The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-05
STORIES OF RECENT FAsTs.
Many People Restored TO Health by
leaving on One Meat.


That many persons have gained
health by eliminating, or practically
eliminating, the morning breakfast,
seems All established fact, writes Anna
Woodward in Good housekeeping.
Those who are more radical III their
trials have begun by fasting entirely,
fora period Of from seven to thirty
days. An experience which has at.
tractcd much attention is that OF the
editor OF one OF tic health magazines
Of New York. This man went through,
Il thirty days fast, about two years
ago, and from that time to the present
has usually had two very light meals
each day. Never more than two, and
sometimes but one. lie weighed when
beginning his fast, one hundred and
ten pounds and has since told tue
writer that he had ut that time much
sickness: was, in fact an invalid. a,
the present time he weighs one hun
dred and sixty pounds, is robust in
every way and declares cmap!i;;:tic;;H; ;
that he is proof against any form OF
disease, whatsoever. He says that be.
fore the thirty days Of fasting was
over, his skin took on clearer hue
than it had worn for years: his eyes
grew brighter, his hair was in better
condition, and his tcath, even, became
noticcably whittier. On The twenty
fourth day he took Il prolonged noun
tain walk with several companions
neither showing nor feeling more
fatigue than they.
siri whose home is in Morganton,
West Virginia, tells me that although
up TO last summer she had always
been an omnivcrOuS eater, she at that
time became coyertcd to the modern
theory, and began in 4 practical way
taking in August two weeks complete
fast. during which time she swallow
ed nothing but Il little fruit iuicc
She then began TO addopt an extreme
~ light diet. to her advantage from
the point Of economy, since by prepar.
Ing her own meals instead Of boarding
she ELECTED a saving OF from six tC
seven dollerS a month. But the CON
sldcration of primary Importance was
not the pecuniary but the physical
gain. She at once began to enjoy
health such rs she had not known fol
years. For several years previously
hcraveragc weight was about one hun.
drcd and twenty-fou pounds. During
the two weeks fast she lost fifteen
pounds. The first week thereafter She
rcgaincd ten pounds and after that
she rcgaincd at the rate OF three
pounds week, until she reached one
hundred and thirty-ninc pounds =
more than She ever weighed in her life
before. This girl is engaged in tax
Ing Il university course and there is
living with her Il friend who is Il
teacher in the public schools, this
friend living also on the same plan.
Ihcy cat no breakfast, taking in the
early morning Il glass of hot lemon
adc. Lunch consists OF two slices of
brown bread and butter and a little
irlllt. The evening meal, though more
substantial is very simply cooked.
soup and one other dish from the
usual dinner. The second dish con
Slsts some times or baked potato or
baked apples, some times OF a cereal
and milk. They take never more than
those two simple dishes, in addition Ia
brown bread aud milk, celery and oc-
casionally onions. The main point is
that thay enjoy their eating as they
never did before, they have improved
III general health, and incidentally
tncfc mas been the saving Of time and
money.