The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-23
Eating Is i Fine Art;
Above All, Don't Hurry.

Above All, Don't Hurry.
Eating has been reduced to fins
nrt and the man who knows how TO-
eat properly f. considered by life insur
snce companies a. IN excellent risk.
But there are few who hsve yet 90
quired tie art Of eating properly. de-
spite the fact that health boards,
physicians and specialists haye FOR
pears BEEN writing and lecturing on
Tie proper manner Of eating.
One 'of the recent contributions Of
this character comes from the Florida
6tate Board Of Health. It gives some
excellent advice and contains some
valuable information. Some Of the
particularly good paragraphs are:
Above all else take time to eat.
Don't hurry, for after all, eating is
Just as essential Is sleeping to let "
al out our allotted space On this ter
xestrial ball, and you don't continu-
ously cut short your sleeping time
without shortening your stay on
earth. Ample time for eating means
deliberasion in masticating your
food. Don't go to the other extrerne
and become a mathematical eater
one that ehews each mouthful ! en-
tain number Of times. II you can't
instinctively know when your food Is
ready TO be swallowed, no counting
can inform you. for nature is better
guide to intelligence than arithmetic,
and : good many can't count beyond
ten without losing track
Don't eat too much just because
you have = good cook IN the kitchen
and because You like II. Don't eat
70 save things. Il iin't good econ
omy. Adapt your diet to the season
and the climate. Nature very kindly
gives us certain fruits and vegetables
at certain seasons Of the year, which
we relish most when they come fresh
from the garden, when they are best
Tor us, and which we don't care for
Ct other seasons. Watermelons are
good in Summer, but We don't crave
them wouldn't enjoy them half "a
much in January. No art IL preserv.
ing can save all the relish 81 fresh
fruits or vegetables, but this doesn',
mean that the Gamers art is not .
very useful and necessary profession
IN our modern System Of table scon-
onics.
Adapt your diet to your work. The
man Of sedentary occupation mead,
different food and in different quaint
ties from that demanded by the ditcl
digger. For the former one heav,
meal day Is sufficient; for the othel
three are not too many. Avoid greas,
foods the climate Of Florida doesns
call for the fats and oils that the Els
kimo deems Injuries, yet the men,
on many Florida tables, PARTICULAR.
in the rural section. abounds ia thing
fried IN grease, where every precau
tion has been taken to prevent tn,
loss o. ! single drop Of animal fats
Broiled meats are palatable an
healthful, fried meats are an aboni
nation.
drink water with your meals j
you want It. The old fable thai /
should Be used only between meal,
doesn't hold good any more. But b
sure that you do drink it betwee,
meals. It is . good lubricant IN
cleanser for the urinary tract, and i
You haven't the habit already, BY 4
mems cultivate il.
THE msn who eats good food. eve
+ It Is plain and Inexpensive. VIII
eats il moderation yet sufficient
meet the necessities Of his physics
nature, who is temperate and VIII
doesn't hurry at his repasts. Who hs
genial companions and laughs Will
he dimes, Is prepared best to do hl
work whatever it may Be, FOR Ii
properly nurtured body Il essenti,
TO the highest efficiency, mental !
physical, and i best prepared TO I,
sist disease"
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