The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-02-10
VARIETY IN DIET.

Neither do ] think Il Is best 10 restrict
the diet 10 one or two or three arti-
Giles OF food eating the same thing
day In and day out The digestive or
gans get into rut and become slug
nsh.
As rule the more civilized man
becomes. the greater becomes his va
riety In diet As ! have said, variety
IN food does not mean great variety
al any one meal. nor does lt mean rich
pastries and indigestible stuffs. 1
think TINT meal OF tw0 or three ar
ticles is really better than a greater
number but each meal should be- DIFF
ferent from the others. Breakfast,
dinner and supper should consist Of
different articles Of food and these
be varied from day TO day, A va
riety Of wholesome foods well cooked
The sensible housewife is the one who
does not serve TO husband and chill.
dren the same things day after day
until their uppetites are cloyed and
their stomachs 30 on a strike. The
food should vary from season TO sea.
son, from day to day, from meal TO
meal.
Eat meat. eat fish, eat vegetables,
eat fruits est cereals. but do not try
to eat them all In one day. Remem-
Der your body is made up of many diff.
ferent elements, and IL il best nour.
ished by many different kinds Of foods
There Is no single food. not even milk,
that viii keep a man In health and
vlgor for any great length Of time.
Even the domestic animals are kept in
better condition by slight changes In
diet or changing from one pasture TO
another. Nature has provided such
variety Of products for food that II
seeems only reasonable to conclude
that they are OF use In the nourish
ment Of the body.
We may change our coat twice daily
aud substitute a new one as often as
the fushi0n monthly leader dictates a
new style; but, no variation tn clothes
alters the personality, whereas the
food we eat may either improve or
deteriorate the character Of the body
which is our soul garment.
The fact that Important changes in
animal characteristics are produced by
variation in food cannot be doubted
by any observer OF birds and animals
IN a state Of domestication Seeing
then that the food plays SO great
part in these cases, it may safely be
inferred that its effects will be still
more apparent in the civilization OF
mankind. This being found true, Is
II not highly desirable that we shrlld
seek 70 adopt a diet tending directly
TO improve the body, In order that II
may become a more efficient vehicle
for the mind, or, more correctly
speaking. the egoT
sickly, waning appetite can fire.
quently be stimulated by some exceed.
ingly simple change 10 the commOnest
articles of daily food. For example,
slices of dry bread are particularly
uninvitlng, but the same bread, light
ly Drowned. with a delicately poached
egg resting on the crisp toast, becomes
altogether another item In the daily
menu. There are some forty or fifty
ways In which TO prepare potatoes
yet how few are the tables where one
sees the vegetable save In the stereo
typed boiled. mashed, or fried A
great variety OF delightful dishes can
be made with apples at all seasons OF
the year There is no need to enum-
crate the host Of what are known as
made dishes. II is always better TO set
on the family table. not courses Of
elaborate dishes, but a wholesome,
agreeable. and yet economical diver
sity of food.
The best route 20 health In relation
10 food Is By way Of variety. Always
VARIETY II need not necessarily cost
any more than the deadly monotony,
either in time. labor or money. In
fact It should cost less In all direc-
tons. A little practice. a list Of foods,
for easy reference. and a sincere de-
sire for health and comfort. these are
enough to start the bali Of strength
ana content rolling a bah that VIII
roll more and more smoothly as II
gathers momentum with time and
practice. LEARN HOW To LIVE.
Barring accidents or unhappy hpred-
ltnry burdens W. the ovcrw0rk
which sometimes seems Inevitable, il
ne. within the power q q great uum-
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