The morning call., 1893-07-17
GETTING RID OF FAT.

President Cleveland is In clined to soliln-
ouize with Hamlet: "Oh. that this too
solid flesh would melt. thaw and resolve
itself into a dew" He is too stout. his
stoutness Is growing. he is hardworked
and he is ILL., For brief respite he seeks
the recreation Of rest, and may return to
Wash ington invigorated. Under medical
treatment, consisting for the most part in
dieting, he hopes to reduce his avoirdupois
judciously, and, unless his strength
crates with adipOse, he must expert
ence relief should One-sixth of his weight
vanish. The violent getting rid OF flesh is
full Of risk to health. whether by starva-
tion on non. n.nntritious meals or straining
exercise. But the President is not TO be
subjected to any extreme courses calcu-
lated to exhaust the lungs. overexcite the
heart, or cause the stomach to rebel at
diminished rations of distasteful quality.
The method of treatment is announced by
his physician, DR.. j. w. Gibbs. and it does
not appear to be an exasperating ordeal.
causing getting thin to be much worse than
getting rotund.
At this moment Mr.. Cleveland's weight
is 300 pounds. He is colossal. According
to DIR. Gibbs his normal weight is 225
pounds. and to that physical condition he
proposes to lead his patient. What is
known as the Sweninger system, once
tried with some success, is again to be
resorted to. 1t varies according to the
requirements of the individual. The truth
is that people get fat in different ways
The cure lies in discovering the special
disposing causes and arranging the diet
accordingly. Some little experiment and
careful observation of results are neces-
sary in the first instance. We learn from
DR.. Gibbs that the President is not to be a
victim of dietetic hardship. Any Ameri-
can citizen who remained loyal to such
food would keep in good health, be OF
active habit, and probably have little use
for the advice or prescriptions Of doctors
For breakfast cup of tea or coffee with
milk and sugar. three ounces of stale
bread, an ounce of butter and two eggs OF
three ounces of meat or fish. A man can
work until noon on that meal. The din.
ner is 10 consist of eight ounces of mea,
or fish, four ounces of vegetabIes-rice,
hominy or any farinaceous food-twt
ounces of salad plainly dressed, fruit al
discretion, hook or claret in moderation
For supper the scale is six ounces of lear
meat or eggs, one ounce OF salad or rad
ishes, an ounce of stale bread, four ounces
of fruit and light wines in moderation
All malt liquors are to be avoided; also
pastry. and in general any fat meats, al
though a little of beef and mutton may
not tend to fleshinesS.
On dietary such as this Mr.. Cleveland
is to maintain his general strength, come
down in weight and get lighter afoot
Perhaps It, is not sufficiently heroic to be
called treatment at all. There are healthy
people all the world over who would es-
TEEN such bill of fare luxury. Assur
edly it ministers to the taste better thar
the Salisbury diet of half-raw chopped
meat and hot water. Should there be eff
cacy in the prescription Mr.. Cleveland
has only to avoid the indiscretions Of the
gourmand hereafter. By practcing mod
crate asceticism he may hope to remair
presentable and not too portly.