Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1891 — Rules of Health. [ARTICLE]

Rules of Health.

“Sit down,” said the fat business man in a hurry, “and order lunch, but let me go ahead on my own account. I’m slow; afraid of increasing dyspepsia if I eat too fast, you know. Disgusting, this guz—ah!” Gulp and gulp, and the soup was gone. “This guzzling! isn’t it? Eat slow, with conversation; a pleasant frame of mind helps digest Waiter, where’s the fish? You’re waiting on me; not lon you. Ah, at last.” Three great bites and the fish was gone. “Where’s the lamb? These fellows, look at ’em, eating pie by the square yard; ought to see themselves as others see ’em. Time’s not so valuable as health and—there’s'the lamb.” Three seconds finished it, and two more for as many glasses of claret. “£each pie. waiter. And this hurrying is mostly habit. They’ve been doing business fast and come to lunch with the momentum and devour. I take a light lunch and eat si ” Bite, chew, swallow, gulp, and the pie was gone. “Bill and ice-cream. My plan saved me from dyspepsia till I was 30, then I succumbed to bad cooking. There’s not a good cook in New York. These that make nice food make it indigestible, and those that make it healthy cook it plainly—no a la Bechamel, no truffles, a flat desert to the tastebetter dyspepsia, say I ” Bite, bite, champ. “My, but the ice-cream is cold. I’ve got toothache. ” Champ, chaw, gulp, gurgle, gurgle of coffee. “What, j-ou’re not through! Well, now, I must hurry; can’t spare time in business hours except for health. So long. ” Time—4 min. 15 sec.—New York Sun.