Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-20

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ceasing disintegration of tissue. Nat
urally, nourishment should be con-
tinuous, especially in those who are
naturally of low vitality"
Yes" interrupted her argumentative
companion, "but while sleeping we do
not exercise, we are perfectly passive,
and there can be but little wear and
tear, SO don't see why we need to eat
before sleeping"
| That's just it," exclaimed the
authority. "rhe doctor explained
clearly to me that digestion, assimila-
ton and nutritive activity continue
as usual when one sleeps, and so food
taken just before sleeping amounts to
more than what is destroyed and so
increased weight and improved vigor
are an immediate result the next
morning."
But" interrupted the tailor-made
girl once more.
But nothing" rejoined the stay-at
home girl in flash. There is nothing
like having living demonstration of
theory before your very eyes. Look
at me. You know you were amazed
at my improved appearance. When
this doctor advised me to eat before
sleeping and only to eat simple, nu-
tritious food and throw away all
medicine, took his advice, and the
result is that I've remained in the
city at my post all summer and was
! never so well in my life. | couldn't
go to sleep without my little solitary
supper now"
do you mind telling me what
you eat?" asked the very thin, hollow
eyed woman who had been listening to
the conversation with interest.
mot at ALL" answered the four
meal-a-day advocate. II have a slice
of cold lamb, rare roast beef or rare
steak, several pieces of dry toast,
gluten bread or bread made of corn
meal, a plate of lettuce and tomato
salad dressed with plenty Of fresh
olive oil, and l tell you l enjoy it and
fall into bed and asleep before you
can say caterpillar. Since the third
night after | started this treatment
three months ago, I've never once
walked up during the night, and when
half of the city lay awake, painting and
putting and perspiring during that
never-to- be-forgotten hot spell, slept
every single night, as healthy, hap
Ply, tired child sleeps. | gave up all
sweet and cold drinks during the sum-
mer and took plenty of outdoor ex-
ercise out of business hours; and I'm
convinced that If every woman who Is
weak, thin, nervous, restless at night
and generally debilitated would take
light meal of plain, nutritive food Of
good quality and we'll cooked before
going to bed the sex would be raised
to better standard of health"
ut certainly has done wonders for
you," said Miss Tailor Made with an
envious sigh, digging into her second
hot cake. II must try it, for all that
my outing seems to have done for
me is to send me home more tired
than ever and as ugly as mud fence"
Il forgot to tell you" remarked the
other girl, with rogish smile as she
Jumped from the table to go, that
some folks say eating before sleeping
has nothing to do with my improved
health and newly acquired comellness.
What do they say? Oh, they say it
has all come from being engaged,
that the peace o. mind and happiness
that comes to a happily engaged girl
can do more for her than forty doc
tors and twice as many diets, but all
the same l say to all who would feel
and look we'll to quit this shaking be-
fore taking breakfast and go to eat
ing before sleeping instead"