Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
The Manicure
Lady
BY WILLIAM =. KIRK,

GIT HERE amt no use talking.
George" said the Manicure
Lady, Il am getting too stout
might Just as well own up TO It. 7
was taking slant at myself in one
of them subway mirrors this morn
Ing. and I looked like Ed Dunkhorst,
the human freight car There amt
no class to a fat person, George so
far as looks is discerned and the only
thing for me TO DO is to reduce There
is lot of ways to reduce. and / can't
make up my mind which way to
choose"
You ought to do road work. tho
way fighters does" said the Head
Barber
TOO strenuous!" declared the Mani.
cure Lady And. besides. there amt
no hills to climb In the city. and be
sides ! amt got the time guess |
will try rolling around on the floor"
THE boss might kick" said the
Head Barber.
y don't mean down here, you simp,"
snapped the Manicure Lady 81 was
reading the other night how far
star in a musical comedy lost thirty
pounds. All she done was to roll
around on the floor in her room for
about half an hour Just before retir-
Eng. Me for that"
Nobody but nut would ty to re-
duce that way said the Head Barber
You would knock down all the Gur-
7iture in your room and wear out the
carpet. and besides. l shouldn't think
q dignifed dame like you would want
30 make yourself look ridiculous Put
on heavy suit and some heavy shoes
and walk hard for an hour before
breakfast every morning bet It
will make you feel fine and make you
lose weight. too"
"Wilfred was getting a little fat a
few months ago, and he tried walking
a hour before breakfast" said the
Manicure Lady THE only trouble
with his system was that he picked
out line of march along past all OF
them beer signs, and, like all them
poets, Wilfred is sure fond Of his
brew He would walk half a block
and then into the swinging doors and
out again. wiping his mouth, and dc
another half block and another col
umn right At the end OF two weeks
he had gained ten pounds and was be-
ginning to look like kettle, because
he Amt got no height to carry no
exercise and found another way to re-
duce He took oath that he wouldn't
eat any meals except when he got a
check for some OF his poetry from the
magazines He got two checks In two
months. and they was dinky checks
too He lost all his weight mighty
quick with that system Now he eats
when he feels like IL. ! guess fasting
would be about the best way to get
of ooe'e surerlat tive flesh after AL
why don't yoa try fasting" asked
thS ferd Rqrber '1te rrvrh YOU
would eet thin IL you didn't eat"
IT'S near enough to fasting up at
the house now. the way things cost
said the Manicure Lady Honest to
goodness George, with eggs seventy
eight cents d ozen and meat accord
ing. and with a hungry poet In the
family II keeps the old gent and mo
hustling to make the wolf stay out
side the door Father Is a grand old
provider, and always has been, and
am sure of his little comfort when
kick In with my bit on Saturdays but
Wilfred Is one of them intermittent
workers an Maywc Ne.nn Fa a
now and livins In double blessed
ness. we have to do a little figuring
Think o. eggs costing SIX cents and
half apiece"
81 guess the hens is getting like
M SUI t-ttes snid the Head Rhr-
Der They are beginning to know
and demand their rights