The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-25

meat. But very wholesome Qlet
could be made up Of other articles
offered, and it did not require much
self-denial to adopt the Banting regula
tions for time. Ebstein's treatment
is explained in the following para
graphs:
In regulating the diet our attention
has first of all to be turned to the fact
that conditions of "inanition" have to
be avoided. For this we have to observe
two thing:
l. That the patient who has normally
good appetite, does not show an alb
normal, irregular desire for food.
2. That the patient loses gradually
some of his bulk and weight, at the
same time, feeling any diminution of his
capacity for work. On the contrary,
this capacity ought to increase at the
same time as fat decreases.
1nese unavoidable privations consist
especially in reducing the Hydro-Car-
bons! Sugar, sweet things of that kind,
potatoes in every term must be avoided.
The quantity of bread must be reduced
to not more than six to seven ounces
daily, and the vegetables allowed are !:
asparagus, spinach, cabbage, and es-
pecially the legumes, like beans and
peas. OF meat everykind may be eat
en-, and fat meat especially. The fat Of
ham, pork or lamb is not only harmless
but useful, as also kidney fat or bone
marrow!
The sauces or gravy" must be fat.
and vegetables ought to be prepared
with great deal Of butter.
But this must not be understood to
mean that we treat compliance with fat,
but only that we concede to it its proper
share as food
An instance is cited of the successful
treatment of corpulent person on the
following diet:
1. Breakfast. One large cup Of black
tea-without milk and sugar; about two
ounces of white or brown bread and
plenty of butter Time in summer $50
in winter, 7:3O A. NJ,
i 2. Dinner (about2 P. M Soup with
bone marrow occasionally, four to six
ounces of meat, boiled or roasted, with
fat gravy, especially fat meat, plenty Of
vegetables, cabbage, and most of all
legumes (peas, beans). Beats, carrots
and turnips were, on account of the gu
gar they contain, almost totally exclud
ed; potatoes entirely. After dinner {
little fresh fruit, occasionally somr
salad or stewed fruit but without
sugar.
To this was added two or three glasse!
of light white wine. Soon after dinner
large cup of black tea-again withou
sugar or milk.
5. Supper between and P. NJ
, In winter regularly, and in summer oc
casionally, another large cup of blacl
/ tea-without any sugar or milk. On
!; egg, or some small plate of fat meat, o
both OF some ham with its fat, sausage
, smoked or fresh fish, two ounces o
white bread. with plenty of butter, an,
' occasionally little Cheese, and littl
) fresh fruit.
In conclusion we beg to repeat tina
: we hope to have proved that the ide
i that fat makes fat is preiudice-and
} may add that physiological experiment
a and experiences agree fully in this re
+ spect with results of medical practice
If the. latter had proved nothing bu
: that fat people do not get fatter by eat
: ing fat, it should be sufficient to remov
( forever the "fat prejudice" But W
< have seen, on the contrary, that fat i
|. proper proportions with albuminate
J, and Hydrates of Carbon, actually re
# duces corpulence!
e We should prefer Banting's system
! Ebstein's although from medical poir
Y of view the latter may be based Q
sounder physiological principles. 1t
/ a somewhat rigid system. But whe
: closely followed it has been known
J, reduce corpulence as rapidly as te
e pounds month. DIR. Ebstein's syl
e tenn is far easier one to adopt in pra
J. tice, and if quite as effectual it woult
! of course, have the preference anon
,e those who want as little abridgement {
rs their diet as possible.