Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-11-27
STUD ! ~ / \ DIN N G.
THE VERY FAT 4 ADV Nh ThE TA6Lg
N Nm oTe DIM VI

$vhaA This astrSnsnie Crininal ~
S3s 80 How IL Iapressed ~ Observer
WIZ sone n emaFlks oa ApDetite
M aaA MoAeration.
The usual though ful perso who vii
spend an hour studying the ant Ct hi.
\ toll will disregar Ia his fellow being stun
Ing 5at the table "a hote opposite him.
sY5 u a great mistake to let any h0ul
70 sbys without analy xing and dissectina
\ the human thingS around you. !:Ss
Impressed with this not ton We earnest
( w. bnt politely, studied the tat sadysa,
she came to eat Sss2
She sat down aud -breathed } heavily
\ That heavy breathing told OF asthmatit
/; tendencies due tof m .oYerloa stom
4 4 placid life. u III meant that she should
fast moderately FOR n month. .Fs 5S
8tradiction about them. ssl$3
This fat lady had Tor belt buckle .
bronze plate four times a. big asa sill
yer dollar. On the bronze plat Ia relief
4 was$ithe bust IL q thin, scrawny, bony
spiritueIle girl. II AZ
High in the; air the Fat lady held bel
three pink chins. Below at her belt and
4 far out OF her sight was the bronze relief
%of q woman as a woman should be.
In the old days Of knightly frankness
lit would have been proper-sto lean for
ward and say: h s3 <f:@ sa: 81 .33*z&s .3 l.
Beautiful fat lady, radiant being. il
you will you can be as scrawny. health
ful and pleasing as the thin thing at your
belt.'' .s G I$ Il Il: l% s$ts n
N Bit in these days such frank talk viii
not do. We could only sit and watch
sadly. <&:,s:I ':s s5 r
Oysters said the lady, and ate them,
I breathing hard and tugging pitifully with
. her lungs at her, cruel corset strings. VIZ.
''..N1ock turtle soup M said she. and at.
that. Then her breath wasa little bit
/, shorter and her: facesa shadapinker.
I 81 think TIL have some fish She ate
half founder. called q sole" by .cour-
tesy. ! '1.' VI: * - :. %5.t} +
Lobster" IL, 49,. \ I: = * :s
Roast beef" % 5t ~ rs. VI y,
Potatoes :: -. Ia .-~ =. 80 j
\. "Corn.'";% $..#.<< .....=s ss&ss. & p.
!. "Beets''-no one can digest them.
! '"Sweet potatoes" u =: " = :. +. z.
! 'Punch, with curacao" This eats out
your stomach's lining. +S : +.
= 'Broiled quail on toast" : ~ ri. =
I: Lettuce and tomato salad" b, -
p. All, these she ordered and ate conscien-
'tiously. M. y u ! 511gl%>:.<s2s A.: ~ -
=. The waiter could have shamed Poe's
raven with his solemn, impassive filling
of q vast void. He showed no signs of
mirth, amazement. rage Or impatience.
but only said: ~: ri "
What else, ladyT' .1 1@ n r ~,
1, The lady said: -t~ &$& t., '
>.s"I don't care for anything, else-just
: give me. some ice cream and cheese and
crackers and a cup$of Coffee -
7 She was an agreeable looking fat lady.
She was tidy, fairly intelligent in appear
ance; had evidently been subject all her
life to Christian influences. " :. 80
Undoubtedly, somewhere in this world,
some one loves her, and to that. person
she says quite often: ~ J: r.2'1tfs +
e /. Dear me, wish I did not get so stout.
Z I don t know what to do {, 4 2a5.t
The kind admirer says: :, = - -
:, ~ don't think you're stout"
Il The poor fat thing breathes heavily, but
more happily. and eats in the same rep
titan fashion the next day.
~ We are perfectly we'll aware that some
fat people do not eat a. great deal-that
they get fat in spite of all efforts. But
they are exceptions, and, besides, we call
their attention kindly to the fact that fat
is not made Of air, but OF, food, and that
: il they eat less they will weigh less. -.
We have no hope that many will re-
form at our bidding. but none the less we
paint this picture from life for their con-
temptation. -"
: As for the~table d'Eote, it should be
called the table indigestion" and laws
should be passed to modify it. 49,. ,
Man is intended of course to eat of all
the earth's wholesome products. -,
His appetites are arranged in such pro-
portion as shall impel him to cultivate
the earth scientifically. 4 g." 49, 4
,. The great Fourier suggests that mans
palate analysed will be found perfect
map Of the world under proper cultiva-
ton. as{s5> ID :235 W.T.. = ~ H., IT,: {:
i But while man, unlike the inferior ami
mails, is destined to great gastronomic
variety he is not intended to eat every
thing at once. ,:;s S'$s, III
e Temperance, moderation, the. self con-
troll essential Ito true appreciation-those
are the things which he should cultivate.
. For that reason, as a humble instru-
ment Of the&cosmic scheme. we scold the
! fat lady, beg oil to mingIe great variety
with intellectual self control and shame
fat friends into thinness.-New York
Journal. .z-. it .s.s5 = &,