The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-28
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DIET OF NOTA ABE IS ].
SOME INTERFERING sTATENsEN'TaSt;;
FROM cELEsRATEDsPEoPk
whst rhey Est and Dfinkandsse 9ass
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n 81 siuspls Foods-A WomaanA \ y e
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Il series o. queries concerning their
fasyyorite foodstuffs; addressed to Ger
tain wei known people by 2 hysienic
expert, has elected some interesting
REPLIES; Nine, Sarah Grand lives On;
the plainest food, principally nsn,3
meat and toast; and seldom touches
sweets. fruit Of vegetables. One dish
ati dinner is all she cares about, ana
she finds alcohol in any Shape OF
form bad for work "Even q glass OF
light wine," she says, .deprives me
Of staying power. drink nothing at
luncheon, but have a small cup @
black coffee afterwards. I feel Ike
the Chinese about milk; the very NO
ton Of drinking . fluid that comes
direct from an animal makes me IL IL
Il never forget the horrible cow.
|, Miss Edna May naiyely confesses
that her only principle, is to eat. drink,
and, II possible, do, what she likes.
Signor Arditi is a small eater and con-
fines himself to two meals q day. Vhe
archbishop Of Canterbury replies
~guardedly, not to say o%racularly, that
he finds 1t best to, avoid. eating what
experience has taught his disagrees
with him. Sir Henry Irving has
great faith in q sustaining diet" Miss
Lily Hamburg finds "the most satisfy
ing diet TO act upon is the piainest
food and q very good salary" Marie
Corelli responds with a quotation !
eat the ali, promise-crammed; you
cannot feed capons so' (Hamlet, Act
III. Scene ~. Flora Annie Steel "eats
what comes handy" John oliver
Hobbies somewhat ruefully confesses
that she has tried various experiments
with regard to diet, and was q vege-
tartan for two years, but she finds. on
the whole, that the ordinary diet Of
the country is best. Miss Janotha,
court pianist to the German emperor,
eats strong soups, birds Of all kinds.
simple puddings, vegetables and fruit.
sson days she says, when a special
strength 10 required to enable me to
go through the, fatigue Of long con-
.certs, a cup OF soup every few hours
and q biscuit, a bird, fruit, and my
favorite chocolates are forced upon
Miss Winifred Emery pumps
for meat. Next to meat she writes:
'.I like fruit, always uncooked; but
that 1 prefer between my meals only
and never after them at desert. Milk I
do not like and never take" Mrs.
Brown Potter. on the other hand.
says: Personally, l exist almost on
milk; In fact, i may say there are
three Attorney COWS who live princi-
:pally for me, and I principally con-
tribute to keep. them alive" Miss
Violet Vanbrugh also takes mil 3when
extrashusy, with thesaddition u good
home made beef tea. Sir Chaylesi Dilkd
considers4 that a"for all people save
those OF SPARE habit, violent exercise isl
and It follows, therefore, |
that their food should be that which
makes such exercise possible to them
Bernard Shaw is, Of course, !
consistent vegetarian. r. G. Knowles
eats rich food, pastries; ETC., and yet
has q goodadigestion; eats quickly and
finds It agrees with him; and crown
ing imprudence of all-drinks ice
water; and enjoys it. 81 am, he con
cludes, healthy and happy. but beauty
have I none, Lady Warwick .'eats
any kind Of food and is very strong
and healthy" Mrs. Langtry writes: /
shnd perfectly plain fare suits me
hest, and not to much of it,; but that
would probably not suit Pharaoh's
lean Kline" Mi. Herman Vein pins
his faith, to the mo breakfast system,
l.. e., fast for four hours after rising,
and then take your principal meal, six
hours later a. light meal and that is
all" Mr.. Israel Zangwill is hepi-
grammatic. sUnfortunately, he writes,
II have never eaten to work. but az
ways worked to eat" DR.. Alfred Rus
sell Wallace finds fish good for brain
work theoretically; he says, he be-
,lieVes in vegetarianism, but dificnl-
ties In cooking, ETC., prevent him
adopting II. Mr.. Hall Game replies
pathetically that If he knew anything
about the subject that was worth. tell
ing al would, avail himself Of its ad-
svantages, being . constant martyr to 4
nj the troubles that attend Diet
George Glssing believes theoretically.
like DR.. Wallace. in vegetarianism:
hut he confesses, that his experiments
that direction have been anything
yblt saccessful.-Mcntreal Herald and
;3star
Admlrst Bynss; Fate.
Admiral John RYng. the fourth sona
ut admiral the Earl q T~orringtoS.
swalsssent out ~ fz58. with q feet of ten
fSpoprasveaaslsS "a relieve Minorca III 1
q attacked hT The French: Is
:alriyedgg6 Minorca 10 fnd 1 French
sdesst besiegins 81. Philip. ! town IN
tlhA1ssisla1d.sS On the day after lis ~
sriyla1 " inrtllAefsye engagement ~
ss1plgahBt shartiy afterxard. after
sseonncil val, Byng withdrew "a
5GibraItar isaying Mnorca to ia ri.
SMeSSsNas@trtked for cowardice and as-
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