The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06
The Health Food Lady f:

EFT us float into the Universal. -
4 said Mrs. Arethusa Polydrazgsn.

Ell US uoat INTO the Universal"
said Mrs. Arethusa Polydrazg.n.
Let US detach our minds from
mere things: let us TX them at the
Center. To do this let Us simplify our
lives to the utmost
Let Us not bestow on the &ssornrocnt
OF our changeable bodies shat risnc we
should give 10 the DEVELOPMENT OF the
soul Let Us not gorge o.. bodies with
food THAI viii ally them TO the mere
earth plane The control 0s the body
Is the first step toward the attainment
OF the state of the blessed. where man
knows no wants and no desires. AMI
NAL food first OF all should be Stunned.
The one who lives on the high plane
will neither slaughter nor slay 10
sratify his mere animal appetites. The
low state OF the animal he devours en-
ters into the man who eats flesh food.
Pork especially is OF the evil one and
should on no account Dc touched.
Whatever is taken merely To gratify
the palate should be forbidden
All rich. heat producing foods and
drinks are taboo 20 her who enters
the. path Sweets. fat foods. wines.
rich pastry and puddingS-these only
add 10 the dominion OF the fesh and tie
back the soul that would ascend the
eternally rising spiral OF immortal
spiritual development Pickles e2t
away the coats OF the stomach \ nttia
oatmeal. or perhaps a few grains OF
parched wheat. with fruits in the nat
ural stats-this is sufficient for The ami
mai oody's reasonable demands In
case OF extreme fatigue I myself take
sometimes a glass OF hot milk Moth
ing more is needed 10 restore me When
friends visit me l ofIer them for r.
freshment pure. whole wheat waters
and pure. sparkling water. The road
up the eternally ascending spirsi IS
By the way OF plain living aud hiEh
thinking. Let me leave with YOU for
your motto. ladies. this thought OF our
great American seer. Emerson. plain
living and high thinking"
Then Mrs. Wylliame Byrda Smyths
invited the eloquent spirally ascending
lecturer home with her to dinner and TO
spend the night. as the rsilway train
was not due in time for her 10 reach
home that evening. Mrs WylIiaIne
Byrde Smythe had Maryland fried
chicken for dinner. with "a nip OF sherry
wine TO stimulate the appetite. as IL
were Mrs. Polydraggin was asked 20
partake.
Il do not believe the teentiest, ween-
test drop Will hinder my progress this
once" said Arethusa- She drank three
glasses and declared II refreshed her.
though. Of course. psrtaken OF habit
ualiy. che consequence could be only
evil
Then came the Maryland fried chick
en-. y bite or two for that once would
not imperil her progress or make her
chicken souled. she declared. just A
bite OF the second joint She put away
without a groan two second joints and
piece of white meat. Then came tbs
glorious American dish. pie-peach pie
with rich. fiaky crust. on. my' Are
thusa was helped the second time In
the morning the inenablc aroma Of
rich. brown coffee. broiied ham and
delicateiy fried eggs. just right noased
on the circumambient ether TO the room
in which Arethusa had dreamed OF the
eternaliy ascending spiritual spiral on.
myl again. She came. she saw. she
fell. She said that. away from home.
when one had "A journey before one.
the evil karma OF flesh food cOuldsbs
counteracted by strenuous viii power
and by the unusual physical exertlon.
So that breakfast did not hamper the
soul on it's way up the spiral. either.
Arethusa's daughter Ideala met her
at the home station with the two seat.
one horse vehicle In which the Poly
draggins motored through the land. A
mile from home Arethusa babe Ideala