The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-22

of women, and there may be some
truth in the rumor that it leads in their
case to wrinkles. 1 do not think it IS
necessary to say that the person who
diets to be reduced is likely to feel
other good effects. But it is certain
that in the majority of cases digestion
will be greatly improved
''The great thing is. of course. to
avoid sweets and starches. That is in
fact the basis of the whole treatment
1t is familiar and is novel in no re-
spect; but it is bound to be effective.
1t is, of course, more efficacious in the
case of a young person than with one
who has reached an age at which flesh
is naturally to be expected. When I
say avoid sweets, that means not only
candies, preserves and desserts of all
kinds. but literally what it says
Take nothing whatever that is sweet.
The thing against which a person will
first rebel is the lack of sugar in tea
and coffee. But that can be got over
easily enough. Saccharine Is a whole
some substitute for sugar which many
persons have continued to use perma-
nently after they have used it in a
reduction diet. Everything else with
a sweet taste has to go. There is no
place for 1t in the diet.
1.-The rule about the starches is al
most as appalling to contemplate
every kind, and certain vegetables.
The nearest approach allowed to
bread, which one hates to give up for
breakfast at least, is dry toast. which
in the case of all but the most enthu-
siastic dieters can be eaten once a day
in moderation. But better even than
this are some of the substitutes for
bread made in Europe They are al
most as good, and, as there
are already several of them,
there is an opportunity for va
riety They are almost entirely
free from any fattening qualities from
the thorough manner in which they
are cooked. They, too, must be taken
in great moderation. The starches as
any pastry. The hardest vegetable
for most persons to give up is pota-
toes, but they must certainly go. SO
must beets, peas, turnips, lima beans,
carrots, oyster plant, and sweet pO-
tatoes. That limits the diet, but
leaves string beans, spinach, Brussels
sprouts, cabbage, celery, radishes, and
all green salads. Tomatoes are all
right as a salad. All kinds of broiled
or boiled fish excepting salmon are all
right, oysters and clans do not harm
and olives fatten nobody unless they
are preserved in oil. Rich nuts such
as cream nuts and chestnuts are fat
tening, although the effect of other
kinds is scarcely noticeable The fat
of meat can be eaten almost to any
extent and will never put a pound on
anybody. Generally speaking every
thing fried must be avoided.
Cocktails are of course sweet and
forbidden. So are champagne, beer,
burgundy and all kinds of cordials.
Whisky is more fattening than brandy
and ought to be taken in very small
IHrbi iC raallNv the
drink that is least likely to make flesh.
and to a man who must drink L would
recommend that. Not more than one
or two glasses of wine should be taken
with dinner, and sour Rhine wine is
best then for it's reducing effect. L
have known men to lose flesh under
the diet even while they continued to
drink dry gin cocktails, but that does
not give the treatment the best oppor-
tunity to prove its efficacy. Three
weeks Of absolute dieting are best to
start with. That gets the effect of the
dieting we'll started, and three weeks
more will bring about the results [
spoke of. | don't care who it may be
or how stout he may be, any one who
undertakes the diet is certain to feel
it's effects to a greater or less extent
If it is accompanied by regular and
thorough exercise, the efficacy will be
much increased. But in every case the
diet will do much more than exercise
would if undertaken without the diet
ing; and exercise of the kind necessary
for reduction in the case of women
would have to be very great if the re-
suits of the dieting were looked for.
One objection to exercise is that it Gre
ates thirst, and even the amount Of
water drunk has to be very limited.
None should be taken at meals and it
should be drank always in moderation.
Will the flesh come back after dieting
stops? OF course it VIII; but it will
come back slowly, and with this
scheme Of dieting it can always be held
in check I know one woman who
gauges her increase in flesh by the feel
ing of her dresses. When they are un-
comfortably tight she knows that it is
time to begin her dieting. 1t never
takes more than three or four days of
strict dieting to make her waists all
right again. None of the medicines to
reduce flesh will do thing without the
cooperation of diet In all but the
worst cases diet will do the trick with
out medicine"