Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1885 — Hints to Gourmands. [ARTICLE]

Hints to Gourmands.

The flesh of young animals digests quicker than that of mature ones. This is true, also, of the flesh of wild birds, which is more tender than that of domesticated ones. This is accounted for by the greater amount of exercise they take, thereby renewing their flesh more rapidly and making it younger than that of birds which live a more quiet life. Fish of all kinds is food for nervous people. Raw eggs, contrary to the general opinion, are not so digestible as those which have been cooked. They should be boiled just enough to harden the white. Some persons digest hardboiled eggs better than those cooked rare. Neither fried eggs nor anything else fried should be eaten by nervous people. The very first thing for any one who has exhausted himself by mental work, or one who has been born weak or irritable, is to furnish his brain with sufficient food to either repair the damage it has sustained or to build it up into a strong, -, healthy condition. Good bread, with plenty of sweet butter, is an excellent food for the nerves. Animal food is more nutritious to the nervous system and tothebody generally than vegetable. It has all the essential elements for the formation of the tissues of the body, and is easily digested. It appears to be the natural sustenance for human beings. The first food taken by humanitymilk—is strickly an animal substance. It contains all the elements necessary to the growth of the human body and to its maintenance in a state of health. This cannot be said of any one article of vegetable food. If a person uses up his brain faster than he makes it he soon becomes irritable and nervous. And if he does not assimilate enough food to supply its demands his mind is sure to become weak. The healthiest and strongest individuals, even, should eat a far greater proportion of meat than of vegetable food. Beef should be taken as the standard meat; It answers every purpose of the system when not cooked too much. VeaLand pork are not as easily digested. Pork; so far as composition goes, is an excellent food for nervous persons, but it is not easily •digested