The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-08-29
DIET OF KoTABLES.
SOME tNTEREs TiGG STATEMENTS
FfcA oiLxsi.AIE0 rlosLE.


What They Eat and DRINK and the
Strength and. Endurance Yszoished
Eats What Gomez Handy"
4 series OF queries concerning their
favortte foodstuffs. addressed TO GER
tain well known people by hygienic
expert. has elected some interesting
the plainest food. principally 1sh.
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 wine," she says, "deprives me
Of staying power. drink nothing at
luncheon, but have a small cup OF
black coffee afterwards feel like
the Chinese about milk; the very no
ton OF drinking q fluid that comes
1irect from an animal makes me Ill.
[ never forget the horrible cow"
Miss Edna May naively confesses
that her only principle Ia to eat. drink.
and. If possible. do, what she likes.
Signor Ardit is small eater and con-
fines himself to two meals a day. The
archbishop OF Canterbury replies
guardedly. not to say oraculariy, that
he finds it best to avoid eating what
experience has taught his disngrees
with Linn. Sir Henry Irving has
great faith In q sustaining diet" Miss
Lily Hamburg finds 1.-The most satisfy
Ing diet to act upon Is the piainest
food and very good salary" Marie
Coreli responds with quotation: II
eat the air. promise-cramGed you
cannot feed capons so" (Hamiet, Act
III. Scene q. Flora Annie Steel leafs
what comes handy" John Oliver
Hobbies somewhat ruefully confesses
that she has tried various experiments
with regard to diet, and was vege-
tartan for two years, but she finds. on
the whole. that the ordinary diet OF
the country Is best. Miss JanCtha,
court pianist to the German emperor.
eats strong soups. birds OF All kinds.
simple buildings. vegetables and fruit.
On days" she says. wv special
strength is required to e-abie me to
go through the fatigue OF long con-
carts, q cup OF soup every few hours
and biscuit, bird. fruit. and my
favorite chocolates ere forced upon
me-" Miss Winlfred Emery pumps
for meat Next to meat she writes:
Il like fruit always uncooked but
that I 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, I exist almost on
milk; in fact. may say there are
pally for me, and 1 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 "fo- AL people save
those of spare habit. violent exercise u
necessary. and it follows, therefore.
that their food should be that which
makes such exercise possible t. them"
Mr, Bernard Shaw Is, OF course,
consistent vegetarian. r. G. Knowles
eats rich food. pastries, etc, and yet
has good digestion; eats quickly and
An0o ~ 66ASCo Win AIkA, anu CL0WA.
ing imprudence Of all-drinks ice
water and enjoys 1t. II am" he con-
cludes. healthy and happy, bu. beauty
have 7 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 not to much of it; hut that
would probably not suit Pharaoh's
lean kline" Mr.. 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. Unfortunately, he writes.
Il have never eaten to UorL, but al
ways worked to eat" Dr. alfred Rus
sell Wallace finds fish good for ,rain
work" theoretically, he says, he be-
lieves in vegetarianism, Int difficult
ties In cooking, ETC.. prevent him
adopting 1t. Mr.. Hall Game replies
pathetically that If he know anything
about the subject that was worth tell
ing he would avail himself of its adj
vantages, being a constant rnartyr to
all the troubles that at Id diet"
George Gissing believes ths - >tically.
like DIR. Wallace, in veget-- 'anism;
but he confesses that his expei ;ments
In that direction have been enything
but uccessful.-Montreal Herald and
Star
Deafness.
Deafness is very ruch more gen.
eral than is supposed" is the state
ment Of a famous physician. MANY
persons who think they have perfect
nearing are living under a delusion.
In most cases. however, the ordinary
Deafness Of people is the result of &C
cumulations of wax in the ear. Those
who are troubled in this way should