New-York tribune., 1908-03-08
THE FEAR OF APPENDICITIS.
A Wholesome Beginning for Food WISDOM
Following Appetite with Moderation.

"I believe that the beginning OF d ioo"
nowadays is the fear of appendicitis. sdiu ono %
The guests at the afternoon tea drinking upon de-
cIining a most tempting dish. "You see. am ju''
emerging from five weeks OF strict det WHICH '''.
doctor ordered because he detected symptoms -
annend,citis In that serious attack OF indigestion
1 had -
..Jt ia curious how appendicitis has come 10 DC
n, accented fact" said the hostess. "A few years
ago we talked about 1t in a kind or mys'iieo i,oi
ner; but meanwhile it has been TAKING "' P
among us quite grip made It's way
.'yVbat amazes me- came the crisp re'naih u
Tho alert looking Young woman guest, rs now
absurdly and complacently people say oh SeS' 4
have had appendicitis I always immediately asA.
Then you have had an operation? ana nine nm
out of ten the answer is, NO. out ha'' - 49,
attack several times " "
THAT is all true enough dare say, as resnu
nrenonitorv SYMPTOMS" replied the hostess, oe-
fcnstve in general. THE habit of speaking aoou'
this fashionable complaint has grown very iiiu'H
like that Of calling grip every KIND OF oesi1 90 90
of cold one has. especially at this season. II
all Is due to the influence of that Russian microoe'
wasn't It, which over a few years aso ~
work revolution among us
"tIa1r the colds in existence grow out or Indl-
restion 1 believe" observed the nrst spedhI
..you see I have a hobby now. she added. laush-
ingly II suppose all know even IL we "ouiui. .
readily acknowledge it, the discomforts OF ha'iie
eaten too much. though eating certainty Is d Pe"
1,re while 1t lasts. But 1 must say that one uoo'
"Oue feels so good and thin. too. nurihureu '"o
- Io,,,r, Young woman of conspicuously slen-
der figure. att, >.
"One feels so fashionable nowadays 70 Dc 'l1i'
said the hostess. with a good hunoreu glance a. a
the 1ast sneaker Fashion makers and novelists'
suppose are mainly responsible for eStaohshns
tho long ufIloWv figure as the present ldeai lor
women II thinness must be had-and II seems
that II must whatever the COST believe tie iie9
m II ought 10 be most carefully studied IL women
10Y
let a reputable physician and not patent A'
cine proprietor arrange their diet
The extreme thinness fad will pass. nhe every
other similar fad, and what IS the use OF IT, any
way?" said the abstainer from condlrnehls-
fer than all diet lists unless one has ne dehnlte
illness is TO eat sanely and fairly well Of what
ever one likes. I quote from my very pain speah-
ing doctor. who says in substance; OIVe up a1
made" foods and all highly seasoned compounds
eat plain food in moderate amount three times
dav and chew 1t thoroughly; don't drink with your
meals and stop eating just taste or two oe1ore
you have had enough. And as he added rather
bluntly walk three miles every day In rain OF
shine rest twenty minutes before ana alleF eech
meal; above all. don't commit the folly or eating
between meals I have learned my lesson Weii
she ended deprecatingIy; five weeks was a long
enough time"
What would your good doctor say to this
wonder?" questioned the alert young woman as
she leaned forward and deftly extracted for ner
own delectation few slices OF lemon ifolh 'ho
cut glass dish the tea table
Acids If taken In large Doses do undoubtedly
reduce the flesh, but they accomplish this result
solely by undermining the health first, quoted the
other promptly, with a shrug OK her shouioeis- Il
is sad but true
I'VE are contradictory, indeed said the hostess
I'VE exercise the greatest discretion over our chill
dren's stomachs to what IS put into them Ana
yet 1t is when years of discretion that We
ourselves begin TO practise indiscretion A whole
some fear of appendicitis, I sure, would Dc the
beginning of WISDOM she added, as she arose TO
greet some newcomers