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VOL. LXI. N o . 6
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 373 Fourth Ave., New York, Aug. 7, 1915
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FRIEND of mine who has been bearing great burdens of responsibility recently remarked
to me that he felt that things had reached pretty near the breaking point with him—that
he must find some method of slowing up, else he would have to let go entirely.
This particular man is what we term, colloquially, a good liver and of late has grown
dyspeptic. He enjoys many of the good things of life served up in generous proportions. He is
past middle age and he eats nearly as much as he ever did in his life. In fact, I think reckless eating
and lack of exercise are causing him more trouble than the business strain, but combined they will
get him.
I related to him the story of how a great sufferer from dyspepsia made a visit to a celebrated
physician. The physician had a huge punch bowl at his elbow. Presently the butler entered and
poured a cocktail into the bowl. As the patient talked he saw the butler put in one article of food,
then a little wine, and when he had finished the bowl was half full. It held a cocktail, oysters, soup,
bread, butter, salted almonds, fish, cucumbers, chicken, champagne, two or three kinds of vegetables,
assorted fruits, ice cream, cheese and coffee.
When the patient came to the end of his long list of aches and pains, the physician gravely led
him to the bowl and said: "This is your stomach after a full dinner. Can you wonder how it is
often so uncomfortable and finally rebels against you?"
It would be well if every so-called good liver thought more of the burden he puts on that long
suffering and faithful slave—his stomach.
Such a man is a good liver only in the sense that he eats good food. In many cases the very
best that can be had, but he eats far too much and too often. He mixes his food unwisely, even
recklessly, and although he may seem to be far from any ill results, the day of reckoning will surely
come.
That is especially true of those who insist on a rich and copious diet and neglect to take enough
exercise to keep the body free of all waste particles.
Healthy persons who live much in the open air and who take regularly some form of physical
exercise that obliges them to breathe deeply and keep the blood stream properly oxygenated can eat
hearty meals that would mean ill health or sudden death to one who leads a sedentary life.
It is usual, when a breakdown occurs, to attribute such causes to the strain of modern business
life. No doubt overwork and overanxiety are to be blamed for a part of the trouble, but overeating
and lack of exercise figure prominently as well.
Men take autos and street cars when they ought to walk.
Overeating and lack of exercise carry with them the seeds of inevitable disease.
To maintain our health we must observe certain rules which should include sensible eating
and reasonable rest.
Even the engine, although made of iron and steel, requires its time for rest, and the human
body, which is not made of such rugged material, expresses its demand for more rest imperatively,
and a resistance of this demand means a physical breakdown, if not death itself.
A man will stand about so much and when the speed limit is exceeded something is certain to
give way. It is for this reason that a time for rest, proper eating and recreation is needed by all,
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