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

S(T- HERE amt no use talk'r-.
George" said the Manicure
Lady, y am eating too stout
might Just as well own up TO 1t. !
was taking a slant at myself in ore
OF them subway mirrors this morn
ing. and looked like Ed Dunkhorst.
the human freight car There amt
no class TO fat person, George, so
far as looks is discerned and the on iy
thing for me to do is 10 reduce. There
is lot OF ways to reduce. and can't
make up my mind which way 10
choose"
You ought to do road work. the
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, l Amt got the time guess !
will try rolling around on the floor"
THE boss might kick" said the
Head Barber.
i don't mean down here. you simp."
snapped the Manicure Lady II was
reading the other night how a fat
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 tust before retir-
~1g. Me for that"
Nobody but a nut would ty to re.
duce that way. said the Head Barber.
You would knock down all the fur
aiture in your room and wear out the
carpet. and besides. | shouldn't think
dignifed dame like you would want.
10 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
few months ago. and he tried WALKING
hour before breakfast" said the
Manicure Lady "The only trouble
with his system was that he picked |
out a 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. wiplng 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 a kettle. because
he amt got no height to carry no
weight So he stopped his morning
exercise and found another way TO re-
duee He took a 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 it. | guess fasting
would be about the best way to get .
OF o~e's superiative flesh after All
why don't yo. try fasting" asked
the Head Barber It's "a c,uch YOU /
would Get thin II you didn't eat"
Its 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 a d ozeu and meat accord
ing and with a hungry poet In the .
family. IL keeps the old gent and me ,
hustliag TO make the wolf stay out
aide the door Father is a grand old 1
provider and always has been. and / |
am sure OF his little comfort when l..
kick In with my bit on Saturdays. but
Wilfred is one OF them intermittent
workers Rua Maymc ne ug a
now and living in double blessed
ness we have TO do a little figuring
Think o. eggs costing six cents and |
a half apiece"
81 guess the hens is getting like
m, sur aEpttes said the Head nar-
Der They are beginning TO know
and demand their rights"