The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-11-21
FAT AND LEAN.
How Women Can Cure surplus
Flesh and too Much Scrawiness.

Flesh and too Much Scrawiness.
San Francisco Alta,
One of the most important ques.
iions now aaItatIn the mind Of
San Francisrans, particularly the
feminine proportinn, is how to lose
or gain flesh. Unfortunately II
peculiarity of our climate is all ex.
treme one way or the other, u per.
sou becoming too fat or too thin.
1t is almost impossible to strikr the
happy medium, aud even when
once struck to keep il. When u
man makes up his mind that he is
growing too large he goes tn work
Systematically, swalhes himself in
wet bandages, takes long walks,
perspires freely, bathes often, eats
no bread anl butter, nor potatoes
nor anything dainty or luscious
drinks nothing bnt hot water, att
reduces himself ut once. Some ol
our prominent citizens have rpduc
ed their flesh in this way twenty
thirty, or even forty pounds, an,
deserve gre It credit tor their sacri
fees.
Albeit all human history attests:
That happiness tor man-the hungr,
siuner!
Since Eve ate apples, much depends or
dinuer.
Women are not 80 Succrsstul
They cannot diet when they walk,
because walking gives them IN ab.
normal appetite; and they can moi
walk when they diet, because lack
OF proper food makes them cores
pou1ingly weak.
A MOUNTAIN Or FLESH.
There is one wealthy lady IN oul
city who weighs upwards OF 30t
pounds. and she wants to get thin
She is not able to walk much, a,
she is too heavy for her ankles I,
endure the strain. but she take,
steam bathes three times 4 week
She eau not lie on the Shampo,
table 10 he rubbed. for she coul,
never gel mp again. The atten,lan
IL obliged TO perform that office iol
her standing, and an exhansiinl
job it is, too. Que ot her breasts j.
rs large as an ordinarily ta
woman's stomach, and her arm
would match u good sized leg
The garment IN which she bathe'
would make u comfortable nigh
shirt for Capt. Krnizell, aud yet 4
fits her like a jersey. The batl
gives her such an appetite that sh,
always comes prepared with i
lunch OF chicken, pate de fote gra
sandwiches aud beer enough to
four people, and which she lhor
oughly enjoys aud finishes rarl
time. anh yet she expects TO ge
thin. Nuw, no woman likes TO b,
called iai. Fat, according 10 Mrb
strr, means "flrshy, plump, corpu
LEM; ahoumling VITA an oily. CON
crete substance. Fl-sby, .s n de
scriptive adjective, is not 80 bid
Plump is just the thing, aud sug
.rnsafs
Being somewhat large, and languishin,
and lazy.
Yet of beauty that would drive 20
crazy.
Few angles tare) there in her form, u
true,
Thinner she might have been, and "
scarce lose;
Yet after all 'twould puzzle to say wher
II wouli not spoil some separate charm |
spare.
That is being plump, hut when
comes TO "corpulent, ahouudin
with Nh oily, concrete substance,
no woman wants TO be spoken /,
i a. "that tat la.l,;" aud vet what
she to noi Some few have solve
the problem. Que OF our prom
upnt society la,lirs lost thirt
pounds by living on tea alone fl
three weeks, and though she no
eats as shr wishes, sbr has new,
wgalnpd her flesh. Imagine th
sirengih Of Ter will, aud let othel
emulate her who Gail. Anoih,
well known lady among us has III