Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-20
n.yGERs OF CoRrULENCE.
The Banting Method the Most APP
proved Treatment.
Ernla The b ston RetaLd.


. From the Boston Hefatd.
IL Corpulence, or an excessive accumula-
,ior Of fat known also as obesity, is a
disease the Importance OF which is rarely
correctly estima ed. Even in the ordi-
= rarv relations of life it is productive of
! oyil results, exposing the patient to very
\ considerable inconvenience and many
social yeXations, and the affection Is only
~eU borne so long as no extraordinary
Gsmand is ade upon the functional and
rsststing power OF the organism by some
,bpr grave disease. Considering the
amid advancement OF the science of medi-
n anne and the clearer knowledge acquired
NJ diseases generally, it seems strange
hat physicians OF modern times have
l. gyen little attention to morbid condi-
lie ION attended with 50 many dangers.
ginn0crates, the father of medicine, re-
nn5nized the evil results of corpulence,
> and TO 'such as are DESTROYS OF becoming
min - he prescribed regimen which IN
- cInded a hard bed, hard bodily work early
in the morning on a fasting stomach,
vegetable diet, especially green Vegeta-
,les after this work is done, and the dill
yent practice OF running round in a circle
y .yerv day, in the open air, in the costume
Of Adam. The system OF treatment en-
oloyed at the present time, while modified
" ard in harmony with social progress. Is
No. based on the same principles; it is doubt
d mi if one essentially different can ever
n prove as effectual ms the antique method.
Corpulence may properly be considered
NJ. n constitutional affection, disease of
NJ general nutrition. The tendency to an
re- excessive accumulation of fat is extreme
" variable in different individuals under
circumstances outwardly the same; some
remain thin while Others tatten to "a NOR
\ bid degree. Fat production within the
W human system is a complex process and
influenza
" physiological function. AS yet neither
the importance OF the individual factors,
nor the nature of the same, is sufficiently
~. understood, and the origin and develop
o~ ment Of cOrpulencv must. tor a time at
IL. least, remain problematical. There are
el certain influences which are recognized
ha as predisposing to this disease. Among
them may be included tendency by in
herltance, pecuiarities of constitution
a. and temperament. The
MORE COMMON EXCITING CAUSES
20 are lntemperance in diet and in the use of
Nv sprituOus liquors, insufficient exercise
M aud certain abnormal states of the system
which are calculated to induce the dis
ease in question.
re There are two forms of corpulency,
characterized BY distinctive conditions OF
W nutrition; they are called the plethora
re- aud the anRmic. The former occurs most
p. frequently in men CT middle and advanced
'u' life. and they present unmistakable evil
a, 1ences of plethOric habit. The cases of
% an an@mic typeare more commonly OBJ
served in women and they are character
md lied by distinct pallor OF the skin and
other signs of impovershment of the blood
!. Or aDDmia. Patents with plethoric cor
puleuce have, rs rule, a better deVel-
oped muscular system, greater appetite
and suffer less from digestive disturb
2nces. On the other hand, those affected
WITT the opposite type are less muscular,
little pn nd Of nor
, bOod.formlng Articles of diet, and in them
dgestOnls proven bially weak. COrpulent
patients not onl. show predisposition to
number OF secondary affections but also,
under exposure to other unusual infu-
p. ences, exhibit general less degree OF
tolerance than healthy persons. Their
tendency to excessive perspiration Is the
and cause of frequent "colds," and digestive
amt disturbances more often follow iadiscre-
pot tons in eating. IL is in the anemic forms
va Of cOrpulency of advanced life that apo
oes; plectic seizures are frequent. There are
many other complications and affections
bred Whch appear in consequence of corpu-
ency, among the most portant of which
'ool are diabetes and cancer. 1t is an &C
: 'e' SnOwledged TACT that not only are the
cOrpulent not exempt from any disease TO
70, Which the thin are subject, but. also, in
. them all severe morbid processes, and
especially all affections accompanied by
. 81 Intense fever. run their course with I'M
usual malignity. In typhoid fever, for
III Instance, when corpulent persons are at
lacked, they are more endangered by the
GSease than the lean, or even weak and
lAnOurished subjects. Again, corpulent
cnyaescents are comparatively slow in
recovering from severe Illnesses. and not
e AuequentIy in such instances restoration
Mlealth is but incomplete. Corpulency,
When once developed, is usually
TIT A PERSISTENT AFFECTION.
i u In the majority OF cases, under well-di-
4 Fected and prudent treatment, great i'm
w. WVement takes place, but no perfect
cure Oh the condition can be expected eX-
celtlng IN rare instances. Unfortunately
mi Wllew patients Will be found possessing
MI NE energy OF Will necessary to sustain
lem through the treatment essential to
;uect even temporary improvement. In
~ nose cases which develop themselves un-
Il utl lAe influence OF too luxurious living,
sN1 100 little bodily activity, the prog
4 .0Sls is uniavOrable, as the indulgers are,
I aoM The first, dieincliped TO comply with
~ ", us rules OF moderation which they must
%Ow before the desired object can be
sUaiued. That even when recovery is
y apparently effected, areturn of the dis
;aSe VIII almost certainly take place, Is a
sporadic fact Such result can only
%uoNated by self-denial, and a Tenun-
e"'on ol contemporaries of life which
t %e iInuentlal III the oYer-production OF
roo 10" ms statement might seem to the
pN'S'. Ieduer extremely Qlsc0uraglng,
".a yet need not be so. 1t is not an
J( unhappy future that is pictured for them
Iros y sney attempt cure, but rather one of
icK' HieslHely greater comfort, and longer
\ aV as We'll, attained by the sacrifice of
mt. mgei! few imaginary pleasures and
- "a0l0n excuses.
m ll .ne treatment Of corpulency, first in
~ r mIo'iahce is the reduction of immode-
~, oe INDULGENCE at the table to within
n s TasonaOe limits, and such as alone con-
.SoS,,'9o health. The quantity OF food
oo ipD o Oe lessened gradually, not sudden
M eo ,@uu lne deprivation will be much more
n IN s "'ny Oorne 1t should be reduced to the
nbSai est quantity which can be taken and
va M; ;'t ia strength maintained It must
Gan smo, ve forgotten that ii too small an
- tbo saul OF iood is allowed a case of pie
mia ~ corpulency soon becomes the aua-
VII Nv" .t III OIL the same disease. Therefore,
he iin oue general strength Is threatened,
- So cult Oh restriction is reached.
Ise ,oeoCCaI'cely second in Importance is the
nus sboniaN qh OF beverages. The use OF water
n ID Those rrp De adjusted by individual habit