The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-05

GROWING THIN.


The Severe Regimen Which the Process
Means to Portly Persons.
Much as people may be annoyed
when they find themselves gaining
more weight than is convenient. or
than is consistent with their idea of
graceful proportion and good looks,
they can do nothing more injurious
than to try to rid themselves of the OBJ
noxious supera bundance without di-
rections from physician. Those who
make business of starving themselves,
OF taking a quantity of strong acids.
vinegar and the like, make great mis-
take. for such a course is likely to do
them deadly hurt, producing much
more discomfort than the trouble they
already have. They should first be-
think themselves whether or not they
are absolutely sure that it is bad
thing to be fat; if the flesh. soft and
radiant and like baby's, is really not
a beauty in itself, as many of the
Orientals think, and stuff their women
to produce it; If it does not hinder the
gathering Of wrinkles, and make them
look far Younger than they would II
they were thin. and the weakened mus
cles let the skin droop, as it usually
does with advancing years: whether
their dresses do not fit better than the
dresses of smaller people do; if they
can not carry off things with more ease
and air; if they do not have presence.
a port. and a dignity they would not
have if they were merely thin shadows.
If, after weighing the matter-and
themselves-they decide on reducing
the amount OF the earth's sublime rich
ness that they carry about with them,
then they should see their physician,
but not till they have made up their
minds that they are going to obey his
prescription and follow the regimen he
orders. They viii find it no light or
easy thing: for ii means that they
shall abandon two-thirds of the pleas
ant things of life. They will have, for
instance, no warm baths but cold
sponge baths instead; they viii be al
lowed the least possible clothing they
can wear with health: will have to
sleep in cold room and on very hard
bed: they will be allowed no cold
water to drink, but will be expected to
drink couple of quarts of hot water
every day, with dash of lemon juice
and no tea can they have, or chocolate or
coffee. They will be allowed no bread
of any sort: on the other hand, they
may have ali the fruit they wish. They
can have no macaroni or cheese, or
butter, or sweetmeats, or potatoes, or
rice, or pease, or beans, Or carrots, or
turnips but they can have lettuce and
celery and cress and spinach. and such
watery things, with eggs boiled three
minutes, poultry, and rare lean meats.
Ard more than this, they are to take
but two meals day. and once in while
only one meal. letting he system then
live on what it already has in store
that day. But lest this should be in
sufficient, or should be in any way un-
favora ble the system is kept III order
by outdoor exercise, which purities the
blood and renders the muscles firm.
and works off much weight in perspira-
tion-riding on horseback if they wish,
driving if they please, but walking
whether or no. and walking in difficult
places, a halfdozen miles a dav, re-
embering that. while the walking is
good for the general health it will
take off very little flesh unless pursued
to the point of perspiration and some
fatigue. If our friends have the cour-
age to do all this, and to continue it.
they are heroineS. and will find bet
ter reward than loss of flesh in the de-
velopment of self-denial and strength |
of character Harper's Bazar