Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-19
HOW TO GAIN FLESH.
Several Forms of Diet and Discipline
They are Simple

| The experience Of one young woman
| may serve as hint. says the New
York Tribune in response to a query AZ
TO how TO gain flesh. she was much
| too slender 10 satisfy her artistic
ideals. so consulted the family physi-
| clan. This is what he prescribed:
! Every hour from breakfast to dinner
| that IS. from \ to 6 'o'clock-snc Was to
eat banana ana drink a cup OF milk.
| The hard and fast" rule laid down
was that nothing else should he eaten.
| and when the regimen was strictly
adhered T. there was no appetite for
| anything els. There M. few rondi-
tions, however. under which any reru-
| lation can - carried out at all tincS
so that the diVcrgenCes were frequent.
| hut. whenever. possible. the banana
! and milk dict was faithfully followed
! with the result that IN three weeks the
Young woman had I'D led six pounds to
; her weight.
| That i su'ti, icnlly simple Ia be
! worth trying. unless those articles of
! food disagree with on" dc, idtdly
| Some claim that hanaras are UNI
II althful. but certainly the people " hu
! live upon them almost exclusively il
tho countries whore they Etow 10 Eut
/ ind them 80.
Other authorities place special stress
upon sweets and vegetables. E!nc
! Cauliiow"r. asparagus. potatoes ana
| rarsnirsare particularly re ommrn,icd
! Salads are hicnly desirable. il such oil
! and little vinegar are used.
All fruits except the extremely acid
"ic more nr less fatt"nia,;. apple; ~
inE especially valuable. aud grapes
| coming ncNt. Deserts that contain
much milk and eggs ar" t. b" chosen.
and coffee should 10 -,i@ir;ssci from
ones bill of fare.
| Wafer is an aid III Til" py"rc:s "f
acquiring Hcsh. hut should not he tax
! IN lihcraily nj meals Thu ErSi time is
| between meals. when The digestive
| functions have performed their duty.
/ Al least two quarts Il day should he
taken. and should not be ice cold in
| temperature If milk does not dis
agree with one 4 quart cr more 4 day
will help immensely in rho work. 1t
| should be slipped rafferty, slowly. as il
| turns into cmrds the moment il reach
| eS the gastric juices of the stomach
| and when a large quantity is swallow
! cd at once the large mass formed is no.
| quickly digestcd. tablespoonful Of
iimewater in q glass of milk will neu-
tralizo its bilious properties
\ bed time luncheon is to b. com
r.'end' 4 to thin people in general II is
not to consist Of heavy. iudgestiblc
| food. but Il glass of milk. preferably
| heated a little. and a banana or baked
| apple, or some light food that one knows
| from experience is not hurtful. Cruel.
u custard. an cSgnot,. cup Of cocoa.
or soul. or a raw crr may be taken
with advantage. and many persons
find plain cake or even a piece Of pie
If perfect in quality. entirely harmless.
/ Plenty Of sleep is one Of the most
valuable aids to the ACQUISITION Of flesh.
| Every woman should sleep eight hours
of the p, and The thin woman generally
| needs nine. When circumstances rem
derit possible. it Is always wise TO I'M
| dress completely and lie down ar hour
or two in the afternoon. II sleep can
| rot be induced the rest and relaxation
are of great benefit if all thoughts Of
perpleXiti"s or worries are regolutcly
put aside. Good ventilation must b.
assured however. or half tho value
ness ut night, one may be helped i'm
menSeIy by exercising species of
mental science or f-hypnosis.i Ev
mentally saying over and over. quietly.
but with sorl" carncatness. II am go
ing tn sleep. | m, going to sleep.
am sleepy and my eyes are closing
am almost asleep and 90 on. in .
wonderfully short time sleep actually
cvert5keS tho experir1ercer IN tho
midst of her Incarnation.
FINALLY. the woman who world iii ~
hollows and round az! angles with
healthy adinose tissue must resoIute!y
refuse to harhor worry. Even If tha~e
are things to worry about everybody
| knows tina: fretting does not remedy or
soften them, and il cmniaticallr Gon-
| cause wrinkles and loss OF flesh 1t
may seer, difficult To avoid it, hut a
discrimination ia q" 60. stea1il! kept
in mind, Will ccnGuer in the end. -