The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-02
FOOD AFTER FIFTY


In the doctors bible" Osler's
Of Medicine, to be found IN
every library-we read:
George Cheyne's thirteenth ape
forism contains q volume Of die
tetic wisdom: every wise man,
after fifty, ought to begin to les-
sen at least the quantity OF his
Aliment" (Cheyne, Osler and
said aliment, whatever the proof
readers or typographers may
think we meant, and II he
would continue free Of great ana
DANGEROUS Distempers and pre-.
serve his Senses and Faculties
clear to the last he ought every
seven years ago on abating grad.
ually and sensibly, and at last
descend out Of Life as he as
cended into it. even into the
Child's Diet"
BY Childs Diet OF course Cheyne
meant q straight milk diet.
Who was George Cheyne, by the
way? That seven-year allusion in his
aphorism makes one wonder how he
got that way. Briefly George was
the famous Fat Boy Of his time, born
In Scotland in 1911, yet BY the time
he was 80 years old he had managed
somehow to get his weight up to 448
and entirely by eating and
drinking in excess. But now his ma
tivity showed itself by the great
shortness Of breath and lethargy OF
the mamie expended no effort II he
could possibly avoid 1t. Clothing for
q man that size costs so per cent
more than clothing for normal man,
even II you press your own kits Is
Harry Lauder does, and 50 George
Cheyne began dieting on milk and
vegetables and exercising freely, and
thus reduced his weight to $50 pounds.
He survived to what In his day was .
ripe old age, u years, and left to
posterity his famous essay on health
and long life, from which DR.. osler
often quoted.
Today the age Of Sixty would be
early enough to begin to lessen the
quantity Of food, and for many men
or women who remain actively In
business or at their regular occupa.
ton beyond that age it would be UNI
wise to change the dietary habits UNI
less these have been wrong right
along.
Young persons may experiment
with dieting without much risk Of
fatal consequences Except the light
ing up Of latent tuberculosis where
reduction diet is carried to extremes)
But men and women Of mature age are
foolish to monkey with their diet in
any way unless under the advice Of
the physician. Too many men and
women who have attained the age OF
wisdom seem to have gathered a lot
Of hokum instead Of wisdom, particu-
larly in the field Of physiology and
hygiene. They acquire and cherish
many queer convictions about right
and wrong food combinations. acid
and alkaline foods, and foods that
are easy or difficult to digest, and
because they have cherished these
peculiar notions q long time they
think they must be so.
II the elderly person likes milk,
or maybe buttermilk, or any Of the
artificially soured or fermented milk
beverages. it Is just as wholesome
and healthful . food q milk Is foe
the baby. But most older boys and
girls nowadays manage somehow to
keep their teeth, or else have some
thing just - good built In By The
dentist, ana why have teeth Il not
to use them eatins7 Old parties whn
are content to b big babies may
descend out % Life" On the Ohild'l
Diet. But while ono has teeth and
continues 70 make . noise In thu
world Ike Q man Of woman, 4 q vioe
to keep on eating . fair variety a
fish. game. meats, vegetables and
fruits and avoid too much liquid q