The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-23
AGENTS FOR THE INpEpENDENT
REDUCTION OF coRPuLEacn
Statement Of Mrs. DIR. B. A. Owens.
Interesting to Those Inclined to Obesity.

From the physician and Surgeon"
magazine published al Ann Arbor, Michi,
gan, We take a statement made bv Mrs
DR.. b. A. Owens and quoted as authority
in lecture delivered BY Victor C. Vaughn.
al D., Phi. D.. on reduction OF corpuiency.
The subject IL one Of universal interest
and we give Mrs DR. Owens experience.
as related by herself Her statement is as
follows:
For the last fou. years | have had a
t.ndencY to obesity; and the gradual stor-
ing up of products, that should have been
oxidized and expelled frum the body, re-
silted in my weighing one hundred and
seveniy-tbree pounds. am OF sligh. build
and iliis extra accumulation OF flesh became
very burdensome. Great depression fol-
Owed the partaking OF my meals Slight
sxertion fatigued me. and the hour of 0
P II. brought with it utter incapacity for
brain work. My digestion. however, was
& iod. slept well and ielt fresh in the
morning. My appetite in ,reased In ratio
with my flesh, and / WAS p infnliy con-
scious of The fact that WAS fast becoming
lnetamorphosed in,o q shapeless mass OF
adpose Tissue, which sooner or later would
lender me unfit for the practical duties of
lite. Six months ago l attended meet
ing of the Ann Arbor Medical Society and
listened with interest to a lecture ON the |
sui ject of Food, delivered by DR.. v. C.
Vaughn. He explained how corpulent
persons could reduce their flesh and how |
those having tendency TO an@mia could |
increase their body weight by SIMPLY reg |
ulating their diet 10 suit the particular |
case. Seeing an avenue by which nigh. |
escape from my anything lut c. mfoitabie |
situation, hasiened to him the next day |
n d stated my case and felt gratified with |
the assurance that il l would fellow his di- |
reclions for three months / would be |
great y reduced in weight. In the course |
oi diet recommended by him, minimum
of lood was insisted upon, sud the only /
medication prescribe was a simple saline
catha:tc befors retiring Daring the t
first three weeks OF my expert, nee, my
breakfast consisted Of beef or veal steak |
toast fruit (all in diminutive proportions)
and one cup of coffee wltho ut sugar. Din
ner: bread, meat, pickles, ftuit, water.
supper slice ot cold beef, bread, one
cup Of tea without sugar. AT tie end OF
this time after suffering the pargs of hun.
ger which refused 10 Ge satisfieu with this
subordinate fare, / was r. wsrded b, the
less of one pound The only change o.
diet for the next two weeks was the suit
stitnfion OF plain milk toast for breakfast
At the expiration of this time two pounds
more deducted from the original one hun
dred and seyeniysthree. During the fol-
lowing three weeks but slight variation
made in my bill Of tare--loss four
pounds. For the ensuing two weeks re-
s,ficted myself to one sniali piece Of broiled
steak, three small slices of .oast and one
cup of coffee for break as. Dinner bread,
water, canned beei and pickles. Supper
toast, and tea--loss four and half pounds.
The two following weeks no change ex-
cel ting the addition OF three eggs per day
gain one-half pound. | disI ensed with
the yelks of the cg2s and used only the
whites Of four; with same diet as before
with loss Of four pounds during the two
weeks following. next paItcok OF Gods
fish, instead OF beef and ate several sweet
apples during the day, and to my horror
Nj the end o. Two weeks found that had
gained a quarter OF pound. / discarded /
the apples forthwith aid Lave since made
slight changes in the way of lettuce, rads
ishes. etc, ami at The termination Of FIVE
and a half months tind myself minus
ticenty eight pounds. having been reduced
10 that time to my en0rmal weight, one
liaEdred and toriy-fve pousds. My abnor-
NAL craving for more food gradually left
Inc ; it did not exceed beyond fur and u
DoiA AAOhhbcs Qtos OsltsnuS0 tAC uoO Va TIC
tulpliate of magnesium at tie expiration
OF four months From The incipi, ncy of
this systematic reduction of my BODY
weight, have felt more bnoyant and ac-
tive in every particular, and the disagree
sble feelings referred to above have entire
ly disapl cared, while fatigue is something
Sanrott foreign to me now. No person I
burdtned with an abnormal accumulation
OF fat cah realize tile disadvantages under
which he or she lnbcrs, unless they dis
pense with is in health (like myself and
contrast the difference of the two condi-
tionp. An over supply Of fuel stored up
IN the system not only retards the free
niotIon OF the limbs Which Is SO esss ntial
to health ard vgor, bu, it also clogs the
mind and impedes. to II certain extent, its
lealtly activity. will say in conclusion
that ! am amply lepaid Tor my seli-sacri>
hce--that is ahstainlng from the luxuries
Of ihe.table--for ! feel ten years younger
than than did SIX months aso. Ard now
when come TO a stair>way, n ,tead of
fearful faEcies OF ruptuIsd blood vessels
Ind deep-sea ated ant urIslns disturbing my
mind. am seized siih the long ago de-
sire TO iun 10 the Top"