Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-03
The Burden of Flesh.
Obesity as . Disease-Its Treatment by a
 Gneefaliht

Obesity a Dtse@ge-4tS treatment DY 0 gpecfalist.
 It is very well known, writes Jennie June, that several beautiful and prominent women in New York society, whose fair 30 or 40 years were marred only by 6 too rapid aceu- mutation of protoplsstic tissue. have after a summer of seclusion, suddenly appeared re- iuVenated-reduced to refined and admirable proportions, without any loss in color or tex ture of skin; on the contrary, their old bright ness superadded to the charms of purity and delicacy which rival youth itself ssWhat Is the matter? What have you done to yourself ?n have been the questions asked on first meeting their friends. 'sOh, have been made over,n is usually the joking reply i; but one was found who was more communi- cative. She gave the name and address of the physician who treats over abundant flesh
 as 6 disease and cures it, or at least has pro- duced marvellous results in half 8 dozen per- sonally authenticated ases. A desire to know how much of quackery there might be in the treatment and something of the modus oper-
 sndi prompted call upon the physician in question. I found bright, intelligent wom- an, who would not impress anyone as 8 quack. Her success she attributed to the fact that she had satisfied herself that superfu- ous amount of flesh was a disease; had studied it and worked out cure for it-a cure which
 she claims to be permanent and lasts life
 time. In regard to the treatment, she was naturally somewhat reticent, particularly as it varies with difference in constitution and
 habits, and what is true of one case, therefore,
 might not be true of another. Of 40 cases
 upon her books, no two were treated exactly alike; but she exhibited her books, in which
 was kept careful record of the reduction in
 weight which had followed the treatment from week to week and of the final return to
 normal conditions. It was freely stated,
 however, that the principle of cure was
 largely based upon diet, which was at first
 nitroRenous, but variable, afterward farina
 ceous and absolute. The liver is attacked
 and brought into line by safe and special
 remedy; hot water isused; hot medicated foot
 baths, and the number of meals at once re-
 duced. It is found that very aeshy people are usually fond of sugar and sweets, and
 these are tabooed strictly. The reduction of flesh is to the normal standard, to what would
 be considered the proper weight for the
 height of the individual, but the cure IS not
 considered complete when this result Is at.
 tained The diet must be prolonged for Q
 s.cnre, nand when this is effected the appetite
 for unwholesome sweets and pastries and
 highly stimulating viands has departed It is
 perfectly s,natural' cure, it is said, and one
 quite in harmony with tho laws of tho con-
 stitutiou of the patient; and lf so. is not
 difficult to see how widely it must differ from the ordinary system of medical praetice.
 Benjamin Fish, who has been for twenty
 years secretary and accountant of "Barnum's
 greatest show on earth,'' was presented by
 Mr. Barnum on Thursday with gold watch and chain.
 James Webster. of MilIstona Point, while
 drunk Thursday walked on ths track in front of Shore Line freight train until he brought it to standstill. The fireman pulled him oil,
 but before the train could be started he was
 back again Finally they pulled him aboard the train and took him to New London,
 where he vas locked up.