The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-29
DIR. J. W. GIBBS.

| ate an unnatural desire for food and drink.
What one loses in weight the adipose cells
at once CLEAN from the return to the former
quantities of solids and liquids necessary to
appease the ravenous appetite. A good
proof of this result will be found in the fact
that oarsmen, runners, walkers. jockeys
and athletes Of all kinds gain rapidly in
flesh the moment their training ceases and
in short time weigh more than ever they
did before.
Thanks to modern science it is almost as
easy to cure the fat disease now as it is to
rid ones eye of IA stye. To understand the
proposition, let us first consider what fat is.
1t is the oily concrete substance deposited
on the cells of the adipose membranes un-
der the skin and in various other parts
Obesity is the accumulation of fat under the
integuments or in the abdomen, or in both
situations. in such an amount as to embar-
rass the several voluntary functions. Re
duce the cause OF the overplus of fat and
obesity disappears 1t was by the applica-
tion Of these laws that Schweninger 10
years ago reduced the man of blood and
iron" from 246 pounds to 1S6 Today Bis
:narck retains the minimum weight, and at
the age of 50 resembles an athlete instead
of an overfed glutton.
Causes of Obesity.
A sufferer from corpulency myself, went
abroad some years ago TO study the great
German physician and his system. dis
covered it to be exceedingly simple There
is no starvation, h3ntlng or sweating-in
fact no dieting TO speak Of l found that
the application of his treatment varied sc-
coriing TO the conditions of each individ-
ual case. The great primary thing in each
case was to discover the condition of the
patients kidneys and heart. BY the health
fulness or debility of these organs the whole
treatment was TO be regulated in all re-
CARDS of quantity, character and proper
ton of food. That is why the great Ger
mans system cannot be made matter of
popular knowlet &c and self practice Brief
ly speaking. the system recognizes four
important causes of obesity. The first is
artificial heat the second heat, the third
sleep and the fourth and above all the Kid
news The latter are the essential factors.
They must first be brought into certain
healthfui condition for 4 reduction of cor
pulency. and by that | mean permanent
reduction.
can without violating anv confidence
gay that it was by the application of these
principles hat | effected a cure in the case
sf four distinguished persons we'll known
20 the public-& They are Grover Cleveland.
president of the United States. the late
United States Senator David Davis, the
Duchess of Marlborough and Pauline Hall,
ihe comic opera queen. In the last twoeases
can truthfuliy assert the cure i permanent.
1t was also SO in thai OF Senator Davis and
am sure i Will be in the case OF President
Cleveland il he does not amid cares of state
neglect the regimen he should follow a
little over year ago Mr. Cleveland was
reduced from 81 10 - pounds. and he
himself AYERS t3at he never felt better or
stronger. he relaxed the treatment too
soon, however. and regained a great por-
tion of his f-sh. He will, however, renew
it, and am confident that his Will power
and pluck VIII pull him through Success
fully this tine
Eu:-s Of Treatment.
For the benefit of sufferers IN general
viii lay down. q few notes OF self govern
ment which. Il followed. cannot but W
dcund 10 the benefit OF fas people. Never
yield to lethargy, drowsiness or excessive