The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-05
HER NATURE SHOWN IN EATING
WONAN'S CHARACTER COMES OF T
AT MEALS.
The klnd or Girl That Makes n Good WHO
She VINO Will re Good. hut l'ncon,.
f0rtable-lAOw she Dimes who IL
Doomed to StOutness Statistics.

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The subject of eating has so enlisted a
German scientists interest that he mas
made tabulations as to the actual process.
The size of the ordiary bite or mouthful
for the average person he finds is three
tenths OF a cubic inch. And ii takes thirty
seconds completely to masticate a mouth
ful Of solid food like beefsteak or cheese.
The size Of the largest bite recorded il half
an inch in diameter. The tongue guides
as to the size of mouthfuls to he swallowed.
the tongues Judgment being helped bv
sensations through the teeth and gums.
There is no knowing whether the profess
sor made his observations around camp
fire when the eaters were off guard and
etiquette in allegiance, or in formal dining
room circles. But it is certain that into
eating there goes considerable individual
expression, and the demeanor and practice
at meal time become significant Of the
persons general temper and qualifications.
Here are some that woman has inter.
preted:
The woman who as she eats flushes mo-
ticeably. swallows her food rapidly. almost
, n jerks, and keeps continually turning over
the morsels on her plate, is she to whom
material things mean a good deal, She
is selfish and capable OF being spteful.
However fair and shapely in youth she
will be stout at 40.
The girl who looks pretty when shs
eats is the vivacious, dimpling sort Of girl
who makes into new life when she sings
or talks or laughs. She puts small, nicely
proportioned mouthfus between her
,,,ifh ivt,y
that makes il seem nice attention on her
part really to eat the food. And she man
ages her knife and fork as though she made
a pleasure OF it, imparting certain grace
and facility to the operation. Her eating
manner betokens sunny temper and
disposition to make the best Of things.
The nervous girl can be told by the man.
ner in which she breaks her bread and sips
her soup. She eats in a quick, voracious
manner, even though eating little, and
with evidently very limited interest in
the food for It's own sake. Such girl
will never have the force or courage to
pursue her ambitions. She would hs
crushed by adversely rather than rebound
from IT, And a friend to confide in and
rely upon is a necessity to her.
were business to be got through, not
sparing much interest to the talk going
on around or to the relishable qualities
Of the viands, is the systematic, practical
girl who will make a good wife and orderly
housekeeper. She would look naturally
to the main chance in household or bust
ness investment, be thrifty and economical,
and not be apt to bother her husband or
friends with Tightly erratic tendencies.
The girl of needless view is told by tbs
spoon left upright in the half-drained
cup, the knife and fork left at cross ang lea
or balanced ticklshly on the plate, and
the chair pushed back just az she ar
from II She is OF nsensibe, undetermined
ing nature, with little chance to develop
an interest in the finer things Of life. When
she becomes housekeeper her servants
will be slatternly and the nicer points Of
convenience and household comfort will
be missing.
The girl who eats onions in every form,
not 30 much because she likes them as he-
cause she believes them to be wholesome;
who eats cereals on principle and ahstaihS
religiously from desserts and sugary con
fections that she deems pernicious, il the
sort to develop strongmindednesss and
! independent proclivities before she is OF
Of the twenties. She will make good
wife, but not a comfortable one. She ~
the sort of woman to get for herself
. hobby and never quit riding II.
not consuming much munching her mouth
fuls deliberately and surely, is of imprat IT,
cal turn, given to undertaking things that
the majority Of people count as OF mos,
! consequence She is fastidious and
aesthetic. destined never to make much
oy,I tNf Ia ri
! fact 40 long as she has leisure and Q we'll
| ordered existence.
| The sort Of girl to make good helpmset
! for a man is she whose organ OF taste V
as alert az her other faculties; who eats IN
| a noticing discriminating way that lmpIl's
| her recognition Of the importance of matters
usually considered humdrum. She does
not hesitate to interrupt the most Interest
Inc talk by asking for another helping or
for some condiment she lacks, and shows
plainly her belief that the embroidery Of
! life should be subordinate 70 the main
| ma erial
! nm with the topics under discussion that she
, forgets to eat and has her plates III I q"
, various courses borne away before she
! has more than tasted of them, is iIl-tt"f
for the sterner duties Of life. She VIII a.
! WAYS be entertaining herself with whlms
I and illusions while real opportunities sIi ia
!
/ mistakes. hut will be n warm-heartad, do
| pendable mate To the husband whose ma
! ture is strong enough to guide her.
The girl who, in the ordinary routine of
boarding house or hotel life, hurri"s through
her meal, even though she has leisure IN
plenty. and never fails 10 gather her Ial"'
! and dishes and pile them for the waters
! benefit is one to whom despatch and svs''nl
are Unborn. and the sUbtIer things 81 mn.
meaningless She comes from strrN nN
steady-going housewives 80 engros,'d -
/ the homely round of existence hat 'l"r ~
| no time to cultivate the Grace@ u H'i'n
| woman had millions and INIT la ,n'a'.
within her grasp she could not rm l0'Nh
of these slavish housewifely pror"nsl'''"
For n woman TO SLOUGH forward " '.
seat, wind her feet around thn be- n&s ~
her chair and fall to.wilh knife and '"i'
/ n sure token of grcssness OF tcmT'r 5wl
dull or unframed perceptions. 81" l. ~"
sort of woman who could derive arnu''-
men from vulgar sources and who" avn No
tit@ would not he interfered VIII by any
thing else about her