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The Nebraska Independent
JULY 5, 1906
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THE FACT8 ABOUT PORK
Though Slow of Digestion, is One of
Surest Foods In Energy-Giving
From "Some Diet Delusions" by
- ' Woods Hutchinson, M. D., in
April McClure's.)
- Eveii th&ugh it "lakcs pork four
-hours to leave the stomach, and six
more to be dissolved and absorbed In
the small intestines, what does that
matter so long as it is completely
assimilated by the end of that time,
as it is in 90 per cent of all digestive
canals? It is the slowest, but also
one of the surest foods that we have
to give off its energy to the body. Its
very slowness is what gives its splen
did staying powers for hard work,
whether muscular or mental.
As a matter of fact, I have seen
more cases of dyspepsia cured by the
use of breakfast bacon than by any
kind of drug or restricted diet.
; Stomachs can be spoiled by giving
them too little to do almost as easily
as by giving them too much. A healthy
stomach fit to cope with the emer
gencies of life must be able to digest
not only that which is digestible, but
much that is difficult of digestion, and
this is the standard which should be
aimed at. in diatetic thearpeutics. As
Prof. Max Einhorn puts it: "The
diet in health should not always com
prise the most easily digestible sus
Btance. For by doing so we weaken
our digestive system." Besides, a
large bulk of indigestible residue is
absolutely necessary to stimulate the
lower bowel to proper action. We need
"hay" just as horses do. Pork, in
cluding ham and bacon, is easily our
second meat valuable meat food, and
has laid the literal foundation of our
western civilization. What would an
army, an exploring party, a railroad
gang, a lumber camp or a harvest field
be without bacon-
The Gossip
"But, really," said Miss Goodley, se
renely.J'you shouldn't say thesejhinga
about Miss -Aiiey. It's enough to
think they're so, but a3 to saying
them"
"Oh," replied Miss Gaussip, "I don't
really think they're so; I only say
they are." Philadelphia Press.
No Escape ....
"I hear yo uare going to marry the
fascinating Widow Smith?" , -
"Who told you I was?"
"She did; isn't it true?"
"I didn't know it; but if she says
so, I guess it is," Houston Post.
Less Talk
"Yes, madam," said the doctor,
"your husband needs a rest."
"I know, doctor," repeated Mrs.
Nagget, "but he won't listen to me."
"Don't compel him to listen to you.
That's the sort of rest he needs most."
Philadelphia Press.
Only Two
"Speaking of bonnets," began Mrs.
Spenders, "I wonder what styles "
"My dear," interrupted her husband
"bonnets are always divided into two
styles the style you don't like and the
style I can't afford. Philadelphia
Press. -
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PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON SEAWEED
Norway Natives Use It as Their Best
Crop and for Many Purposes
The gathering and burning of sea
weed on the coast of Norway in the
spring of the year has become a val
uable industry, s&yg an. exchange. The
ashes thus... obtained are .shipped to
this country for fertilizing purposes,
and . many valuable chemical sub
stances are extracted from them, the
most important being iodine.
The weed grows in veritable forests i
not the common grass variety, but ac
tual trees from five to six . feet in
height, with stems like ropes," and
leaves as tough" as leather. It begins
to -sprout in March and April, and
gradually covers the ocean bed with
a dense, impenetrable brush. In the
autumn the roots release their suction
like grip on the rocky bottom, and the
autumn winds wash it ashore in such
great quantities that the weed looks
like a huge brown wall along the en
tire coast.
At the close of each clear day the
whole coast seems to be aflame from
the thousands of bonfires that are
kept burning far into the night.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DOG
In managing your dog3 there will not
perhaps, be much fun unless you can
follow your individual notions on what
constitutes enjoyment. There is not,
perhaps, a single thrill in twisting
your soul to carry out processes which
rasp against the grain. However, I am
not your parish priest, but a dog man.
Whatever your imagination may in
vent, a dog is still a dog, and has
none of the attributes which we as
sign to ourselves when we feel mushy.
A dog understands "yes" and is
equally competent to grasp the "no."
Outside of that he is all dog and fol
lows his dog ways. He indulges in no
mental refinement and will not com
prehend many of your changes of
mood or mind. Whatever you under
take to teach; make it plain, simple
and unchangeable. It is a pity that h
must be taught not to Jump up on peo
ple and compliment them with his car-essesHe-
means :.we!L put, must- be
disciplined sternly into knowing "that
it is no good form under" any circum
stances. The discipline need not be
accompanied by any severity. A light
touch with a whip, If applied invar
iably, will soon settle the matter. Soma
kennet men adopt the plan of stepping
lightly on the hind foot, and it is per
haps the clearest way of conveying
the idea.
A BIG GOD
Two miles from Kamakura, in: Ja
pan, on a terrace near the temple, sit3
the most gigantic idol in the world. It
is the brazen image of a . diety, and
dates from the reign of Emperor Sho
mu, who died A. D. 748. The dimen
sions of this idol are colossal. His
height, from the base of the lotus
flower upon which he sits to the top
of his head, is 63 Ms feet. The face is
16 feet in length and 94 feet wide,
the eyes are 3 feet 9 inches from cor
ner to corner, the eyebrows 54 feet,
and the ears 8 feet. The chest is
20 feet in depth, and the middle finger
is exactly 5 feet long. The fifty-six
leaves of the lotus throne are each 10
feet long and 6 feet wide. Spare Mo
ments. '
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. . A man will die for want of air in
five minutes, for want of sleep in ten
days, for want of water Ja a week;
and for want of food "at varying
periods, depending on other circumstances.
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