Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-01-03
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Lanrsr Gotsha.,,l Fashionable

'.ln-i iihr sslaSi, ;lt thai lady COM
ing oul uf ;hs drug- said well
known pt lsiel9GtO 90 reporter. at the
same tina, Gifraeting his attention TO
benu;i.;tj ,oims girl of 81, or there
aooits rs plump and rosy checked as
only proper mode of living could
make her. She was the very picture OF
health. her proportions were svmmetri-
cal from hend to foot, and from u
glance he reporter judged tba, she
weighed about 100 pounds. She car
fied q small package in her hand. and
as she disappeared from view, the phy-
acian continuing said: ''That girl is
as pretty and handsome as any in town,
her parents are among the wcahhiest,
all her wishes are fulfilled, she wants
for nothing, ard still she is as miserable
and unhappy rs the poorest woman in
the city ....'......
Some love affair, of course said
the reporter. ..... ......... ..........
"Far from it."repliedthe M. ID. s.She
is engaged and about to become the
wife of the man Of her choice: but the
TACT of her being q slave to fashion rem
ders her unhappy. -. . --. ...
"You don't meanto say,h said the
doctor, ''that you haven't heard of tho
--latest lRnk and lean craze now. existing
among fashionable ladies? No? Well,
then Atell you A great number of
3 the fair sex nowadays, those who are
Al finely proportioned as The young
lady just pointed out TO you, and with
she flush. Of health upon their cheeks,
consider themselves out of fashion, for
10 be fashionable nowadays one must
wear o lean anli hungry look, look
pale and interesting. Those approach
ing q reasonable amount of avordhpois
or the possassors Of rosy checks are
r looked uponlas being vulgar and not
entitled to the honor and distinction of
4 moving n the fashionable world. But
to return to the young lady who has
just left the drug store, You must have
noticed the package which she carried
in her hand; that was nothing more or
less than vile compound Of drugs, put
up for the purpose of reducing per-
sons weight, at the same time under
mining the health of the brainless idiots
foolish enough TO take it. The lady
called at my oitlec last week and bland
ly asked mo what course she should
pursue and what means she should en-
ploy to reduce her weight aid remove
the color of rosps from her cheeks. l
had serious conversation with her.
vainly endc&vering to dissnatif.r her
TON tsIc 4 ss,sss s;rs,.sslt
to pursue; but il was Of no avail and
she left my Office highly indignant, and
said she would,neycr consult me again.
then called upon the young lady 5 ia
ther, who tried 10 talk seriously 10 his
daughter, but have siRee learned that
she consulted other physicians who
gave her the necessary prescription I
know of some ladies in this city, mar
ried and single, who dom stop ut any
thing. Eating arsenic is an old falling
among the fair sex, but it has lately
been revived at o fearful rate, for to
gain their ends it is not only necessary
to be thin, but pale. How long such a
craze lasts there is no telling; it may
continue u season ortwo, and then the
wrecks resulting thercfrom will en-
deavor to build themselves up again,
but nine-tenths of them will bc hope
lassly lost and good candidates for the
grave Itell you. sir, it is wonderful
i0hontemplate the Suferings some wo-
Inan arc willing to undergo for the sake
Of being fashionable. isknow that you
are inclined to doubt my assertions, but
some day, when you have the time TO
spare, take d walk around the drug
stores and ptysicians,. offices and you.
viii find that / have told, I0u, the truth
withoutthe least biyof eN&ggeration.