HOW TO EAT AND DRINK

Evening Star, Issue 16910, 6 December 1918, Page 8

HOW TO EAT AND DRINK

WRSLKTS HEALTH If.tTLBS. John W alley's rul'es for health, wviiten 170 ycaK iigo, arc rz-calted by an English writer. Mcsfc of them. ha saw, ars in full <vr.-e.v<l vri'.U modern ideas on the subject. Hero, for cxanrp'-e, ai l ? the rules of the founder of Methodism v/ii'h regard to calm; and c?rij;U inff: i. The great nils of- eating and drinking' is ro suit the quality and quantity of food to the strength of our ddgicstioii; to taks always such a port and such a measure of food are rate li<*ht and ca--,y on the stomach. 2. Ail pickled or smoloed or Baited food and all harorh-sea-scned food v> wrwhotesome. 3. Nothing conduce-; more to health than abstinmee ri'.rd- plain food wiih due la.bor. 4. For studious persons, about ounoea of animal food and 12 of -vegetable in 24 hoiur. is sufficient. 5. Water Ms. the wholeromest, c-f all drinks; nuickr/ns tho appetite and strengthens the d'gc-stwi most. 6. Strong, and mora especially sjnrituoua' liquors arc a certain, though slow, poison. 7. I-'.sjif.ricnec shows there ii? seldom any danger of 'caring therm off at. once. 8. Strong Honors do not prevent the mißchicfo of a surfeit nor carry it off so safely as water. 0. "Alalt liquors (except clear small beer or small nle of due age) are exceeding hurtful to tender persons. 10. Coffeo and tea arc extremely hurtful to pi.Tjons who have weak nerves. The "clear small, beer or small a'.o of due age," roicn'td to in Xo. 9, is. a brmvoa beverage, often home-made, euch as is no longer to bo bad anywhere,. It, was almost a ukivexaftl drink in Wesley's day.