The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
DIET WILL DO THE TRICK.
AN EASY METHOD OF GETTING RID
or SUPERFL UOUs FLESH.

'hp ONhoUeEhllnR feature " II VIM"
business is tho selfssOtisAcd way in which they
20 about looking ns though their blessed state
was duo TO their own heroism. Perhaps some
OF them are sclf.sacriticing and all that sort OF
thing, but In nine cases out of ten they are thin
merely because It's thelr'nature to be SO. Prob
ably they could not get fat II they wanted TO.
Yd'ir fortunate state is as much o gift Of Divine
Providence as anything else about them, but
from their air Of conscious superiority anybody
would suppose that their own unaided efforts
Lad kept their Wristbands from increasing and
relieved them from any danger OF q double
chin. But their naughty air of superiority
aids another terror to fesh."
There was the desperate tone of a fat man in
that protest. There was q sympathetic sor-
row In the voice that answered him.
Then to have them say to you in their con.
descending way, Why, how vol you lookF
What they mean is How fat you look 1t Is
one OF the hardest features OF tho business
There was II sigh from the speaker and an
Other from tho man who was listening TO him.
Bp,h of them were young and both of them
were stout. They were facing advancing years
with no prospect Of O diminishing weight, and
the consciousness Of the fact depressed the GUS
tomdry gai,ty Of their spirits temporarily. 1t
happened, however, that both Of them were
Just At that moment engaged In a method Of
rsireshment which was not likely to reduce
their flesh, whatever effect 1t might have on
their spirits. They woro accustomed to this
method, although not r~csorting to 1t with any
greater frequency than the majority Of the
men with whom they associated. But they
had grown stout while the other men had not.
1t was the di5agrecable consciousness Of this
fact which sent down the third cocktail in an
atmosphere OF gloom.
II cont eat any more than tho rest Of tho
men l know" tho first speaker resumed after
he had stared with deeper gloom into the bot
tom of the glass. Il Take as much exercise
as the average one of them and'1 drink no
more; but the flesh comes. I'm going to SEQ
q doctor"
so am l." answered his follow sufferer, with
as much tortltude as though he had taken a
sudden resolve to lcroio effort. III 20 with
you and do what he says, whatever it is"
\ physician was not chosen without due Dc.
Liberation, and while they delibcrated their
easy waysof life added several pounds to their
weight, so the problem appeared TO be grow
ing more complicated every day. But they
lnally found the right man, who happened TO
be well known for his success in red the
weight OF his patients. He saw as soon As the
TWO men came into his Office that their cases
demanded NJ special treatment. They had
merely taken on flesh suddenly and ratncr abun.
dainty us many other men as young as they-both
! "tTt uutCl i dIN w "hSh IAANy @
to take the amount OF exercise necessary to keep
them in proper condition. One OF the men,
who was under six feet, weighed nearly 100
pounds. Under certain circumstances that
weight would have been proportionate enough.
But this young mans waist was a good deal
larger in girth than his shoulders. 1t was that
unmistakabie evidence Of excessive flesh which
show I'd that the 1870 pounds were not properly
divided into muscle and bones. Beyond de-
stroying tho lines OF their figures, and possibly
making 1t a little bit more difficult than 1t had
been for them to get around, there was no
harm likely to come to the two patients from
the twenty or moro supertluous pounds o:
flesh which had gathered just in the place where
they were not wanted. Both of the men were
healthy and young, and neither was addicted to
any habits OF excess that would DO likely to
make IL difficult 10 lose tho rather sudden
Ihcse we're the reflections Of tho specialist as
Conviction that they would soon be relieved Of
the we.rYinS surplus that he gave them each a
list Of the 15sc!e e5 OF o li ete =, amen Snx dot they uw IISald
= genown for making people thin could ,esiiy
hnve made out. But II came from him with
could give ii, and that helped the two men to
believe that they had really undertaken a rather
sick to the treatment a little longer than they
would have done II the plan had been present.
e" Wien VI It succeeded they were disposed to
praise without limit the poWers OF me doctor
ing the trst qualification o: the success Their
came a REACTION against the stTlC' ness OF tho
mem. Then the reen anne ack-not GO rapidly,
possibly nor in the same amount, but II came.
II wa not n serious matter then, however, for
ia the case Of ope man eighteen pounds and in
the case of another twcnty-one pounds had dis
aDpearcd in six weeks, and that splendid result
made both willing to relax their efforts a little
mud let The enemy once more start 10 recover
lost ground. They thought it was certain that
even tho most serious advance II might make
would always be in n measure under control.
Other persons who have reduced their weight
by dieting have frequently enjoyed. almost as
much as the sense Of being comparatively slim,
the CONVICTION that they could reduce them.
selves, at least to some extent, whenever they
The treatment which these two men under.
went is possible to everybody, even il he has not
the inclination or the means TO pay the doctors
physicians recommend for ordinary cases in
which, for instance, a man or woman feels
much weight has added Itself TO his or her
weight is certain. to have its effects. The e
!, may vary in particular cases and that diticr-
cnce shows itself chiefly in the rapidity with
WHICH the effects of the Treatment ere seen.
10 gave "a e0 the sd@ice to The iivo men, l.: ITO loSe
, r:teen pounds within six weehs OF two months.
If ne fHttenlnT ar'ic'e e Of diet arc riSitiyy
,, smaller than a person would suppose. So
> lnany substitutes to lake ne place OF laboocd
; 10 much less to ,duy than it was u few years
!: aeo. nn talking now about the c'se OF an
7 bTElIhTlIy lFAilIlg nun - 4 'S'i'hAA IL "uhlb "
, lose from ten to twenty pounds and not Of per,
l sons VINO are really at!irtC. With obcs'tr and
REQUIRE reduction for tlci' health. In most OF
tie class OF cases which We are discussing
Q vanity Is the inspiring motive that leads n per
i, son to undertake. the task II dieting, and q
l rigid adherence to tho sort OF dict 1 mention
! Viii make the influence felt within two weeks
Indeed, within one week the most striking Of
8 feet will be observed and one unfortunate feL
: turc OF many cases IL that the reduction showa
l its,l. mast In The face. There are frequently
!: pcrIors anxious to get thin who DO not want L
7 have thclr fures reduced. rs that produces u
olfe-. This is particularly true OF women
3 md there may DC some truth IN the rumor thai
IL leads in their case to wrinkles. do moi
c think 1t Is necessary to say that tho person whit
diets 10 DO reduced is likely to feel other gooi
effects. But IL Is certain that in the majority
OF cases digestion. viii be greatly improved.
= THE great thing y, Of course, 70 avoic
+ of the whole treatment. 1t is familiar, and i
t novel In no respect; but it 10 bound TO be effect
. i've. IL Is. OF course. moro ei1icacious in tn
{ case OF a young person than with one who hal
r reached an ago at which flesh 10 naturally &
q l., nv,nntnJ Whom HaV avoid aXyaata I'm