Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1874 — How Often May We Eat? [ARTICLE]

How Often May We Eat?

It has been demonstrated that, at certain intervals, when food is received into the stomach, gastric juice is secreted to digest it, and that no more gastric juice is secreted than is required for the digestion of the proper quantity of food. If a person ear twice or thrice a day. at regular periods, the gastric juice is secreted by the stomach to digest the food it has received. If, while the food is being digested, mere food is introduced," into the stomach, digestion, in relation to the food already in the stomach, is arrested. For instance: A person takes, in the morning, a piece of bread and several potatoes; now, it will take about three hours for the stomach to dispose of that food. Suppose the person, about an hour after eating this food, takes a piece -of—bre;td and an apple—or-two ; what would happen? The digestion that was going on in the stomach would immediately stop, and not be resumed until the food that was received last was brought into the condition of the first. Suppose he took food -every hour, what would be the consequence? The stomach would become prematurely worn out and could do nothing perfectly—working all the time without rest. But iLthe person possessed a good constitution and a large amount of vital power he would not feel at first this drain upon The system, but sooner or later he would have to pay the penalty of outraged nature. For instance: A person may have a large capital in bank; he can live upon the interest very well, but he draws upon his capital He does not feel this drain at first, because he has so large a bank account; but if he keeps on he will become, sooner or later, a bankrupt. Some persons have an enormous amount of vitality—good constitutions. It is said of these persons nothing hurts them; they can eat and drink anything with* impunity. “This is a fatal mistake; see how many years of life they are cutting off by such foolishness. If such persons live to the age. of seventy or eighty, they might have reached the age of one hundred or more years by better dietetic habits. — Science of Health. Not every one can be President, but all can buy SILVER-TIPPED Shot s for their children, %nd thereby lessen their shoe-bills two-thirds. For Sale by All Dealers. Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordial cures coughs, colds and consumption. AVishart’s Worm Sugar Drops banish worms comnle’elv.