely:
what Is your businessT'
THE coffin business" was his blunt
reply.
I suspected the truth at once, but de
cided 10 inquire why" asked. is
the coffin business SO good at these
several seasons Of the Year,
People eat themselves 20 DEATH"
answered the gentleman. with a rising
infection on the death
"Ycs. sir; | represent the largest cas-
ket concern In the world, and we can
calculate II almost 10 a man." contin-
ued the boxmaker. We know just
about how many people are going to
suicide on these dates. and we make
up boxes and have 'em ready. They
always come after EN-
The Cause Of Fermentation.
The great amount OF sickness and
deaths that always follow our feast
ing season Is due almost wholly TO the
quantity and quality Of food the PEG
pie eat Excessive drinking contrib
utes something 10 the death roll on
these dates but nothing to compare
Nth I'm
Liquids. even intoXicants, while very
injurious, pass from the body easily
and seldom cause any form OF conges-
ton. which IL the true source OF nearly
all disease.
Food taken In excess OF the amount
the body can use must be disposed OF
In some form. II Il congests In the
stomach or intestines II undergoes
process Of fermentation and decomposi-
ton. The poisons generated by this
decomposition process pass into the
circulation and manifest themselves
In over twenty diseases. will Illus
trate by taking simple case Of fer
mentation. usually called sour stomach.
technically called hyperchlorhydria.
This condition II caused by overeat-
Ing or by taking the wrong combine
tons OF food. such as acid fruits.
: sweets coffee and white bread or ce-
4 zeal starch together at the same meal
- when food ferments In the stomach
Il causes an excess of hydrochloric
acid. This causes the food To leave the
stomach too quickly. The food passing
from the stomach supercharged with
acid irritates the intestines and under
goes further fermentation. producing
intestinal gas aud usually congestion
Constipation. The gas accumulates In
the transverse colon. which becomes
greatly distended and interferes with
both the arterial and venal blood flow
into and out OF the lungs and into and
out OF the heart This causes vertigo.
dizziess and sometimes complete heart
failure and death.
When We Lose Our Grip.
The mucous lining OF both the stom-
ach and intestines becomes irritated
from contact with the acid. and the
millions OF little nerve hbers leading
out from these organs to every part OF
the body become irritated also. This
pFouucts Wudt we hii h'i'oushesS' "e
suffer from restlessness. insomnia and
inability 10 concentrate our thoughts.
We lose our grip on things.
Tive stomach and brain bear the
same relation To each other that bal
loon bears 10 basket The brain or
the mental faculties are therefore the
first 10 suffer In cases OF hyperacidity,
Our thoughts are very apt to he
gloomy and melancholy under these
conditions. People often anticipate
trouble, imagine they are going insane
and feel that they are going 10 be os'
TRACKED or divorced from all they love
and sometimes take their own lives
while laboring under one OF these dts
OF melancholia.
Millions OF people suffer from these
conditions the primary cause OF which