Medical common sense : applied to the causes, prevention and cure of chronic diseases, and unhappiness in marriage / by Edward B. Foote.

  • Foote, Edward B. (Edward Bliss), 1829-1906.
Date:
1858
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    knife, punilent matter gushes out. But still these diseased and bloated carcasses are raised to sell, and, for shame be it said, f)im one of the most common articles of food, in our large cities. Mary a pork eater has been cured of his partiality for spare rib, nigs feet, head cheese and souse, by visiting the slaughter-houses of the great porkopolis of America. It is but recently that a gentleman living near the town of Rock- ingham, Va., lost five head of young cattle and five milch cows by permitting them to run in the same lot where his hogs were feeding. The hogs ate the stalks of corn, or rather chewed them, and left them on the ground. These were taken up by the cattle, eaten and swallowed. Soon they were taken with an itching all over, and commenced rubbing their heads; their throats swelled; and in a short time death ensued! Their disease might be termed an acute attack of scrofula, with which they became infected from the virus communicated to the stalks by the dirty swine. Still tlie ilesh oi these diseased animals is regarded as a healthy and relishoble article of food, by a large majority of civilized mankind! Ugh! let us not upbraid the barbarian who cats snails and lizards, for his di.sgustin epicurean, eccentricities, while civilization tolerates hog-eatin° Mutton ought universally to be substituted for pork. It is the easiest digested, and may be strictly regarded as a healthful meat. Besides, it can be produced at much less expense than pork, and yields more nourishment. Sheep need no corn, and can be kept diinng the winter on hay, turnips, beets, etc. True, pigs will eat what nothing else will, and consume all the slops of the kitchen ■ but a great deal of corn or other solid food is required to fatten them for the butcher. Besides, sheep will eat all that is fit for food from the kitchen slops, and their preparation for the slaughter house is attended with trifling expcn.se. The use of animal food of every kind has been pronounced iniu- nous by many. That it is not necessary for the sustenance of n an I am fu ly convinced; equally satisfied am I that its moderate u els attended with no injury But almost everywhere it is used to exces loo much animal food inflames the blood, and thus genera es too much heat in the system. In our climate and in southern nf? , little or none should be u.sed in summer, wlirmoZt u I'tf wholesome meats in winter aids the svstcm in r.. Beef, mutton, lamb, venison, poult y'a.v ^^^al '?• regarded as wholesome .eat. Prof'st. m;T;e^7p*:^,Zj;