The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-10

stodiSriy when accompanied With inataci.5
D!tys causes the deposit OF fat. It ia
tllustsatedin. numerous instances, both
|tnMHn.and the e-iower,animais.--
Having noticed briefly: some;, OF ,ha
main ma conditions, GONE now tolthe ,a:;s
n1edY, - ! remark Mrst. that where tie
coRstitntional hereaitary predispositi6n
exiate, greater perkayefapca and care afe
neneeAafyin carrying out the treatment,
as I'M ,the easo OF other hereditary prc.
|diRpoaittohs.1. hYya to- ald, that while
There Seems to be III many cuses great
difficulty In increasing the amount of
fAt it #eems. tSra ehsy to Diminish Il by 4
lnd!c,ons treatment. Everybody. has
heard OF the use of acids, and par,icn-
larly viaessr, TO htelnre Eths bniks ,We5
are told that q Spanish General 80 re-
duced himself by vinegar that lie could
iOid his skin around his body. A DR..
E!smJng advises the use of soap for a
salt and salted meats.
pass these expedicnts ,by. with the
remark that they are pernicious. md
shercfcr., not to be resorted TO- There
is no substitute for diet aud regimen.
aud to them alone must we look for re-
llef, and they NiN 'aeoer fn. Let me
say to my corpulent readers that if they
WISH to live long, they must look to diet,
ana not to drugs as too many do. By
way OF encouragement, let me give IL
case or two OF successful practice. Dr..
Cheyne was an eminent physician, und
known as the "big fat doctor of Bath"
BY attention to diet and regimen, lie re.
dnced himself from 449 pounds to 229.
aud enjoyed good health until the age
Of seventy-two. DR.. Gregory, of E lin
| Durgh, reports cases where the reduc.
ton reached IL third, and the persons
lived to u good uge in the enjoyment of
health. 1t would be easy to multiply
examples, but I call ATTENTION to Mr..
Bhnting. who las tliefitic i'm mortality.
MIR. B. was very fat gentleman; and In
addition 10. tho inconyenienccs always
present With shat condition of body, was
suffering from deafness. DR.. Harvey
Was Aurnl Snrgeon to the Royal Dispep
snry Tor Diseases OF the Ear, aud was
consulted for the defective hearing. The
Doctor concluded that his deafness was
connected with his obesity, and pre-.
scrlbed liet for the reduction of his
bulk. Mr. Banting, in the end, was re-
lieved of both his corpuleuce aud his
deafness, and informed the world of it
0rough the press, aud DR.. Harvey pub
iished u volume "On Corpulence in rel;,-
ton to Disease" TO tho Doctor, then,
belongs the higher honor, and the svs.
tem If may so dignity it, or dietary,
should have been called, perhaps. Hir.
Ucyism. and not Bnmlingisn. 1t will be
perceived in the dietary that Dr.. II. pre.
scribed for Mr.. B., that food of tho non
heterogeneous class is not wholly excluded,
but allowed in the smallest quantity,
while the pitrogenous is much Increased.
must remark, too, that the bill of
fare is very respectable one; BrenhJust
-Four to six ounces of meat two
ounces Of biscuit or toast, and o large
cup OF ten, but without milk or sugar.
Dinner-Ten to twelve ounces of any
kind of fab, except salmon, any vegctu-
bic. except potato and vegetable roots,
any kind Of poultry or venison, and two
ounces of toasted bread. With it, drink
two Or three glasses Of good red wine,
sherry or Madeira, avoiding champagne,
port or beer In tho afternoon, four to
six ounces Of fruit, ono or two biscuits,
and again large cup of tea, without
milk or sugar.
While would advise all tho kindred
of Lambert to follow the exlmple OF
BhntIng, my Kindness of heart prompts
me TO say to those who prefer to remain
Us they are. that embonpoim is generally
d sign of good hu1o- cna cheerful ten;
per. Hear the words which Shakespeare
puts in the mouth Of Ce sar, in his nd.
dress to Antony. whero no places in con-
trast tho fat and the lean:
"Lot me havo mon about me that arc fat,
Sleek. headed men and such as sloep o. night
| Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look
He thinks too much. Such men are danger
! ous."
In some of the countries Of the East,
obesity is looked upon ns beauty, and
young ladies' arc fnttened for marriage;
and Erasmus tells US of nation of peo.
pie who elevated to the throne the fat
test among them. II the case of very
fnt persons. the specific gravity is much
less than that of water, and they will
float il it. We read that fat lighter.
man on the Thames fell repeatedly over.
board, without any other Inconvenience
than that of good ducking, as, though
he knew nothing whatever of the art OF
swimming, he continued to founder
about like frkin of butter, ill he was
picked up. This is an advantage to tho
credit of the fat man md vouiI oaar, fr