The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-25

self h-starvation routine--a foolish thing
to do, as II causes needless atigue with
discomfort and induces wrinkles
STRENUOUS EXERCISE NO BENEFIT
After weeks OF these severe measures.
without losing weight, although she did
lose her cheerfuness Mrs. Charnay be-
gan other methods. trying almost every
| thing she saw or heard OF from floor
rolling TO horseback riding She took
pills, salts and other purgntives thyroid
extracts. Rntifat lotions and electric mas
sage, all to no benefit. Indeed, she up
set her stomach and became more mis-
erable.
| Gradually the fatness Increased despite
everything this woman could do, She
had spells OF depression and became al
most discouraged as 30 many Ovcrstout
persons do. and after various desultory
attempts, gave up for the time In despair.
The remarks OF sympathizipg friends
are sometimes far from consolng. This
was the case when they told Mrs. Char
| nay that she ought not to worry, since
she had already found a husband and
was otherwise well provided for
Here let the lady continue the nara
tive In her own words
NO EXCUSE FOR BEING FAT.
1T was good thing after ALL" said
Mrs. Charnay. when some friends At a
piazza tea gathering were discussing
| the stoutness OF three OF us and they
agreed by acclamation that while one
who was unmarried ought to try to do
something to keep the Corpulency of,
there was no reason why any married
woman should give thought to the sub.
| Ject
THAT remark hit me hard. II pierced
right through and irritated my mind,
The very absurdity OF II forced me to
begin thinking. II seemed like marrying
n
him with personality and then allow one
self to become fat. slow and dull
81 am an ambitious woman. The iden
Of reConCiliuE myself 10 an abnormal,
lazy, unslghtly condition for the rest OF
my life, merely because ! had caught n
husband. ms one acquaintance expressed
H. was abhorrcnt to me. II wasn't in
keeping with my principles of life. II
was not fair 20 my husband, either.
DIVORCE CAUSED BY CORPULENCY.
Let me divdrge for n moment by say
ing that | know OF at least two cases
where men admittedly lost interest in
their wives when these women allowed
themselves to become mountains OF fat
In one case there was divorce, In an
other II is worse for tho husband is
devoting his affection and spare cash
upon a 1.-THE lady who Ia neither beautiful
nor cducnted, but who does possess vi
vacity, health and checrfulness And the
x.
helpmate who was formerly her rivals
sine, better educated and once sunny
natured cannot even help herself 40 she
makes the bad matter worse by com
planning and scoldlng. What a pity! So
II In a mistake to Imagine that woman
can hold man by marriage contract
II she allows herself 10 lose her attract
iveness III his sight
There being some ambition left In me,
and knowing that there certainly have
been many cases In which actresses, so
ciety beauties and others, who, having
become oyerstout reduced their weight
TO a natural we'll proportioned figure,
quietly and with apparent ease, | deter
mined 10 make discreet inquiries through
professional friends, Not being afraid OF
the truth, frankly told them what !
wanted and soon was on the right track,
/ didn't have TO spend cent for the
prescriptIon II came 90 me free and
riadly reveal the secret TO everyone.
SECRET OF REDUCING WEIGHT.
yes found the eCret OF becoming
slender and | adopted It, reducing my
weight a pounds In less than four
months Don't ask me to go Into all
the details OF my search Tor the truth,
Suffice to say, | positively found the
secret-and It is 40 simple and compare
lively inexpensive that II makes me hap
""First OF all | weighed myself and the
scale registered slightly under 1T pounds
This wnH ms ungainly for me aH would be
2sn Mounds to a taller woman, for ! am
small in stature and looked as well as
fclt terribly big. My abdomen measure
ment was ~ Inches. ! carried burden
nf IA, nll over my BODY and not only did
/ possess double chin but there were
bars of fat under my eyes and fnbbiness
over my neck and shoulders, under my
arms and elsewhere upon my body
looked much too old and discontinued