Butte record., 1854-09-02

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tor they know all games, and all that is
necessary for a gastronimicle soires.
Those, on the contrary, to whom ma
ture has refused desire for the grati6-
Cations of taste, have long nose and
f,ce. Whatever be their sialures, the
face seems out of order. Their hair is
dark and fat, and they have no cmbon-
point They invented panlaloons
Women whom nature has afflicted, are
very angulous. are unconf,l,able at the
table, and live on lenten fare.''
The Prof ssor gives some pleasant
medi'ations on the subject of obesity =
He says =
Almost all men are born with predis-
positions, the impress OF which is borne
by their faces OF every hundred per-
sons who d e of diseases of the chest,
ninety have dark hair, long facrs and
sharp noses. OF every hundred obese
persons, ninety nave short faces, blue
eyes, and pug noses.
Courage is needed not only to prevent
but to cure obesity.
NJ Louis Gretfulhe, whom his majes-
~ afterward honored with the title of
count, came one morning to see me, say
ing that he had understood that | bad
paid great attention to obesity, and ask
cd me for advice
''Monsleur, said I, '.not being doc
tor with diploma, | might refuse YOU.
but | will not, provided YOU give me
your word and honor that for one month
you will vigorously obey my directions
NJ Gretfulhe made the promise l re-
euired and gave me his hand. On the
next day gave him my directions, the
first article Of which demanded that he
should at once get himself weighed, so
that the re ult might be made mathe-
matically.
After a month ne came to see me
again, aud spoke to me nearly thus:
"Monsieur," )" said he, Il followed your
prescription as if nv life d,pended on it.
and during the month | am satisfied that
| have lost three pounds and more but
have for that purpose to violate all my
tastes and habits so completely. that
while / thank you for your advice must
decline 10 follow it, and await quietly
the fate God ordains for me-"
| heard this resolutson with pain
NJ Grefnlhe became every day fatter,
and subject to all the inconseniences OF
extreme obesity, and died of slfocation
when he '-wgs about forty"
In this fashion the Professor mediates
on thiuRssS:
Thinness is the state of that individ-
/, the muscular frame of whom is not
filed up by strength, and who exhibit.
al angles of the long scaffolding.
There are two kinds of thinness the
first is the resait of the primitive dispo-
sition Of the body, and is accompanied by
health, and full use of the organic
functions OF the body. The second is
caused by the fact that some of the or
ms are more effective than others,
and give the indiv'du an unhappy and
miserable appearance. | once knew
young women of moderate stature who
only weighed sixty-fve pounds.
Thinness is matter of no great trou-
bic to men. They have no less strength,
and are FAR more active The father of
The youn. woman | spoke of, though
very thin, could seize a chair by his
teeth and throw it over his head
1t Is, however, terrible misfortune
TO women. to whom beauty is more i'm
portant than life, and the beauty of whom
consist in the roundness and graceful
contour of their forms. The most care
ful toilette, the most sublime needle
work, cannot hide certain deficiencies.
1t has been said that whenever pin is
taken from thin woman, beautiful as
she may be she looses some charm.
The thin have. therefore, no remedy,
except from the interference Of the fac
ully. The regimen must be SO long,
that the cure must be slow.
Women, however, who are thin, and
who have good stomach, are found to
be as susc' ptible to fat as chickens. A
little time, only, necessary, for the sto-
mach OF chickens is comparatively small
er, and they cannot be submitted to as
regular diet as chickens are.
This is the most gentle comparison
which suggested itself to me. l needed
one, and ladies viii excuse me for the
reason for which | wrote this chapter.