Over-feeding.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 383, 10 July 1889, Page 3

Over-feeding.

'jJixeESSiyE 1 eating, says the ' • Hospital,' is j hot? 'the most striking or thd'most widely" j prevalent fault ' of the present generation. Qn> the contrary, moderation and even sometimes undue limitation in diet is the' prevailing fashion. There are still, however, a considerable number of persons who habitually over-eat at meals, and to 'such a few physiological hints may not be with- | out their value. Dr. Reudon has been at • the pains to make some careful investigations on the subject,' and his results have recently been published. According to this observer, a not uncommon consequence of over- feeding is the development; of a series 'of symptoms in many respects similar to those of typhoid fever. The temperature rises, there is a feeling -of serious illness, the sleep is disturbed, the brain is incapacitated,' and lit* 'severe cases the disability is complete. Lemonades and lemon juice are said ta be 'of great Service in diminishing the extreme craving for food j and this, from a limited •experience, we can to some extent confirm. Milk, . also, in moderate' quantities, is •useful, and in i certain cases skim milk would probably be best. It is not always

found that the resting of the organs is sufficient. The fever may persist for a long time, and with "it the feeling of very decided illness. Drugs of different kinds are then urgently demanded, and a competent physician should be consulted without delay.