The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-29
SAYS PEOPLE EAT
ABNORMAL FOOD
Instinct Should Help TO Secure
Balanced Ration

In recent number OF BAs;-
ness SsrJtec Professor Fisher. of Yale
University, gives very comprehen-
Hve set of rules for the maintenance
OF a sound, healthy body. The essen
ilal rules cover plenty OF fresh air for
the lungs and skin. proper bathing.
exercising. resting, sleeping. thinking
feeling, and willing. OF food and mat
tiers relating 10 It he says:
The teeth should be brushed N0y-
onghiy several times dav, and floss
silk used between the teeth Persist
ence IN keeping the mouth clean is not
only good for the teeth, but for the
stomach.
Mastic1te all food mp to the poin, oil
involuntary swallowing. with the at
tention on tic taste. not on the MASH
cation. 1t will be found that II YOU
attend only 10 the agreeable task OF
extracting the favors OF your food
Nature will take care OF the swallow
ing and this wall become. like breath
ing. involuntary. The instinct bv which
most people eat IS perverted through
the hurry habit and the use OF ahnor-
NAL foods. Thorough mastication take,
tune, aud therefore one must not feel
burned az meals II the best results
are 90 be secured
SIP liquids. except water, and mix
with saliva IS though they were solids
The stopping point for eating should
be AZ the S1vIieSf moment when one is
really satisfied.
The frequency OF meals and time 20
take them should be so adjusted that
no meal IS taken before a previous
meal IS well out OF the way, in order
That the stomach may have had time
to rest and prepare new juices. Nor
ma appetite IS a good guide in this
respect Ones best sleep is on an
empty stomach. Food puts one %
sleep BY diyerting blood from the head.
but diSturbs sleep later Water. how
ever, or even fruit. may be taken
before retiring without injury.
The following is a very tentative list
Of foods in the order of excellence for
general purposes. subject Of course 10
their palatability At the time eaten
Fruits, nuts. grains INCLUDING bread
butter. butter-mik. salt in small quan-
titles. cream. milk. potatoes. and Other
vegetables II fiber Is rejected. EGG,
custards. digested cheeses. such as cot
tage cheese. cream chcescs. pineanpl.
cheese, swiss cheese. chcdder cheese
ourds. whey. vegetables. IL fiber Is
swallowed. sugar. chocolate and cocoa
nutretactivc checses. such as Hmburper
rocheiort. FISH. shell6sh. game. poui-
try. meats. liver. sweethreads. meat
soups. beef tea. bouillon. meat *
tracts. tea and coffee. con ifr~rfs
tother than salt). and alcohol. None
OF these should be absolutely excluded.
unless Il BE- the last half dozen. which.
with tobacco. are best dispensed with
Tor reasons % health. Instead %
excluding specific food. 10 is safer 10
follow appetite. merely giving The
benefit 81 the doubt hrtween two
foods. equally ra'atahie. 90 The one
highest in the list In general. hard
and dry foods are preferable 20 soft
and wet foods t'sc some raw foods
daily.
To bai1ace each meal is Of ne
utmost importance When one can
trust the appetite, 10 is an almost in.
ialhble method Or balancing but some
knowledge of foods win heip
The character of The fer~s is greatly
improved if The diet BE- proper In
respect 70 protein. and i' properly
eaten with respect % uaefiraton.
ofherwise there rs almost aiwavs a..
tnrp'i0n Of poisnrr through ifr colon
2 borough mastication. moderation in
amount especially of rr1frins are
fhe best dis'rf-ctarft The rt- Of
sour milk Ftf ar advantage mrrfi5r-f
~ Ncirhirsof Of reducing the bar-
lena in tie colon There fs there
fore great hvg.rnil value in sour milk
butter MILK Tactic acid kormisa mot
ne sare az v~1e-madc koumits).
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