The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-06-20
BAN ON THE CREAM PUFF,
The Injurious Eject OF Pastry Diet
Supplemented with Soda
Water.

uiet ~ injurious without a costly C.,
perience. At a. church social in Phil
dolphin the other night the member
engagedih spicy debate on the merit
Of the question: Resolved, That
majority Of the young women employe
as clerks in Philadelphia are unflttc
for positions Of trust and responsibilit
because Of their enervating diet"
After the debaters had presente,
their arguments the judges decided Il
favor Of the affirmative side Of tn
question, says an exchange of that city
II Is necessary to note that the sue
cessful debaters presented as theil
chief argument the fact that, as a rule
the midday meals OF the young womer
employed as clesISs in the big depart
ment stores and as stenographers auc
typewriters are composed Of cream
puffs, candies and soda water, instead
Of solid and substantial food.
AS test Of the statement a reporter
made inquiries of the managers of the
principal light lunch restaurants. The
managers corroboTatcd the statements
made by the debaters.
From a cashier at one of the principal
restaurants it was learned that more
than one-half of the trade at the Ninth
and Filbert street branch was derived
from women customers who bought
nothing but sweet food.
"1he things that they usually eat"
said the cashier, Consists of such airy
dehcacies as cream puffs, pies, choco-
late eclaires and ice cream. The young
girls mostly top off this repast with a
glass of milk Rarely, if ever, do the
women order soup or meat"
A young man who draws soda water
at one of the fountains in a large de-
partmert store said:
why, there are scores and scores of
young girls in this establishment who
never think Of eating anything sensible
during the noon hour. Without look
ing az the clock / can always tell when
it is time for lunch. At IL o'clock sharp
up trips the girls, and it is "A straw
berry soda here and "A cherry bounce
there. After quafing these draughts,
fit only for people with full stomachs 4
Ind not poor girls who toll for their
laily bread, the candy counter is vis-
ted
Surely enough, when SEEM suave
5oung woman in charge Of the candy !
counters gave a merry laugh and whis-
,ered; "Oh. pshawl Don't you know
hat sweets are as dear to a woman, a
-oung one at least, as pie was to Tom
fucker or as watermelon is to a 'coon?'
FOR instance, take cream chocolates
md bonbons as candy triunphs. What
) more delicious, especially when they
re made up in the most tempting fla
ors? As proof Of what l say you
ught to hover near this counter be-
ween twelve and one o'clock on any
az of the week. In fact, more than
alf of the girls here never think of
uying sandwiches or anything sub
tantial. Ice cream sodas and sweet
heats are good enough for them"
The reporter next visited prominent
MUSICIAN who makes speciality Of
omach troubles. he was told what
le restaurant cashier, tbs soda foun-
in expert and the suave young wom-
4 at the candy counter had said.
"That is an old story to me" he said.
might say, too, without fear of con
addiction, that this foolish practice is !
using nearly SO per cent fthe young
omen employed in stores and offices
degenerate into confirmed dyspep-
es. It requires no great effort of the
ind TO arrive at this conclusion.
lille employed at work of any kind,
neither heavy or light, the body re-
Tres nourishing food. It should be
lrm during certain seasons of the :
ar, and Of solid character. This
axes muscle and flesh.
"On the other hand, pastry and out
ldish drinks, ice cold at that, togeth-
with highly favored candies, will
Ike a physical wreck of any man,
man or child if indulged in to any !
eat extent. Under these conditions '
W can a young woman whose diges- \
n is seriously impaired. and as a .
nsequence whose nerves are like
mo chords, successfully fill a position |
ere cool judgment and sound body
} the chief qualifications? 1 say such
hing Is Rext to impossible, except in
e instances. Even then the break
vn comes without warming and the
tor steps in to remedy the evil"
or the B. Y. P. U, convention, July
X Cincinnati Ol,in The AZ L \ 4.