Lectures on the physiological laws of life, hygiene, and a general outline of diseases peculiar to females .. . ner was called the son was proceeding to help him-self to a dumpling, when the old gent objected and said,Son, you are in good health, and do not need suchdainties; papa is sick and in need of delicacies, andso saying the old gourmandizer appropriated the man! what a very delicate fix he was in. A friend of mine, the late Dr. Benjamin Puckett, ofWinchester, Indiana, is responsible for this statement:He said he advised a lady whose husband was conva-lescing from a severe atta
Lectures on the physiological laws of life, hygiene, and a general outline of diseases peculiar to females .. . ner was called the son was proceeding to help him-self to a dumpling, when the old gent objected and said,Son, you are in good health, and do not need suchdainties; papa is sick and in need of delicacies, andso saying the old gourmandizer appropriated the man! what a very delicate fix he was in. A friend of mine, the late Dr. Benjamin Puckett, ofWinchester, Indiana, is responsible for this statement:He said he advised a lady whose husband was conva-lescing from a severe attack of typhoid fever to givehim light, nutritious diet only. The lady, full ofgood intentions but of poor judgment, at once procuredsome cracklings and fed them to her husband, cacklingall the while, good cracklings, John, good cracklings; 172 THE PHYSIOLOGICAL LAWS OF eat some. John did eat some, and it took him sixweeks more to get acquainted with himself. From eating improperly cooked pork, you can gettape worm or trichina. Much has been recently saidin the newspapers and periodicals throughout the world. Tape Worm. (After Hartshorne.) about these parasites that dwell in the American I have shown you a cut of the trichinae in my lec-ture on hygiene, I now show you a drawing of thetamia solium, tape worm; this worm grows to be froma few feet to several yards in length. Roast meats should be wrell done, and steaks should LIFE AXD HYGIENE. 173 be broiled, never fried. Avoid hot bread, especiallywhen made with baking powder containing alum in-stead of cream of tartar. Rich pastry should never beindulged in, especially by those suffering from indi-gestion ; pies, cakes, puddings, pickles and sweetmeatsof all kinds are positively injurious to persons withsound stomachs; and those who are already afflictedwith dyspepsia can not reasonably hope to improve solong as they continue to outrage their stomachs bysuch villainous diet. Drink not at all what is nowcalled tea or coffee;
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