The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-12-20
Good by, Rosy Checks.

"Just take look at that lady coming
ut,of the drug store" said well-known
physician to Cleveland Herald reporter,
at the same time attracting his attention
to beautiful girl of twenty-one, or
thereabouts, as plump and rosy-cheeked
as only proper mode of living could
make her. She was the very picture of
health, her proportions were symmetri-
cal from head to foot, and from glance
the reporter judged that she weighed 15O
pounds. She. carried small package in
her hand, and as she disappeared from
view the physician, continuing, said !:
"That girl is as pretty and handsome as
any in town, her parents are among the
wealthiest,, ali her wishes are fulfilled,
she wants for nothing, still she is as
miserable and unhappy as the poorest
woman in town. l.-..
- g Some love ]. affair, aaf Of course, said the
reporter. :es-' - .,
"Far from it," replied the NJ. D.
"She is engaged and about to become
the wife of the man of her choice; but
the fact of her being a slave to fashion
renders her unhappy.
eff it is as you say, she must surely
have money enough to move along with
the world of fashion"
''You don't. mean to say" said the
doctor, "that you haven't heard Of the
latest lank and lean craze now existing
among fashionable ladics2 No2 Well,
then, I'll tell You. A great number of
the fair sex, nowadays, those who are as
finely proportioned as the young lady I
have just pointed out to you, and with
the flush Of health upon their cheeks,
consider themselves out of fashion, for
to be fashionable nowadays one must
wear clean and hungry look" look
pale and interesting. Those approach
ing reasonable degree of avoirdupois
or the possessors of rosy checks, are
looked u pom as being vulgar, and not
entitled to the honor and distinction of
moving in the fashionable world. But
to return to the young lady who has just
left this drug store. You must have no
ticed the package she carried in her
hand; that is nothing more or less
than vile compound of drugs, put up
for the purpose of reducing PERSONS
weight, at the same time undermining the
health of the brainless idiots
foolish enough to take it.
That lady called at my office
last week and blandly asked me what
course she should pursue, and what
means she should employ to reduce her
weight and remove the color of roses
from her cheeks. had series of con-
versations with her, vainly endeavor!ng
to dissuade her from the foolish course
she was about to pursue, but it was of
no avail; she LETT my office highly indig-
nant,, and said she would never consult
me again. l then called on the young
lady's father, who tried to talk seriously
to his daughter, but l have since ascer-
tained that she visited other physicians,
who gave her the necessary prescriptions.
know of some ladies in the city, mar
ried and single, who don't stop at any
thing. Eating arsenic is an old failure
among the falr sex, but it has lately been
revived at fearful rate, for to gain their
en19 is it not only necessary to be thin
but pale. How long such craze generally
lasts there is no telling. l tell you, sir,
it is wonderful to contemplate the suf-
ferings some women are willing to
undergo for the sake of being fashion
able. l know that you are inclined to
doubt my assertions, but some day, when
you have the time to spare take walk
among drug stores and physicians Off
ccs, and you will find that | have told
YOU the truth without the least bit of
eXaggeration."