Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-05
FOR FAT FOLKS.
How Lillian Russell aud tho Duchess
Stave off Flesh,


How Lillian Russell and tho Duchess
Stave off Flesh.
Without the slightest pretences as q
specialist in obesity, Robert Bonner is
one of the best authorities in the coun-
try on the subject of corpulency, says
the Wov.d. Did he care to hang out
sign and receive only Office patients he
could in ten Years realize the equivalent
OF the fortune it has taken the very
best years of his life to accumulate.
Mr.. Bonner advocates regular exer-
else. The fat woman must get up and
move about, not eight hours the first
day, but half an hour. She must work,
row, walk, sweep, swing clubs. swim,
jump or play at some field sport.
Whatever the exercise, it must be re-
peated and heightened Systematically,
until she can walk from the Battery to
the Park or from Union Square to
Harlem without fatigue. This is the
sort of treatment that is certain to re-
duce the flesh, and at the same time
benefit the general health.
All farinacious food must be given
up, and such cherished favorites as
sweet peas, sweet and Irish potatoes,
beans, green corn, breads, rice, tapioca,
butter. fats, oils, milk, sweets, pastries,
malt drinks and fruity wines boy
cotted.
The diet limited to eggs, soups, lean
meats, fish and she'll foods, juicy fruits
and lettuce, tomatoes, celery, crosses,
spinach and onions must be sparingly
INDUCED in: rare beef, with one fruit
and one vegetable, and clear soup
suflicing for dinner.
Another essential is an abundance of
liquids, which are less fattening than
solid foods. If an ample dinner is
eaten the other meal should br limited
to fruits, cup of chocolate, clear soup
or warm water favored with lime or
lemon juice.
Sections of tomato, apple, orange or
melon served in place of bread will in
short time overcome all desire for the
staff of lean people, which is the most
fattening article in the modern art.
1t is essential that the appetite be
restricted, and the meals limited to two.
There will be days when it will not
be convenient to get out of doors, and
for this period there is no better sub
stitute than "pack, which, however,
must be taken under proper inteli-
gence. The preliminary consists of
two-days' fast, during which sufficient
water may be taken to quench the
thirst, but no solid food Of any sort.
At the end of the fast the banter" is
rolled in sheet wrung out of hot
water and covered up in bed with six
OF seven blankets or comfortables-
A cold rag placed on the head will
cool the brain, and it must be the duty
of the attendant to change the cloth as
often as it may seem necessary to re-
duce the temperature of the blood on
its way to the brain. Here the flesh
laden patient is kept for an hour, if
possible, perspiring at every pore, with
the sensation of collapse in every
organ.
Whoever unpacks must be able to
give the victim massage treatment.
or supply sufficient friction to stimulate
the body into healthy action. To pre-
vent possible cold. an application of al
conol to the skin is essential in cold
weather.
AS the Woman NAL ueas 100 weak to
uieSS 1oF lew uoufS, HourlSnmenC
must be taken while in bed, and it will
be dangerous to supply the craving of
the appetite. A cup Of bouillon is the
first thing; then couple of oysters, a
bit of fresh fish or couple of soft
boiled eggs should be served, and are
preferable to broiled steak, because
they are smaller tax on the digestive
organs. Some stewed OF fresh fruit
will help asa stimulant, and piece of
brown toast may be taken if there is a
craving for bread.
| A thin Cruel or more soup is a much
safer drink than stimulant.
The Duchess of Marlborough, Lillian
Russell, Pauline Hall, Fanny Daven-
port and Isabelle Urquhart have demon
strated the value of hunting, walking,
cycling, rowing and riding in subjugat-
ing the flesh.
All of these ladies have weighing
machines, and when pound too much
is registered liberal dose of exercise
is taken at once. By this method of
weighing, watching and working these
beautiful women regulate their bulk to
the very ounce of desire.