So, also, will an individual with a bilious
habit avoid fat pork; and those whose stomachs are flatulent will not
inordinately indulge in vegetables. Captain Barclay, whose knowledge in
such matters was as extensive as that of most persons, informs us that our
health, vigour, and activity must depend upon our diet and exercise.
[1] We frequently hear of people being _muscled_; and it is generally
supposed that the mischief is produced by some specifically poisonous
quality in the fish. I have seen many cases, but I could discover
nothing to confirm this popular opinion. In some instances, only one
of a family has been affected, while all partook of the same muscles.
I have known exactly the same symptoms produced by pork, lobsters, and
other shell-fish, and can attribute them to nothing more than an
aggravated state of indigestion.
A leading rule in diet, is never to overload the stomach; indeed,
restriction as to _quantity_ is far more important than any rule as to
_quality_. It is bad, at all times, to distend the stomach too much; for
it is a rule in the animal economy, that if any of the muscular cavities,
as the stomach, heart, bowels, or bladder, be too much distended, their
tone is weakened, and their powers considerably impaired.
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