Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
THE FAT AND THE LEAN.
Why Some Persons Grow Stout
While Others Roman Thin.
Obesity Frequently . DEMONSTRATING
BI~Sh According To the sohweanInEer
nc'h"d-=~iAtent Nosirums an
Hrnpty Dciuslon aud snare.
inttfoA TrIhnnn.l

iDe;Tot Tribnnol
swha, re,nedy would 81 ,gest for the
TemovinS 81 the surplus Aosh OF fat per-
SOM" repeated DR.. J. !. Mulheron ms he
WIS seated In his on q. "The only true
way Is 20 diminish tho supply md Gauss
an increased comi uSiinn OF the cnrbo-
hydrnts Of tho system"
"Do You recommend hSn' inew
"No. Painting IL an explode system.
A certain amount II fat II necessary to
the system because fat n fool aud must lie
introduced 10 Weep up the heat Of the
lody. The system 81 bahting was devised
" cns who Ind rot n . opef appreciation
Of the laws OF health. and although IL sue
cecds'in reduri z adipose 10 does II at the
expense Of the general health. which IL
GU 81 proportion 10 the benefit IL insurcs.
When FRS introduced this ~ stem achieved
quito n popularity In England, Tut u IL
mt rfow held In such high favor. Bnnt-
ihgisnh consists essentially OF course of
dct c. nfnrd TO heterogeneous food, and Is,
tberefoTc, q syst m whirh feeds the mus
cular tissue and stRrves the ndipose.
"In considering the su' joct Of diet the
pnrt which the different kinds Of food Por-
form under physiological csnditicns must
b. taken into account. ID Rerent tissues
~ the body require for their p-building
and support food In which special elo-
mcnis enter. Toe nearest that can be laid
down by way Of q rule IL 10 specify tho
varieties Of food 20 10 taken mud their pro-
por ion and then TO leave the amount to
the intelligent Judgment Of the patient. In
hrrrn ing the dietary, however, he whose
obesity IL OF the pms i've var.ety shCull let
The prin lpol part 81 his food 10 OF nitro
aenons material, as e Z, for instance"
'''Can you say as 10 the aInoun'P'
cit . impossible 30 prescribe IN pounds
and ounces the amount To le taken. What
would lie caough for ons person would he
Too much for another. and vice versa. The
patient must hy experience learn 10 take
the least possil ! amount consistent with
his general well being. an I II will aston
Nh him whom he flnls out how little 81 Is
actually necessary for him TO take. Poo.
pie as n rule eat too much, arpI m small
percentage OF the diseases with which
men are afflicted, tn say nothiug OF Obesity.
are owing directly OF indirectly to- the
constant tax imposed on the 81 stem In its
getting rid Of superi undant food.
"Tho bulk Of fat people you will Hnts
arc great drinkers. I do not mean by this
that they are beer drinkers, but they inn
Iibe too much fluid matter. What l. fire.
qucntly called fat Is soldier condition Of
che tissues. In ordor to reduce tho bulk
one must evnporaio the patient and ge,
rid Of the finds. The obes person should
ihorc' FORE take his food as nearly dry as
possible, and should imbibe as sparingly
80 possible Of fiui,ls. Soups should be en-
tiroiy bnnished from tho dietary. Bis
marck was q very noshy man, hut no re-
duced himself according TO the Schwen-
ninGcr method. Tho plan consisted es-
sCntially In dry dict. He was not al
lowed 10 drink any thing during the meal
nor for two hours and q half aftcrward.
"The necessity Of exercise Is very obvi-
Gus, too. 10 Increases oxidation. The
union OF oxygen and cnrb bon produces the
phenomenon Of combustion nnd the fat,
which 10 the carbon deposited from the
circulation, remains nnd accumulntes in
the tissues as II fails to come In contact
WITH the oxygen. We are frequently
told by corpulcnt patients, women most
frequently, that they are small eaters. In
individuol instances this may be true; but
n l. also slniost invariably true In such
cases that the sui cts are sybarites, liv-
Ing on tIro choicest OF food and spending
their time In luxurious ease. They grow
fat because 81 n comparative lack OF
oxyScnatiCn." ....... go. ~.
"Do you believe In tho use Of the prep
aTations often sold TO reduce fieshY"
IAN medicines sdvcrtNed TO relieve
ol esi'yIfTs humbugs. No doabt there are
LIZ L.. H. IL.
when inteIlig enily administered, are OPP
nile both OF ASSISTING the removal Of an
nj normal accumulation OF fat and also OF
modifying the condition Of the system on
which this accumulation in measure do
pendA An article which was discover ed
quito &C, ilentally 10 Fucus Vesiculosus,
an analysis Of which shows II to he a rich
bodlno. II was flrst useI In a treating Of
corpuleni patent In n case OF psoriasis.
IL IL now considered an efficient adjuvant
n tho treatment"
"Thc demand for nnti-fat medicine has
largely decreased" said a member OF a
Woodward avenu, drug firm whom asked
regarding the sale OF compounds.
"What class Of people mostly purchased
the nostrum] when they we're first put
upon the mnrkotP
eft was not conhnol to any one class.
Rich and pnor, educated and Ignorant,
bought u alike, but IL was not long before
the brighter ones learned that Il was not
doing them nny good nnl quit paying out
their money for the stuff"
$40 you hnd there are more people who
Wrnt TO lecOm0 trim than there are who
want 10 become fatl"
ssNo. I belleve there ara mora thtr 49,
pie who want 20 become stout than there
ere those who desire 10 have the flesh
taken from them. We have demands
fr medicine that will produce both re-
Sults."
do you think the preparations usually
Uh have good effect In either cnsegD
'Candidly, no. IL fat people want to
Ac~oDe thin badly enough to put them.
selves thTVuih a severe course OF dieting,
they would unuioub'e lily accomplish it.
Mo- ban persons might become fat il not
~ eusy e. say"