Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-25
Signing for SIinness,
A Young Actress Adopts a
Heroic treatment.
LIVING ON HER ADIPOsE TISSUE.


Willowy-She Has TASTED for Twenty
Two Days and Lost Thirty Seven Pounds
-Physic and Water Her Only Rations-
Why She Docs IA banquet of Water
melon in Prospect.
CHICAGO, July 24.-Miss May Waldron,
the actress who has SO often charmed every
body with her renditions in "The Henri
eta, !" has entered on a fast so unique that it
deserves chronicling She is now at the Cliff
ton house, and has completed the twenty
second day of her wonderful fast. Miss Wal
dron is tall, fair and pleasing in appearance,
but she fancied that an excess of flesh pre-.
vented her from securing many desirable
engagements So often was her embonpoint
referred to in derision that life became a
burden to her. Everywhere she went peo-
pile commiserated her upon her undue devel-
opment until at last, in despair, she deter
mined upon heroic treatment. She is broad
shouldered and well made girl, upon whom
the fancied development of flesh would ap-
parently have set lightly enough, but to her
it was burden that could not be borne
Pretty Enough as She L..
curves of Miss Waldron's figure were very
pleasing to the eye, and the fullness of which
she complained existed rather in her own
Imagination than in actlality. Miss Wal
dron was seen at the Clifton house last
night. As she came forward to greet the re-
porter it was hard to believe that she was ex.
periencing any unusual feeling, or that she
had entered at all upon that uncommon fast
which makes ner case so remarkable. She is
a trifie above the medium height, has well
formed features and pleasing blue eyes, with
light hair pushed easily back from an open
brow, and charming smile Her figure was
advantsgeously displayed by an evening
gown, and apparently was so nearly perfect
that 1t left nothing in the way of physical
development to be desired
After the greetings had been exchange
the actress sat down comfortably and pro-
ceeded TO tell all about her resolve
II started on this asst July =" she said. II
was playing Lady Mary. and Mr.. Robson said
l was too fieshy for the part. This deeply
mortified me, and | determined to do some
thing desperate TO reduce my flesh or die in
the attempt, \ friend advised my consulta-
ton with DIR. Fl, her, of Washington, aud
accordingly l put my t under his treat
ment."
Three Teaspoons of Physic n Day.
Nv hat Is that treatment?"
why, only To take teaspoonful of this
medicine"-here the speaker produced a bot
tie of brown liquid with rather pungent
odor-"three times Il day and the juice of one
orange, which l mix with water and take
usually all at once about noon time. That is
all have taken for twent y-two days and the
result has been that have reduced my flesh
fIom ls1 TO l5s pounds"
Takes Turkish Baths. Too.
rs there no unpleasant feeling connected
with your fastI"
For the first few days while l was in Wash
ington felt dizziness and was very restless
but lately that has in great measure worn
of. have taken Turkish bath nearly every
day, with "a full allowan of the hot room
and the steam and think that has in a great
measure reduced me- The fifth day of my fast
l went down the Potomac and rode ten miles
and enjoyed II exceedingly After had been
eighteen days In Washington told the doctor
that it was absolutely necessary that | should
go west, and the doctor said that il was not
at all necessary that should be under his i'm
mediate care,
fesrns for a Square Meal.
so came on TO Chicago. and here / am. as
You see. suffering no marked Inconvenience
though have religiously kept up my fast
| went to see The Tempest" this afternoon
Before the performance was over got rest
less and had to go out and ct dring of
Water-the doctor let's me drink all the water
want-but otherwise | am feeling first rate
When see nice things i'll the windows, like a
steak or chop, for instance, il makes me raw
enousty hungry, but am determined to go on
with the fast and the medicine now If il kills
me. My mother says / shall stop at thirty
days, but am rously considering the ad-
of continuing the fast for forty-fiye
days. and pulling my weight down TO NJ
pounds
Wants to "Lop and Flop
The reporter suggested that she would be
too decidedly thin and angular then.
We'll, | would just like to be thin on e and
lop and lisp TO see how it seems" she said
with frank smile. Il went to see Blue
beard the other night and got faint there and
a tritie sick, but still | am wonderfully well:
don't you think soF" AMI she lif ed a pair of
large blue eyes upon the reporter in way
which made him agree at once that she was
looking remarkably well.
VIII Break Fast on Watermelon.
From all the indications the reporter could
Miss Waldron is now as well as she
ever was Her eye is bright and her step
elastic, and there seems to DO no reason why
she could not continue her fast to forty or
iorty-hve days without at all interfering
with her health She says she is going to
break her fast first on watermelon and that
she cannot see watermelon now without
longing for it, but is determined to fast thirty
days any way, and she hopes for forty-f five