The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-31
DIET OF NOTABLES.
SOME INTERESTING STATEMENTS
FROM LIBERATED PEOPLE.
What They Eat and Drink and the
Strength and Endurance Furnished
by simple Foods-A Woman Who
Eats What Comes Handy"


series of queries concerning their
fayorite foodstufIs, addressed to GER
tain well known people by hygienic
expert, has elected some interesting
replies: Nine. Sarah Grand lives on
the plainest food. principally fish.
meat and toast; and seldom touches
sweets. fruit or vegetables. One dish
at dinner is all she cares about. and
she finds alcohol in any shape or
form bad for work Even a glass OF
light wins." she says. "deprives me
of staying power. drink nothing at
luncheon, but have small cup of
black coffee afterwards. | feel like
the Chinese about milk; the very no
ton OF drinking a fluid that comes
1irect from an animal makes me Ill.
never forget the horrible cow
Miss Edna May naively confesses
that her only principle is to eat, drink,
and, II possible. do, what she likes.
Signor Arditi is small eater and con-
fines himself to two meals a day. The
archbishop of Canterbury replies
guardedly, not to say oraculSrly. that
he finds 1t best to avoid eating what
experience has taught his disagrees
with him. Sir Henry Irving has
great faith in a sustaining diet" Miss
Lily Hanbury finds the most satisfy
ing diet to act upon is the plainest
food and a very good salary" Marie
Corelli responds with quotation: Il
eat the air, promise-crammed; you
cannot feed capons so" Hamlet, Act
III. Seems 81. 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 a yege-
tartan for two years, but she finds. on
the whole, that the ordinary diet of
the country IN best. Miss Janotha.
court pianist to the German emperor,
eats strong soups, birds of all kinds,
simple puddings. vegetables and fruit.
On days" she says, when a special
strength is required to enable me to
go through the fatigue of long con-
certs. cup OF soup every few hours
and biscuit, bird. fruit. and my
favorite chocolates are forced upon
me-" Miss Winifred Emery pumps
for meat. Next to meat she writes:
al like fruit, always uncooked: but
that | prefer between my meals only
and never after them at desert. Milk
do not like and never take" Mrs.
Brown Potter. on the other hand,
says: Personally. | exist almost on
milk; in fact. l may say there are
three Alderney cows who live princi-
pally for me, and l principally con-
tribute to keep them alive Miss
Violet Vanbrugh also takes milk when
extra busy, with the addition OF good.
home made beef tea. Sir Charles Dixie
considers that "for all people save
those OF spare habit, violent exercise Is
necessary. and 1t follows, therefore.
that their food should be that which
makes such exercise possible to them"
Mr.. Bernard Shaw Is, OF course.
consistent vegetarian. X. G.. Knowles
eats rich food, pastries. etc, and yet
has good digestion; eats quickly and
finds 1t agrees with him; and crown
ing imprudence OF all-drinks ice
water and enjoys 1t. Il 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:
Il find perfectly plain fare suits me
best. and net to much OF 1t; but that
would probably not suit Pharaoh's
lean kline" Mr.. Herman Vein pins
his faith to the mo breakfast system.
|. 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. Unfortunately, he writes,
Il have never eaten to work, but al
ways worked to eat" Dr. Alfred Rus
sell Wallace finds fish good for brain
work" Theoretically. he says he be-
lieves in vegetarianism, but difficult
ties In cooking, etc. prevent him
adopting it. Mr.. Hall Caine replies
that II he knew anything
about the subject that was worth tell
ing he would avail himself of its ad-
being a constant martyr to
all the troubles that attend diet"
George Gissing believes theoretically,
like DR.. Wallace, in vegetarianism;
but he confesses that his experiments
n that direction have been anything
out uccessful.-Montrea Herald and
Star.