The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-29
WHAT FAT MEN SHOULD DO.
Either Take Drink With q Spoon
or Through Straw.

Either Take Drink With q Spoon
or Through Straw.
cts hard lines on fat men these
hot days." said a perspiring mem
Der of the Turtle Club the other day.
"Why on fat men particularly"
"Why, we'll, that's foolish ques-
ton, anyway. Of course the fatter
a man is the more he perspires and
the more uncomfortable he is."
Why fat man should be more
uncomfortable than any other man
these hot days was a perfectly nat
ural question, because, unless he is
particularly proud of his well-fed
appearance, he can easily get rid of
it. Any one who reads the news
papers knows that medical science
has progressed since the days Of
Banting, whose system made quite
sensation some quarter of CEN
tury ago, and that in the present
progressive age lean men can be
made plump and fat men slim
enough to lead the german. 1t is
only-but as these words are writ
ten for the benefit Of the poor, per-
spring, overburdened gentlemen
who suffer under a package of sin
harder to carry than that Of Bun
yan's Pilgrim, they would probably
prefer the testimony of a reputable
scientist, translated into easy
English.
"No, it is not very often you find
a doctor who takes his own medi-
lcine," said DR.. John w. Gibbs the
other day, with a gay smile, "but
when heard of DR.. Schweninger's
treatment for the cure of unhealthy
corpulence l determined to try it
on myself. I used to weigh 237
pounds; now, as you see, I am
down to about 100 pounds. And
this weight, mind you, have kept
ever since I underwent the treat
ment and was cured.
"There are two kinds of fat men,
the healthy and the unhealthy. Two
men may come into my office ap-
parently Of the same identical
weight, say 800 pounds. But the
one is healthy and really fat, and
the other simply has his cells in
flated with water, which comes from
the abnormal condition of some
organ. Generally, it is the kidneys
which are at fault. This is the case
in 40 per cent of my patients. II
may be some other organ that is
out of order, but in any case the
first thing is to find the cause of the
disease-for excessive corpulency
is a disease-and then treat the case
accordingly. No two cases are iden
tical; sometimes the disease pro
ceeds from one cause and sometimes
from another.
"But take the case Of the healthy
fat man. These are generally men
who have been addicted, as young
fellows, to a great deal of physical
Iexercise. Of course, when they
settle down in business or profes
sional life they cannot keep this up
and they grow fat. Exercise is nc
cure, because after reducing your
self with prolonged and violent ef
fort, nature calls for something te
make up the loss sustained, ano
you have an increased appetite fol
food which must be INDUCED. Fast
ing is equally futile. Of course
you can easily reduce your weigh
in that way, but you must supply
F the cravings of nature, and ther
the adipose tissue again begins te
accumulate"
"Then what is poor fat man to
do?"
Naturally" said the athletic
looking six-footer of doctor, 81
should say try the Schweningel
, treatment. But these days th'
healthy fat man, and, indeed, all ia
men, unnecessarily add to theil
discomfort. To begin with, they
drink too much. To quench theil
thirst they pour drink after drink
into their stomachs. Now the thirst
, is not in the stomach it is in the
throat. You take a glass of lagel
and sip it with spoon. A few
spoonsful will satisfy you; your
thirst is quenched, your craving fol
drink appeased."
Then you favor drinking through
straws?"
Certainly, or any method by
which you drink slowly. A very
, little drink satisfies the man whe
+ sips it, while the man who gulps i
down fills his stomach full withou
, quenching his thirst, and overload'
his tissues with serious matter. y
n. Y. Advertiser.