Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-16
JOYS OF THE WOMAN
WHO WON'T EAT MEAT

only was tired, tired all the time,
and growing irritable and petulant.
Odious in fact. | gave same waketui
night hours to consideration OF my
situation. A sudden change in the
weather and a swift return Of lumbago
combined to help me to my decision.
Without telling him, | went away from
home for little while and ,alked to
friend who was living on a diet that
was free of all uric acid making quail
ties.
when my doctor saw me again |
had given up coffee. and tried several
substitutes, and had not liked any OF
them. had ceased to eat flesh or
food in any form. had given up sugar.
and was careful not to taste anything
that mad alcohol in II.
80. my friends. conquered tho
coffee and the meat habits in a fort.
aight, and this was six months and
more ago. am now perfectly well,
necr fatigued full of energy and en-.
thusiasm, and so impatient when | see
people eating meat and drinking wine
OF tea or coffee that | am not safe to
have around at dinners
You look twenty years younger
than you did a year ago Cheerfully
announced the bachelor OF the party
And you have the walk OF a girl
Vas the utterance OF another man.
And the form, too" said another
friend.
Your eyes are bright and your
cheeks are glowing with health" came
from another OF the guests.
And now tell us what you do eat
said the hostess.
GLADLY. and first of all. | will men.
ton fruit-all the kinds that so load
down the center of this table; bananas
and grapes, pears and dates, oranges
and apples.
Then eat nuts. almonds and pc.
cans, the two best nuts, think,
though the cocoanut furnishes me with
q material that Is the best boon Of
any.
AS to diet. eat whole wheat bread,
and oatmeal and gluten, aud graham
! crackers made by vegetarians, because
they do not use lard or baking powder
and ! eat a bread made OF -four es
pecially prepared for such as !, and
such bread as Is revelation.
You have all genuine sensation In
enjoy II you have not eaten OF this
staff of life. And | have learned Il
make 1T, who never tried to make
bread in my life before and who never
could be induced to learn the art oi
cooking in any Of its branches.
And ! have outgrown my fondness
for butter. since have come to know
and eat food that is really food. And
70 sum up, | have acquired a new
sense-the sense of natural taste
l. -. IL. .,n -
coffee. pepper and other condiments
good food tastes as II never did be
tore"
dinner, but when she did appear sh'
received the warm welcome due he
healthy, rosy vivacious looks.
Report yourself to my guests ant
expose the folly OF which you hav,
been guilty all these months" said tn
hostess.
GLADLY" she replied, IF our friend
want a history OF my summer In tn
city and how overcamc my sins. A
You all know, | missed all the musl
and social life OF last winter becaus
! was crippled with rheumatism.
When ! was not bent double wit
lumbago had swollen hands an
knees, and the three months that
spent without going out Of doors mad
me resolve TO get well or die.
My physician told me that my sy'
ton was ful Of uric acid and urge
that the only way 10 be rid of thI
. enemy was by dieting. He said this
: coffee and tea helped to make uri
: acid. that meat was also factor
producing 1t. and that there were otht
things such as alcohol IN all its form
beer, sugar, beans and peas, that mad
+. the uric acid for me. And he advise
me what 10 eat and how much.
Il wish ! had listened 10 him an
then acted on the advice he gave m
but didn't. Coffee | could not giN
up, ! said. had used II all my III
drinking II clear, and ! had tried
live day through without II, and hG
failed.
Two more months Of comparati'
Suffering passed and the spring -four
me weary of myself, though ! was !
longer martyr to lumbagO. MY dc
tor had saved me, a. far as medlcil
could. and by his management | vi
Us well as usual hv May,
And what did you eat for vO
THANKSGIVING dinner that was difC
ent from this one you refused 20 sha
'" with u.s."
I'm the first place ate my dinner
2 O'Clock and shall not cat again mn
tomorrow morning -and It was 81
pier than usual TODAY, because ! h
: so MANY things 10 do, But | ate
that | desired,
81 had o bowl Of wheat flakes a
cream. some honey and crackers a