The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-07-02
Advice TO Lean People.

meant remark of Casca, Cassius con-
tinued.; "The other day l went into
clothing store in the Via Baxter
near the Senate House, to get a pair
of trousers. oh, yes, we can tit you
Just as good as tailor, said the mer
chant. So / tried on pair, and he
said that they fitted me like the skin
on bologna, whatever that may be
Fit BY Bacchus, they were big
enough for the Colossus of Rhodes.
We'll, said the villainous knave-
Che was not of Roman birth, thank
the gods for that. dose pants vas
shust so schmall as any hat. You
vas too tin May 60 naked till
the stones of the Capitol crumble
and decay before III buy of that
man."
A sage, who had been listening to
the conversation, approached the
party and, addressing Cassius, said ::
"I will tell you what you need.
You must reform. You must give
up alcoholic stimulants. Emacia-
ton, obesity. is often the indication
of disease. 1t should be promptly
combated.
THE STANDARD OF WEIGHT
in proportion to height which is reco-
gnized by most insurance companies
as a basis for calculating expectancy
gives a range of from 100 pounds
for a man 5 feet inch in height to
us pounds for a man 6 feet in height.
The ratio of increase is not uniform.
A man 5 feet 6 inches, for instance,
should weigh 145 pounds; one 5
feet Z inches, 14S pounds; 8 feet 8
inches, 155 pounds; feet 9 inches,
162 pounds, and so on up. The av-
erage weight of healthy woman is
about 20 pounds less than that of a
healthy man. There may be and
are variations from the figures l
have given you even in health, but
they are as near the average as can
ascertained.
"Some people are naturally thin.
Others are thin because oftheir habits
of life. These, when detrimental,
must be corrected. Mental depres-
sion, excesses of any kind, and defect
i've alimentation are among the more
productive causes of emaciation. A
man should be in a measure govern
ed in his choice of food by the work
| in which he is engaged. Muscular
labor requires muscle-prod cling
food, mental labor food rich in the
nutritive elements that support the
brain. Two forces are constantly at
work in the human body, one build
ing up the other tearing down.
When the human being reaches that
stage where the tearing down is
greater than the building up his days
are numbered unless the destructive
process can be checked. The MAIN
tenance of the equilibrium of these
forces constitute health. The con-
structing or building up force mnst
fostered, and here is where diet
comes in. First as to appetite. The
body may be starved, because there
is no hunger for food and because it
excites positive disgust, or it may be
starved because the food is not as
simulated. Every much more than
half the patients we lose, says Cham
bers, die from imperfect Nutrition,
and very much more than half of
those who recover gain that end by
chanced or designed restoration of
THEIR DIGESTIVE POWERS.
whats all this got to do with my
not getting pair of pantaloons ?"
asked Cassius, dreamily.
"Wait and see." answered the sage.
"Now will tell you what you must
eat.
"Indian corn in any form is excel
lent, and corn-bread, sweetened with
New Orleans molasses, is very whole
some and palatabie. Pork and NUT
ton are rich in the fat producing ele-
ment. Potatoes, soups, and stews
will be just the thing for some men,
and milk is as good as any one arti-
Gle of food which can be eaten.
Beer is sometimes recommended,
but its value is questionable. The
extract of malt will accomplish full
ly as much as an appetizer, and will
not produce the bad effects which
often follow the use of beer. Pure
glycerine, according to Dye, is not
excelled as fat producer. He rec
ommends that it be taken in tea
spoonful to tablespoonful doses, well
diluted with water or milk. two or
three times a day after meals. The
same writer also suggests rubbing
oily matters, such as freshened lard,
into the pores of the skin after a
warm bath. The bath he says, in
creases the absorbent capacity of the
skin, and this plan of introducing
fatty substances into the body has
been tried with the very best results.
One advantage it has is its avalibil-
ity in cases where the stomach will
not tolerate oily substances. He
recommends also the use of the sim
pie vegetable pitters to stimulate a
weak appetite, such as gentian, quas-
sia, and golden SEAL Kneading the
bowels several times daily and bath
ing will assist digestion.
"To recapitulate, there is oil, milk,
cream, glycerine, soups, Indian corn
products, and pork and mutton as
fat-producing foods. Vary these
with eggs, beans, peas, and beef,
which are muscle-makers, and you
have a bill of fare composed of
wholesome, palatable food, rich in
fat and muscle-producing elements
and reasonably sure, with attention
to habits, 10 build up the emaciated
form. The list is not extensive,
but is sufficient to furnish variety
of food suited to most seasons and
appliabie to most persons. M Y.
Tribune.