Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
REDUCING THE FLESH.
An Anxious Fat Woman Who Has
Run Up Against Starvation
CRIES PLAINTIVELY FOR HELP.
While Others Enjoy Luxuries She Lives
on Toast and Water.
SHIRLEY DARE CONES TO THE RESCUE
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Those who are trying to get rid of flesh
will be thankful for the following letter
which have received from reader of The
DISPATCH:
am trying to diet to reduce my flesh, and
1t is almost comical-the experience I am
naVlngi do the cooking for my family and
PROVIDE them what they like, but do not
know what to provide for myself. AS a fam
lily, we do not care for roasts or large pieces
OF meat, but like made Dishes" and thew
mostly are what ought not to touch, For
instance, this morning we had first, oatmeal
and cream-none for me; do not like fruit
hrst thing In the day, so did not have any
thing TO take place of first course Next we
had hash of potato and meat-none of this
for me. Next, griddle cakes, and of course,
none for me. So I toasted a slice of bread
and took quarter cup of coffee. Last night
we had chicken stew with dumplings and
mashed potatoes, hot biscuitand preserves.
I had some chicken without gravy and two
slices of Graham bread, and was nearly as
hungry when left the table as when sat
down. Tonight we are to have meat pie
with mashed potatoes. 1 can have some
meat, but what takes the place of potatoesf
Will rice? Tuesday morning we had beans
heated and brown bread toast; only had
the toast. At night, chowder-I had piece
OF the 1sh but no other part; with it I ate
Graham bread.
Now, If you would give an itemized bill Of
fare-what can have. not what must not
for think know that pretty we'll Can
eat eggs? And is there any way of serving
raw cabbage other than as cold slaw? Why
may not eat salt meats or fish? 1 like salt
fish in any form. have dieted strictly for
nearly two weeks and mean to persist, but
would be glad OF some more help.
1t Isn't Necessary to starve.
This living on slip of toast and quarter
cup of coffee to reduce flesh is too much like
starvation. A "frst course" consisting Of
a cup of boiled water with half teaspoon
tul of epson or rochelle salts, half an hour
before breakfast with teaspoonful of sui
phur Sundays, or whatever mode of clear
ance suits ones system best, will melt that
too solid flesh far faster than starving half
the time
Oatmeal and cream will not do for reduc-
tion diet, but brown toast, toasted knacke-
brod, a brown puffy muffin not raised with
yeast, or the brown crisp crust of cornbread
offer choice of breadstuffs for breakfast, with
full cup of coffee with not over a table,
spoonful of cream. Hash of meat and po-
tato, mostly meat with brown crust, taken
with radishes, or Worcester sauce or good
catsup, is allowable. Crisp fried potatoes
cannot be accused of too much nutriment;
griddle cakes with hot new maple syrup are
Cream gravy is apt to put on the contours;
but gravy, that is the juice of chicken and
water thickened with two or three spoonfuls
of cornstarch, with herb seasoning, is not
dangerously fesh-forming Solid chicken
and Graham bread are far more substantial.
Likewise in case of the chowder, the fish
and Graham bread are the very things to in
crease the solids of the body. Chowder that
is mainly milk and potatoes is fat-forming,
- L L e L Il.
with gelatine of the cod, and highly sea-
soned with discreet flavor of onions and
walnut sauce with hard crackers instead of
potatoes-it may be set down as safe for
stout people.
What a Fat Woman May Eat.
The tomato, madam, is your vegetable,
cooked or raw, and so is the sweet and red
the acrid, biting thing known
by that name-but a kindly stimulant,
piGuant fruit, rather dessicating than other
wise to the flesh. Salt smoked fish are
rather advisable, likewise good corned beef,
though not recommended to dyspepsics or
persons with acne. Instead of ham and
eggs, try smoked broiled salmon or halibut
with dropped eggs and toast. Eggs, with
rich, hesh-making diet in other things, such
as chocolate, fresh salmon, baked potatoes
and cream sauce, would aid in producing
fat, but in themselves are not very plump
food.
You may and should eat piquant things,
cress, tomato salads, even potato
salads. with onions and vinegar in plenty,
picked peaches, sour oranges with lamb
they are known in your
stewed the Hungarian way
with vinegar or lemon juice and spice like
! sweet pickle, white cabbage chopped with
lemons, or celery, dressed with the raw vim
sgar from peach pickles, raw cabbage cut
ine with cold meat, or minced and dressed
With egg, vinegar, mustard and green herbs.
Take glass of good soda water mornings
before breakfast, or acid phosphate. Find
he laxative which suits best, whether salts,
,ascara, SIENNA, compound liquorice powder
,r butternut and take in minute doses at
light, with sulphur once a week. You
will soon find the morbid disposition to
ay on fat under control.
SHIRLEY DARE