The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-26
THE DIETING FAD.
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Dieting may be carried to excess as
NAV anything else Dieting Is some
times necessary, and II is always neces-
sarv for persons 70 endeavor TO eat that
which agrees with them and to aveil
that which they know does not agree
with them. Il Is well for all persons 20
know the chemical composition of all
the food they ca. and 10 take into their
system the lind OF food they think
most beneficial 10 them. This does not
mean, however, that everyone should
90 through vigorous course of diet
ing. The trouble is that dieting is
about TO become a fad IN this country
as it Is IN London. and many good prac-
tiees have been ruined by becoming
fads. The conditions in London are
well told by Lady Mary IN her recent
London Letter, which says:
So great a trial has the dieting fad
become that a number OF well known
English and American hostesses here
have put their heads together and have
drawn up a paragraph which is printed
and sent out with invitations for week
ends or otherwise at country houses. 1t
runs thus: Ct am sorry TO appear in
hospitable, but my housekeeper and
cook cannot arrange TO cater for any
guest who is obliged to diet. -
The truth is, for months past the
food faddist and the follower of the
simpler life have given no end of
trouble in other people 5 houses, and
servants, who are all autocrats in these
days. have decided that they won't put
up any longer with the one or the
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take the same menus they might be
tolerated. but It involves complications
to feed at the same table the carniyor-
Gus. graminivorous, and frugivorous.
The young Duchess of Marlborough Is
known among her friends for her ex-
treme good nature. and the story Is told
against her that recently at Blenbeim
she had no less than nine - cranks sit
ting at her table. each of whom had To
be supplied with a totally different
class of food One thrived upon a
monkeylike repast Of nuts and raisins,
another devoured grape nuts and cream,
a third swallowed quarts of boiling
water with semi-e0oked minced beef.
fourth was convinced that death lurked
for her IN anything which contained
starch and sugar Another slipped fear
ful and wonderful coneoctiens in which
vegetables had been stewed, and so on.
Is II any wonder that even the duchess
good nature gave aways
It Is no uncommon thing TO be awak-
ened at clock In the morning IN your
friend 8 country house By men boxing
as If they were prizefghters. They are
merely performing physical culture ex
ereises which they impress upon you
at breakfast is pastime which means
the foundation OF health.
The lady who makes mysterious
noises in the room adjoining yours Is
trying TO reduce her waist line by jump
ing up and down On the floor. Her
neighbor on the other side. who NAV be
making a SEMI rest - cure. has con-
siderable reason to complain of this. for
how on earth can her nerves be soothed
while these weird sounds are to be
heard al all times Of the day and night.
There Is no getting away from It, the
hvgienie brigade has become 9 nuisance. |
No enc resents their carving out all
their fancies IN their own houses; II Is
the intrusion elsewhere which Is so pro- |
Dr.. Saleemv's Title book, "a The |
Doctor and the Simpler Life has con
verted not few food faddists. Among /
his remarks IS this one: 'ENetbing Is !
really harmful IN the way OF food, but /
thinking makes II so" Another Is: . It !
does not matter much what we eat. So t
long as We do not eat too much !"
While another remarkable statement Is:
9 Ouce make M vour mind that eggs or
fish disagree with you. and You viii be /
justified by the event The doctor, /
ike other sensible people. = firm be /
lever N the potency Of suggestion. -