The San Francisco call., 1899-06-25

T HE plump girl having had her IN
nings last week 1t is no more than
fair that the thin lady should
have consideration to-day.
- l really believe it would take moro
than a Columbus TO discover a woman who
was neither too fat nor too thin. She
may not be over weight or under weight,
according to strict rules Of proportion, but
there is almost certain to be a wall about
q skinny neck or duadruple chin or a
too generous supply Of hips or thin arms
or a pufiness Of face that makes one
think Of the pictures of Tommy Grace IN
our dear old Mother Goose books. And
no sooner is one particular horror dis
posed Of than another pops up, like the
tramp at the back gate, who comes di-
reCtly upon the heels of another for whom
the door of ones larder has swung wide
open.
However. there is no occasion to worry
about it so long as one does not assume
the extreme proportions Of a museum fat
lady or a human skeleton.
OF course it would be too much to eX-
peCt that q woman should support eithe~
one Of those calamities with eQuanimity
or even philosophy
A witty Frenchman has remarked th2 I
whatever can eat can be fattened.' OF
course a great deal depends upon what is
eaten, and although some women seem
TO be destined to ambe through life with
the mea gerness Of Pharoah's lean kline, I
still believe that by patience and perse-
verance in the way Of looking after ones
health. by taking the proper amount Of
exercise and eating the right kinds CT
food one may put off or take on flesh al
most a will. That is. Of course. unless
there IS some internal trouble, such a
tendency to dyspepsia or liver trouble, in
which case It will be more difficult to gain
flesh than TO get sight OF the inha bitants
Of Mars through an ordinary field glass.
The first thing for the thin girl TO do
IN her effort to acquire aVoirdupois is TO
learn to breathe deeply. Upon rising In
the morning throw on a loose, warm wrap
A per, open the windows, stand with your
hands on your hips a1d fill your lungs a
number Of times with the fresh morning
air, rising lightly on the toes as you DO
so. Then waln across the room several
times. taking long. full breathS from the
abdomen and keeping the chest Wen up
and out. This exercise If INDUCED in re-
ligiously will, in the course Of year, add
a good two inches 10 the breadth OF your
chest and will fiji out the hollows IN the
neck. In a way quite wonderful to see.
After the exercise take your sponge both,
rubbing hriskly with a crash towel.
Remember this. oh. We wuloWE iatues,
II you wish TO be metamOrDhosed INTO
regular roly-poly you must swear an eter-
nal let up on the worrying habit. There
must be absolute freedom from care and
You must sleep at least ten hours out Of
the twenty-four and snatch as many little
catnaps during the day as possible. Be
hustle, but the thin girl may lounge TO her
hearts content. BE sure that your room
IS well ventilated
The diet should be liberal and should
consist largely Of food containing starch
and sugar; potatoes, fresh sweet butter,
milk cream fruits cooked and serve!
with sugar: such vegetables as corn
sweet potatoes. beans and peas. Fish and
oysters. cereals. eggs. salads, good nour-
place Of meat may be eaten. For tea and
coffee substitute chocolate and cocoa. and
let these be made rich and nourishing
and well sweetened. Vinegar. pickles
acids and splced foods are absolutely foi
Dress Ieisurely and take everything in
life as quietly and happily as the un-
avoidable worrying affairs will permit.
Exercise moderately but regularly.
If plump in one part Of the body and
lean in another massage the .emaciated
pA~rs with warm olive oil I should also
aT,ise a regular gymnastic course. Where
Development in the upper, pa part OF 4, the the
exercise: dumb-bells and Indian clubs Will
develop the arms and bicycling and
walking may also be depended upon TO
lessen almost any Of the troubles of the
thin lady.
If, however. the thin neck or the