Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-09-21


10 foster it--getting up late, eating
generously all kinds OF rich foods.
walking little. having no more serious
occupation thar listing their friends
OF their dressms xers. All this luxury
and ease OF life tend to ensender o.
esity.
women who arc inclined to be too
stout should avoid all enervating luz
urfes and habits They should get nm
early. dress themselves without the aid
or maid. and take lots OF active, Jolly
exercise in the open air.
a great many women think dancing
during the party season takes the place
or outdoor exercise.
This Is great mistake. II does
nothing OF the sort
On the contrary. dancing I'm haate6
oallrooms. In overscented and ke.m
hiied atmospheres. is quito an likely to
prove Injurious as beneficial.
me woman who is inclined to OBJ
esity must eschew all kinds OF fatten-
lug foods. such as wheat. corn ana
sraham breads. breakfast cereals OF
eH kinds. pork In all forms, and ell
meats containing a superabundance OF
tat; nsh preserved In oil, such as SAL
mon, sardines. anchovies: vegetables
containing starch or sugar. Ruch an
peas. beans. carrots. oyster plant, egg
plant and potatoes: macaroni. moo
dies, spaghetti. vermicelli, and sweets,
puddings and pastry OF all descrip-
lions.
However II is much better for the
woman who wants TO reduce hen
weight To increase the expenditure
rather than to limit the receipts OF
her system.
1t is n good old rule that tells us wa
should always arise from the table
feeling as though we could eat moro.
But above all other things cultivate
your mind. dew op your intellect II
Is undeniablc that there exists n
strong bond between intelligence and
beauty. Intelligence Is said TO be the
beauty OF uglincss but IL IN also the
most vital and lasting charm OF the
beautiful woman.
man may and does grow weary OF
the soft contour OF n merely pretty
face, but he Is. and will be always.
passionately attracted to the bright
sparkle of the face lit up by a bril-
liant mind and cultivated intelligence
that sparkle I'm tho eyes and melt
around the mouth as their clever own
er talks or listens.
intellectual exercise is just az BEN
eflcial In reducing corpuloncy an Is
physical exercise Men who use their
brains constantly and actively rarely
grow too stout
Women OF leisure inclined to embon-
point should interest themselves I'm art
literature. study. anything, everything
that tends TO improve and cultivate
their minds and give brightness and
alertness TO both character and ex-
precision.
Of course the woman who "a incliu-
ed To be too thin must adopt a regi-
men the very opposite OF tho one fol-
lowed by her stout sister.
As rule thin people arc inclined
to be irritable, nervous, easily worried
and annoyed. They take trifies To
heart and are frightened at nothing.
IL they want TO gain weight and looks
they must strcnuously combat this I'M
happy disposition; they must not think
so much about themselves. Let them,
Instead, take up some interesting pur-
suit, which will leave Thorn no time 10
worry and fret over trifies.
It is n wise adage that tells us To
laugh and grow fat" There is
great deal OF truth In these terse little
words. Thin people ought to sleep all
they possibly can. tako an abundance
Of good. rich, nourishing meats and
Btnrchy vegetables. But they should
be careful not To overtax the digestion,
~ that uses up flesh quite an much IA
does violent exercise.
They should avoid all exciting slim
elants. such as tea and coffee. On the
contrary. they may drink malt liQuora.
such as beer and porter.
The thin woman would better avoid
such meats az veal. lamb and all the
others known as young meats," for
they contain numerou~ half formed tis-
sues. which are assimilated with diff
hcuity.
The woman who wants to have "A
handsome, erect carriage and to walk
well must. by judicious and varied ex-
ercise. lot no set OF muscles fall into
disuse.