The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23

to accomplish. There is no necessity
to curb the appetite in this endeavor,
On the contrary, it is given full sway
and increased by every means possible.
An indulgence In palatable things to
eat and drink is permitted, and q culti-
walton of cheerful feelings and happy
Incidence is absolutely imperative, and
yet the poor thin creature gets thinner
still, probably, as n afflicted remarked,
from the effort of carrying around good
dinners.
What a sad picture is conjured by
the expression, a lean woman. Refer
ring once more to Webster, lean means,
wanting flesh, meager, not fat; that
apart of flesh which consists of muscles
without the fat" Imagine q woman ell
lean, meager. To cali her thin is not
quite SO awful, and yet thin means,
"having little thickness or extent from
one surface to the opposite" Picture
her back and chest between your two
hands, and feel her of "little thickness"
Slim and slender are better terms. No
lady objects to being called slim, and
slender brings to mind
"A lovely being, scarcely formed or nodded. "
But it won't do for old maids OF shriv-
eled matrons. However thin women
get the best of fat n in many ways.
They have such great advantage in
walking, no weak ankles, no shortness
of wind. Then their clothes wear so
much longer, and their figures, with a
little filling, are SO much younger look
ing. A thin girl does not deplore a lack
of bust, for it is easily supplied. Her
greatest anxiety is about her calves. If
she can only cultivate a good-sized leg
she is happy, and for this reason she
~frequents the skating rink, as skatingi is
splendid for the development of the
legs. One slim lady confided to a
friend that after a season of the exer-
else she was obliged to lay in a new sup
ply of stockings, as her old ones were
far too small.
To eat supper just before going to
bed is a great aid toward getting leshy.
The food SO taken goes all in fat. A
nap after each meal is also conducive
to the same great end, but gentle exer-
else should be taken between meals to
promote appetite. Large doses of fresh
air, avoidance of envious thoughts, en-
tire contentment with ones lot in life,
ones children. husband, relatives and
friends, complete self satisfaction-all
are conducive to the same great end.
There is one great advantage derived
from the craze on fat or no fat. 1t is o
poor rule that don't work both ways,
and many of the laws for gaining OF
losing flesh are the same, and are great
health promoters. The formation of ten
mis-, skating, swimming and walking
clubs. and the ~patronizing of them by
both stout and thin alike, is adding great
~ to the health of our women. The role
of invalid is no longer fashionable, and
it is considered rather a reproach to be
delicate. San Franciscans are rivaling
English in their physique and powers of
endurance. Small waists and feet or
rather shoes, are going out of style, and
physicians who make female complaints
a speciality are losing money. Our
growing girls are well developed for
their age, and, following the example of
their mothers, are devoted to all man
ner of physical exercises. Pretty girls,
naturally, perfect health will make them
beautiful, and strong enough to stand
any amount of mental culture. What
may we rot predict for the future Of
San Francisco, ruled by the sons of
such women, for, after all, a boy is gen.
orally like his mother.