The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-02


The young boy or girl knows he
has . stomach only because 1t is
always asking to be filled. Give him
enough food and he is happy. He
gobbles up anything coming to
hand. Meat. potatoes. candy. cake.
ice cream cones. sweet drinks.
green apples. or ripe fruits. any
thing edible Is grist for his mill. AS
. rule, he does not take time to
chew his food, but swallows 1t
whole. Finally. the stomach rebels
and he learns that the stomach will
rebel at too much overwork.
AS we grow older and continue to
bolt our food. forget to chew It,.
rush back to our work and use up.
in muscular or mental effort, the
blood which should 60 to the stom:.
ach, we begin to have pains and
discomfort In the region OF the
stomach. We grow cross and irri-
table and blame everybody but our
selves. Then we are likely to be-
come stomach-conScious.
Good Cooking Essential
This is the time for a cool head.
good Judgment. and above all a
good cook. A little common horse
sense. good. well-cooked food OF all
kinds, eaten quietly. and chewed
thoroughly. followed by a short
rest period, will correct more OF
these troubles than all the diets
and medicines In the world.
I once heard q renowned So
called stomach specialist make the
statement that 1.-THE time will soon
come when we will have physicians
who treat all stomach disturbances
by means Of diets and will discard
all drugs" He commended that by
eliminating certain foods from the
diet and increasing the use OF 9TH
ers, almost all forms Of indigestion
could be corrected.
I do not agree. I'll admit that In
many cases. some foods are HARM
full and others more helpful. I often
wonder why folks do not pay more
attention to choice and combina-
tons of foods when they seem al
ways to be very concerned about
Just what sort Of clothes and COM
binations Of garments would be the
most suitable for their appearance.
On the other hand. when a per-
sons mind Is set too much on Just
what he should eat. and just what
effects 1t will have. he is laying the
ground for further trouble. A large
percentage Of digestive disturb
ances are not due to dietetic err
rofs. Mental conditions often play
m important role in the digestive
process. Fear. anger. worry. anxi-
ETY.. excitement will stop digestion
and cause disturbance in a COM
pletely healthy stomach.
Disposition and Digestion
Cheerful surroundings. a peace
full mind. good news. good cheer
and freedom from worry are all
great aid to digestion. Laugh and
grow fat" Is In many ways a very
true saying. A cheerful disposition
makes q cheerful stomach. 1t goes
even further than that. it stimu-
lates q sluggish liver and lazy in
testine. Fear. anger and anxiety
stop the flow Of digestive juices and
trouble follows.
Give q dog hearty meal. and
his stomach goes to work at once.
!. II you bring a cat to his attention.
:. the hair on his neck rises and his
blood surges to his skin and mus
cles for combat. The stomach re-
ceives too little blood, its contrac-
lions cease and no digestion takes
9 place for several hours. especially
4 II he decides to chase the cat. The
: growing custom of having a large
\ number of business conferences at
:, the lunch table could possibly be
the source Of many cases Of indi-
session among business men. We
cannot be putting food In our
stomachs and having it we'll treat
ed, at the same time that we are
contending with our brains among
our fellows who are more inter-
ssted in their own interests than
ours.
fDr. Chrisman ,piu discuss
is subject further in his merit
'unin.)