Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-15
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Ieases.
a eqmfortable degree Of He.h eoudcccs
| to uniform sunniuess OF temper. The
''lean and hungry" looking man Caesar
declared 10 be dangerous, and wished ,ha,
Caasius bad been latter. We're We 70
paint the porsrai: Of Cassius. We would
make him Of M elongseed shape. tall, thiu
and lsnty, With slender hands aud feet,
skinny exsrcmities. and not much hcsh
abcut the lower part Of the body. He
should have IN squiline nose, slmcud.
shaped eyes, lsrgcnouth. q pointed chin,
and brown Of sleck. black hair. The toga
should b 90 arranged over his gaun.
lgurs = 10 reveal ribs quite visible un-
der the thia layer Of iategsnent covering
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To fastcn such man. alter drst gain iss
ing his cordial cooperation in the diff
cult undertaking. aud making sure that
his digestive orgaus were all sound. we
would give him fresh bread or oat meal
mush every day. lie should have soup,
chocolate aud fresh eggs always. After
breakfast he should have little exercise
aud cha. pleasantly with friends till din
ner, when We would give him as much
soup. meat and fsh as be likes, with rice,
maccarcni. sweet pastry aud creams
His dessert should be farinaceous prepar-
atious containing eggs aud sugar. He
, should avoid acids. except salads. cat su-
gar with his fruit. aud indulge freely in
grapes when in season. His baths should
be taken in tepid water aud his sleep be
carly and long. In fact the whole animal
aud vegetable kingdom with few exccp-
tions may be rendered tributary to fat,cn.
ing the lean. bu, his meats must be fresh
his drinks sweet. Ii all this did not have
the desine1l feet, We would s1d to the
diet tablespoonful of cod liver oil three
times o day, which though not SO agree
able to take rs ice cream. for instance,
has, in numerous cases proved highly
beneficial. Our lean man should be we'll
clothed, be kept perfectly clean, and new
er be.permitte1 to have cold hands or feet
or become chilled.
As companion picco to our Cassius,
We would paint the portrait Of the con-
veniiopal Epicurus. lie should be Of
middle hight, with round or square face,
and small forehead. short nose. full lips. a
round chin, and sparkling eyes, in which.
instead Of the "lesn and hungry look"
should be an expression Of unbounded
physical enjoyment and impcrturbable
good humor. Fat people. as n matter of
fact. are not always pleasant tempered,
any more than lean people are Away,
cross. but your irritable mau is generally
plump. To prevent this PlumnpaSsssasf SsaffiaIaS iaJIaaS
degeneration into oorpulcucy. which is
an extreme more troublesome even than
!eauuess, three particulars must be insis-
ted on, namely. discretion iu eating. mod
Grafton in sleep and exercise on foot or
on horseback. As to tho first. We learu
lesson from the tiger ard the OF. The
tiger is always lean. aud be feeds entire
ly on Acsh; the OK is gramnivcrous animal.
and with ordinary care is full musc!ed
and we'll Aeshed. As conclusion, We
must dcduce the fact that greater or
less abstinence from fariunccous diet and
an adoption Of ni.rogenous foods will tend
to diminish corpulency. Fine four must be
given up. aud -four Of the whole grain
used. Soup may be eaten. but there must
be in il no rice or macaroni. Lean meats
are permitted, and those Of veal aud
chicken in preference to beef and mutton.
but no eggs Beer must not even be
thought Of, and of vegetables. radishes,
artichokes. and celery may be INDUCED
in. but not potatoes or parsuips or turnips
or carrots; the crust but not the crum5 ol
the bread can be eaten. Acid drinks.
even lemonade in excess. are injurious;
tea and coffee. il used at all. must be
drank without sugar or cream. Every.
thing. in short containing carbon In large
quantities, as butter. milk. starchy foods,
and sugars, must be laid side.
"Who sleeps eats" therefore enough
sleep to restore the ply steal powers should
be taken. and no more. Abundant cx
crcisc on foo, or on horseback is essen
tial. Continuous walking. with interval:
of rest, is one of the surest means Of re-
ducing abdominal obesity and of makiu9
the muscles Of the entire body frm ans
free from superfuous ad1irose.
Those interested in these experiment.
with dietetics can soon satisfy themselve
Of the correctness Of the above statements
A months trial will convince the mos
.keptical that he can reduce his avoirdu
pois il be chooses or make it bring dow
tho scale, several notches higher.