A
very small and suitable ice chest could be constructed,
to sell at a few shillings, solely to preserve the butter in
a congealed, and therefore palatable, state, for children
as well as for adults. The former would take it with
great avidity, and the benefit to health resulting therefrom
60 THE ABT OF LIVING IN AUSTRALIA.
would be incalculable. Even in some of the l)ctter-class
houses ice is looked upon too much as a luxury, and not,
as it should be, a necessity ; indeed, the money saved from
gas during the summer months might well be expended in
ice.
Not only is this fatty breakfast a necessary feature in the
diet of everybody, particularly of the young and gi'owing
population, but it is likewise a most imiwitant matter with
all brain workers. If the business or professional man
can put in a liberal breakfast, consisting largely of butter,
fat bacon or ham, he can go on all day with a feeling of
energy and buoyancy. It is in this avereion to fatty mat-
ter, in any shape or form, that the bilious and dyspeptic are
so fearfully handicapped. And not only is it necessary for
an active mental worker to be supplied with a good propor-
tion of fatty material, but, as I have jnst said, it is essen-
tial that his breakfast should be a substantial one, in which
his food is not stinted in any way. As Dr. Milner Fother-
gill said : " I would always back a good breakfaster, from
a boy to a game cockerel ; a good meal to begin the day
is a good foundation." So, too, Mr. Christopher Heath, the
well-known London surgeon, in his advice to house sur-
geons and other medical officers living in hospitals, says,
" the firet symptom of ' knocking up,' is an inability to eat
breakfast," and goes on to point out how important a meal
it is, and that it should be taken deliberately and without
undue haste.
FRUIT.
It is undoubtedly a most fortunate thing for us in
Australia that fruit is so abundant, and that it is easily
within the reach of all. There is something wonderfully
attractive about it ; its colouring in particular appeals so to
the eye that a good show of well-assorted frait is always cer-
tain to ensure attention. Many fruits, moreover, have a
DIET. 61
magnificent fragrance which lends to tlieir agreeable taste.
It is somewhat of a pity that fruit is not more ordinarily
eaten at meals, particularly with the breakfast. There is
an old proverb that fruit is gold in the morning, silver
at noon, and lead at night ; and it is undoubtedly a fact
that it is especially beneficial when eaten early in the day.
In France, fruit is a constant part of every meal, and
there is no question but that such a proceeding is desir-
able. It was formerly the custom with English people at
regular dinners to have dessert on the table all through
the courses, but it is now more customary to present it
at the termination of the repast, so that it is quite fresh
and not saturated with odours absorbed from the soup,
fish, etc.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
A very small and suitable ice chest could be constructed, to sell at a few shillings, solely to preserve the butter in a congealed, and therefore palatable, state, for children as well as for adults. The former would take it with great avidity, and the benefit to health resulting therefrom
would be incalculable. Even in some of the better-class houses ice is looked upon too much as a luxury, and not, as it should be, a necessity ; indeed, the money saved from gas during the summer months might well be expended in ice.
Not only is this fatty breakfast a necessary feature in the diet of everybody, particularly of the young and growing population, but it is likewise a most important matter with all brain workers. If the business or professional man can put in a liberal breakfast, consisting largely of butter, fat bacon or ham, he can go on all day with a feeling of energy and buoyancy. It is in this aversion to fatty matter, in any shape or form, that the bilious and dyspeptic are so fearfully handicapped. And not only is it necessary for an active mental worker to be supplied with a good proportion of fatty material, but, as I have just said, it is essential that his breakfast should be a substantial one, in which his food is not stinted in any way. As Dr. Milner Fothergill said : " I would always back a good breakfaster, from a boy to a game cockerel ; a good meal to begin the day is a good foundation." So, too, Mr. Christopher Heath, the well-known London surgeon, in his advice to house surgeons and other medical officers living in hospitals, says, " the firet symptom of ' knocking up,' is an inability to eat breakfast," and goes on to point out how important a meal it is, and that it should be taken deliberately and without undue haste.
FRUIT.
It is undoubtedly a most fortunate thing for us in Australia that fruit is so abundant, and that it is easily within the reach of all. There is something wonderfully attractive about it ; its colouring in particular appeals so to the eye that a good show of well-assorted fruit is always certain to ensure attention. Many fruits, moreover, have a
magnificent fragrance which lends to tlieir agreeable taste. It is somewhat of a pity that fruit is not more ordinarily eaten at meals, particularly with the breakfast. There is an old proverb that fruit is gold in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night ; and it is undoubtedly a fact that it is especially beneficial when eaten early in the day. In France, fruit is a constant part of every meal, and there is no question but that such a proceeding is desirable. It was formerly the custom with English people at regular dinners to have dessert on the table all through the courses, but it is now more customary to present it at the termination of the repast, so that it is quite fresh and not saturated with odours absorbed from the soup, fish, etc.