Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-18

oh, Nonsense!" to be fat"
j ''W ell, you
needn't be- said the girl who was en-
brolderlng. 1T is perfectly easy to
get thin. | know, because had
cousin who was perfectly awful, and
she was so stout. All she did was to
stand up for 20 minutes after every
meal-just stand still without lean
ing against anything. 1t tires your
muscles, you know, and"
How thin did she get?" breathless-
ly inquired the girl who had gained
20 pounds
oh, she isn't what you'd call thin"
said the girl who was embroidering.
She stood up after every meal for a
year and she lost five pounds
oh, nonsense" snapped the stout
girl, disappointedly.
Well, Indignantly said the girl who
was embroidering, five pounds is a
lot! Just suppose you had five pounds
added to your face"
TN tell you how to get thin,' broke
in the girl who was tying the fox ter
rler's ears together with piece of
ribbon. Roll l read about it in the
paper. Pick out the hardest floor in
the house and put on kimono and
just roll"
But wouldn't it hurt?" chorused the
others.
"Of course!" said the girl who was
playing with the terrier. Getting
thin isn't like going to an afternoon
tea party. That's the reason so many
people are fat-it isn't comfortable to
get thin. It's hard work | suppose
while you We're rolling you could use
the time reciting poems that you'd
memorized or calculating what kind
OF new hat you'd get Or
Did YOU ever know any one who
rolled?" demanded the stout girl, with
reviving hope and the light of desper-
ate courage in her eyes.
We'll, said the girl who had in
troduced the subject Il never really
knew anyone, but the newspaper said
it would make you like a sylph. You
might try it."
I'D rather be fat than black and
blue, said the stout girl, gloomily.
I'm just discouraged. L"
You simply couldn't roll in Chi
cago." declared the girl who was look
ing over samples. There's too much
dust and SCOT on everything, | knew
a girl once who went without break
fast, and it was perfectly wonder
full"
q never in my life, said the stout
girl in an injured tone, ate anything
for breakfast but cup of coffee with
out cream or sugar and one piece of
toast And one of the stoutest girls
know has never eaten breakfast
since she was a child She just isn't
hungry! And she gets fatter every
year. And | know another girl who
ate with tiny scales on the table be-
fore her and weighed every mouthful
and ran if you passed the sugar and
tainted al the sight of potato. The
last | heard she was gaining three
pounds week. Dieting agreed with
herr"
I've heard of another way" spoke
up the girl in the corner. You know
your state of mind has everything to
do with your health. If you think of
disagreeable things and people you
don't like it will help you to get thin
Or if YOU can cultivate an unpleasant
dispositions"
Il never was noted for being Little
Lucy, the angel child" said the stout
girl, meditatively. My family won't
stand for any more ill-temper from
me, I'm afraid That idea of keeping
your mind on people YOU hate strikes
NE as sensible. Still, it's a severe
penalty to pay for mere thinness,
believe I'll get Fred Thompson TO
promise TO call on me twice week
| don't know anyone | dislike more
than | do him. | don't like the way he
brushes his hair or pronounces his as
or sits down on his ideas or his neck
ties or The way he cuts magazine
leaves | particularly dislike him in
the act of trying TO be sociable | al
WAYS WANT 10 pound the sofa cushions
when he is around | think should
get thin just thinking about his com
ing and my having to entertain him.
Milly you're sitting on the telephone
booklet up, so | can find his mum
Der. | shall begin right away
You're crazy" remarked the girl
who was sitting on the telephone book.
IF you're going to be fat yon'n be fat.
and if you're going TO be thin you
cant help it, What's the use?"
Maybe you're right" gloomily said
the girl who was stout
She sighed. Suddenly she sat up.
Give me some more chocolate
creams" she ordered, I've got 10
get a little comfort aut of lifai''