CHOICE OF FOOD.
The digestibility of food, its influence upon the stomach, varies with every individual. Every person must, therefore, choose for himself. The safe and proper course to adopt is, to avoid using articles of food and drink which cause too much stimulation, or too much of a disposition to sleep, or which give )iae to sour stomach, flatulency, pain, or distress after eating. By watchfulness we may easily determine what food is best adapted to our needs and condition. A very important point concerns the condition of the body, both immediately before and after a meal. For an hour previous to a meal, and an hour afterwards, a person should keep his system in a state of quiet. It may be imp >SBiblß for some to conform to this, but every one can Blacken his efforts and allow the system to gradually gain the desirable condition of non-excitement. The winter months call for that of food which is heatproducing, and which enables the system to resist the intense coldness of the climate. Children require less animal food than adults, and females than males. In old age the exercise is diminished, the blood circulates more slowly, and the body grows cold. Winter is the time to resort to fats, the various kinds of starch, sugar, and the like. Theso will furnish fuel to warm the slugg'sh blood and strengthen the system.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1417, 18 January 1879, Page 23
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