The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-05-30
the Fasting FAD
FOR GOOD LOOKS
IL Magic Lies In the Fact That
It Puts the System In Order
and Thu. Improves the Health
and Appearance.
lHE old doctrine Of plain living
and high thinking II being
made the basis Of the new

ana 0l&n tn10K1n& ID DeInX
made the basis Of the new
therapeutics. The newest
school in medicine is the fasting
school.
The doctor Of this class will tell you
when you come to see him that you
eat too much. he is right too. Most
women do eat more than they really
need. and they are thin and scrawny
and nervous because they do not eat
nourishing food or do not eat It o
rectly. They think they r hungry
when their pampered stomachs merely
crave the stimulus Of the highly sea-
soned foods to which they have ac-
customed It.
There are few ILLS that are not ac-
csntuated BY q stomach out Of order.
90 the new school doctor begins By
getting the stomach cleared before be
administers medicines. II the illness
u not a very startling one he will tell
you to fast until the next day or for
tw~enty-four hours. Sometimes he will
suggest copious drinks Of hot water a.
part Of the fasting process.
One advantage Of this system IL that
In minor illnesses you can be your
own physician. II you have not an
appetite It will help you. II you are
too stout It will reduce your weight.
II you are too thin you will put desh
on afterward. when the clogging Of
your system has been overcome and
your digestive organs recover tone
after the rest. which IL their greatest
need. II you wish to cure your tndi-
gestion. your govt. your tendency to
colds. your general rundown condition.
follow up three days light diet With
Z course Of common sense food regula.
don. *. Eli.
Then when the cure IL complete do
not 20 back to the old diet. Eat simple.
~nourishing foods. Take q light break
fast-a slice Of toast. an egg or 6sh or
bacon with one cup Of tea. Follow II
with q still lighter luncheon-a plate
Of soup With toast and fresh fruit.
The third and last meal Of the day
may include q little fsh. q small piece
of maat with Vegetables and tosst and
With . piece OF cheese In place Of
sweets or savories.
Every two Or three weeks return to
the days starvation. II you have lost
your appetite you will very soon lind
that q few weeks dieting on these
lines will restore an appreciation Of
davor and a healthy Joy in food. which
u the very best indication that the
treatment has been u success. You will
increase your energy and your interest
In life and be a much more cheerful
companion az q result.
The woman who suffers from over
stoutness and indigestion, who never
has an appetite. sleeps badly and wax.
ems with a headache. and the equity
or rheumatic person who suffers from
irritability or nerves" may both profit
BY scientific fasting. The people with
colds in the head at periodic intervals.
whatever the season Of the year. should
fast to break the colds.
Many women are sick and depressed,
martyrs to dyspepsia OF semi-invalided
with govt. because their systems get
clogged with the products Of imperfect
digestion from overtaxing the tissues
that have to do with combustion Of
food. They need not more food. tonics.
overcoddling Of any sort Of descrip
ton. but a little judicious starvation
They need to 90 without food alto
gether for twenty-four hours and then
follow up with two or three days Of
the lightest diet. say a tumberful Of
milk three times a day.
II the digestive apparatus were thus
kept In tone women would scarcely
ind It necessary to resort to cosmetics
Or the beauty doctor and business
women would 6nd their brains In bet.
ter working order