The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-07
HOME HEAL HI CLUB
(Edited by Dr. David + Feeder. z

{Edited by Dr. David H Feeder, Chi
 Nerves 6Gontinuation ss ofss article written for Home Health Club by H. LindIafr M. D.l Among the country population of Germany the meaning of the words sdyspepsia ana oen- tists is hardly known. The latter can make a living only in the larger ct ies. These old country people live closer to nat ture than our over-fed but -'1nineraI- I-starved,' Americans In Germany, on account of the high cost Of hesE foods, meat is used very. ssparingly. White sugar coffee ana pa stries. are holiday 1uxuries. Ice. water is not found even in the home Of the wea1thiest people nor in the best hotels. The peasantry and m1d- de class people in Germany, and In other northern European countTles, ' live largely on W who1e- grain bread, pq- tatoes, vegetables and dairy products- When they come to this country they are pictures of health and of robust strength, but they eagerly adopt American custom of living believing three times a day constitllte high Ifvings'' The natural result is that in a few years most Of them lose their red cheeks and become dyspepttc ana nervous like their new con1patriots- I frequently observed the gradual
  Icendants of immigrants: In many families you will find: dfsItialzls and grandmother, who come from the 'sold sod, r hale and hearty in their old age; the second generation. at dle-age dyspeptic and nervous, ard glasses at tender age, and affected by I all sorts of chronic ailments Statis l tics show that in our largest cities. where surroundings and habits of Hv- ing are most unnatural. the fourth l.tcfty bred" generation dies outsunless regenerated by the inflow of fresh healthy blood of immigrants from northern Europe and of the sturdy l young people who crowd i'm from the | farming communities to be swallowed up by the unsuitable ma.w Of ..hesgreat city.
 We will now somewhat consider the proper diet for people suffering from nervous ailments. The belief prevails that in order to make rich blood one 1 must eat large amounts of meat and ieggs. The science of Natural Die tetics, however teaches us that the I richness of the blood depends not so I much on sugars, fat and proteins, as on the positive mineral clements. Al
 most any orainaEx food xtaEe VII l provide tments of difficult to provide sufficient amounts Eof the mineral salt.''
 In order to feed the blood with
 all the clements it needs in right proportions, and in that way to main tain it in a normal, healthy condf- ton, one-ha1f ofS the diet should con-
 sist of fruits and vegetables, and the other half should be- made up of SUI gars, starches, fats and proteins. Meal should be used sparingly. Many thousands of enthusiastic vegetarians have proved that it is better to- dc without meat aItagefhsE- Eg gs aIse J should be used aparIng4ys at an aver age not more than one a day Coffee and tea must be avoided altogether They contain powerful nerve stimu- Iants. I believe that their infu erce
 upon the system, in the long run, i. Lust as bad as that of weak alcoholic drinks. One has to smile at the inconsistency of people, bilious dys- lpeptic and nervous as a result of the I tea and coffee habit. looking dowr
 with virtuous Indignation upon the
 man who induIges in glass of beel
 or white wine.
 White bread and pastry should bs avoided alto ogether, or used only very Isparingly Bread and other cerea products should be prepared iron , whole grain meal only. As a resuI I Of the agitation against white houl by Nature Cure people, Graham bread entire wheat health breads, ant whole grain cereal foods are conins
 more and more in favor with the pub lie In order to comply with tn, I popular demand for white four, the ihulls containing the mineral salts, an6 some of the gluten, which is equa t~+eak are refined out of the -four into