Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
HOW TO GET THIN.
Diet Which Causes Loss of Flesh and
Gain in Health.
A CURE FOR CoRPULENCY.
Hot Weather 10 the Chief Essential in the
Successful Remedy-Celia Logan Gives Lots
of Good Advice for Fat People-Health
Hints.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
The Salisbury system is the only one by
which 1 lost flesh and recovered from sickness
at the same time. That sickness would in no
wise interest the public had it not been directly
caused by obesity, hence the writing of these
pages in the hope that others may not allow, as
did, their corpulence to become 80 great as to
be menace of life and also to show that not
outstanding my many failures. there is way
by which fat may safely be got rid of.
The chief of my many physical derange-
ments was the accumulation of fat around the
heart. which was slowly COMPRISING that organ
and threatening to squeeze out its life, as the
wall closed about the doomed man in the '1ron
Shroud." That which happened to me may
happen to any other person suffering from sur
plusage of adipose; but, unlike me, he or she
may not have the good fortune to be warned in
time for recovery sudden death from 'heart
failure" is liable to be the fate OF any and
every too corpulent person.
The means by which was literally snatched
from the grave are so simple as hardly to gain
credence. They were inherent in the curative
system to which now submitted myself and
| are to be found outlined in the following in
structions. which. by the kindness of DR.. Sails
bury, 1 am permitted to make public.
HOT WATER BEFORE MEALS
Drink pint of hot water at about ITO de-
grees Fahrenheit one and half to two hours
before each meal and half an hour before re-
firing. From five to fifteen minutes should be
taken for drinking the water. so as not to dis
tend the stomach to an uncomfortable degree
The object of the hct water is to wash from the
stomach the Shiny mucus. alcoholic and sour
yeasts and bile before eating and sleeping
The water should be drunk long enough before
each meal TO allow il time to get cut of the
stomach before the food enters: When thirsty,
between two hours after meal and one hour
before the next, drink hot water. clear tea
lemon water crust coffee. Take no other
drinks of any kind between meals. At meals
drink one cup Give to eight ounces) Of clear
tea or clear coffee.
The best times for taking The hot water are at
about am. IL am, pm. and 3 pm. and
the meals at 7.30 to s am, 1890 TO l pm. and
$50 to 6 pm. 1t is better to take the hot water
in the morning III bed, Or, if up, to lie down for
a while after taking it,
The food should be either the muscle pulp of
beef. broiled beefsteak free from fat roast
beef broiled lamb or mutton and roast lamb or
mutton. For side dishes--ovsters. raw broiled
or roasted in the shell. broiled or boiled fish,
chicken. game.and turkey, broiled or roasted
All fat should be avoided. except little but
ter. Salt and pepper and Worcestershire
Chutney or Halford sauce may be moderately
INDUCED in with the meats.
HAVE MEATS WELL COOKED.
All meats eaten should be fairly well cooked.
Very rare meats are harder to digest the mus
cular fibers passing through the bowels often
undigested. Celery is admissible Avoid all
other foods and condiments. BY persisting in
this plan of Authorization the adipose tissue will
rapidly disappear and the loss in weight will
be from ten to thirty pounds per month ac-
cording to the degree of fairness. the rigdity of
diet and the exercise and mental condition of
the patient
If the loss of weight becomes too rapid and
the shrinkage in bulk so fast that the skin does
not keep pace with it. and begins to hang in
folds and wrinkles, a little of the fat-forming
foods. such as bread, toast, rice. cracked wheat
and potatoes may be used. Usually a shrinkage
of from ten to fifteen pounds a month is
about right.
When the desired weight and bulk is reached
increase the proportion of fat-forming food
just sufficiently to maintain the bulk and weight
OF the body as desired. Usually two parts OF
meat and one of vegetable food, by bulk will
be about right. Often, however, this proper
ton may be varied either way under the guild
ance OF good judgment.
WHEN TO TAKE YOUR MEALS
The meals should be taken at regular inter-
walls, and it is better to eat alone or only with
those who are living on the same diet. All
temptation should much as possible be re-
moved from the patient II three meals day
are not sufficient to satisfy hunger the patient
may be allowed nice piece of broiled steak
DttWeeu DrehklaSt ana dinner and dinner and
supper. These extra meals should be taken at
fixed and regular intervals.
Here Is a real cure for the corpulent without
the use of medicine or the expense of physi-
| clan. All that it requires is the resolute will
to adhere to that which admit is very hard
fare. lost thirty pounds in six months and
found that had not merely disappointed those
physicians who said must die But that had
lost along with my pains and ever-present peril
my cumbersome bulk, and had begun to feel
better than had within the previous decade
at least.
Those who are obliged to be out attending
to business cannot, Of course, take the IL and
4 o'clock draughts, but the early morning pint
can be taken before getting up and as this
is the most important pint of all it should
never be neglected. 1t is also easy to arrange
to drink the hot water before retiring, which
is the second time in importance. These two
pints will suffice for those who cannot take
the others. The diet, however is a different
matter, depending entirely upon the individual
will.
Those who are not following the Salisbury
system for the recovery of health, but simply
for the reduction of weight, should adhere as
strictly as possible to the diet until they have
lost at least twenty pounds or as many as they
desire to be rid OF. After that they may ad-
vance to what Is called the "two-thirds dies;'
that is, two mouthfuls of animal to one of yege-
table food. 1 append the directions for the
two-thirds or normal diet" as prepared by
y. CdiAoDuIy Tue INSTRUCTION OF
patients:
TIE "Two-THIRDs" DIET.
Let all meals consist Of two-thirds animal
food and one-third vegetable food. The pro-
portions are by bulk, to be measured by the eve,
broiled steak and ordinary baked potato being
the best data for making allowances for arti-
cles having lesser density or more water. What
l mean Is that you can take, for example, with
out exceeding the one-third, larger apparent
bulk OF boiled rice than you could of baked
potato on account of the separation of the rice
grains and the water they have absorbed
Chew vegetable food thoroughly: II il can
be chewed until it is SO that it disappears, as
it we're, down the throat without any special
effort to swallow it, it will be perfectly mas
| ticated. Eat always at the same time Do not
| drink more than six ounces of liquid at a
| meal. The principal thirst should be slaked
between meals, about an hour before meal
times.
Do noseat or drink anything cold if it can be
| avoided. Ii obliged to take something cold
| warm it. if possible, in the mouth by chewing
| or holding it there.
Do not eat manufactured sugar or products
| thereof, nor any dish or article prepared with
| the same. Do not drink choke DAMP l. e.,
| liquids having carbonic acid in them, as soda,
ginger ale. champagne, &c. Eat and drink
| nothing the composition of which is doubtful
or unknown or which is known to disagree
| with you.
| Avoid malt liquors. An occasional glass Of