The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
SHE WAS FAT
REDUCED Al LBS.
MRS. CIiiRNAN'S HAPPY REDtC.
TION or BURDENsOME. IN.
SLIGHTLY. OVERsrOUTNEss.
Tell, The simple Wholesome Secret 10
Readers Of The Anlmoreiic Who
Wish % Become slender.

are oesirpus of reducing their iigure a.
comely size. thereby also improving
health and looking younger, all win Dc
interested In knowing how II may be
done plcasurably, without any dIscom'
fort
| Mrs alexander Charnay was former.
! ly Ruth Marks, a beautiful young WON.
an OF the brunette type, and who often
| had been sought as a model by artist
and society costumiers.
Some years ago her friends noticed
that she was gradually developing n
double chin and that In other respects
she showed "A somewhat uncomcly
nlumpness. Obesity or overstoutuess-
mars beauty and weakens personality.
BEING disturbed at these evidences ot
incipent obesity, the young woman be-
gan taking strenuous walks and other
wise exercising vehemently each day
and 10 follow selfstarvajipn routine
a foolish thing To do. as 1t causes need.
less fatigue with discomfort and in
duces wrinkles.
Strenuous Exercise No Benefit.
After weeks of these severe measures.
without losing weight although sh" dil
lose her cheerfulness. Mrs. Charnay
| began other methods. trying almost
everything she saw or hoard of from
| floor rolling to horseback riding. She
took pills salts and other pnrgatives,
thyroid extracts. antifdt lotions. anc
electric massage. ali TO no benefit. In
decd. she upeot her stumachHn1 becam.
more miserable.
Gradually the fatncss Increased de-
spite everything this woman could DO.
She had spells OF depression and he
came almost discouraged as so many
overstout persons do and after various
desultory attempts. gave up for the time
in despair.
The remarks of sympathizing friends
are sometimes far from consoling 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 Bcing Fat.
1T was good thing after all" 'aii
Mrs Charnay, when some friends 600 q
piazza tea gathering were discussing
the stoutness of three Of Us, and they
agreed by acclamation that while on1
who Was unmai ricd ought To try to do
something 70 keen the corpulsncy oh.
there was no reason why any married
woman should give thought TO the sub
Ject
"That remark hit ne h1rd II
pierced right through and irritated my
mind. The very absurditv Of IL forced
me to begin thinking. II seemed Ike
marrying a man under false pretenscs
to attract him with personality and then |
allow oneself to become fat SLOW and !
dull
81 am an ambitious woman. The idea /
of reconciling myself to an abnormal /
lazy. unsightly condition for the res; OF |
my life. merely because ! had caught |
a husband, as one acquaintance express
ed it, was abhorrent to me. 1t wasn't
IN keeping with my principles Of life.
II was not fair TO my husband either
Divorce Caused by COrpulency.
Let me diverge for a moment By
saying that J know Of at least two cases
where men admittedly lest interest in
their wives when these women allowed
themselves to become mountains OF fat
In one case there was divorce in an
other, 1t Is worse. for the husband Is
levoting his affection and spare cash
upon a 1.-THE lady who is neither beauti-
'ul nor educated but who does possess
-ivacity. health and cheerfulness. And
he big, fat, waddling legalized. unhappy |
lelpmate who was formerly OF her ri
-al's size. cannot even help herself 50
ihe makes the bad matter worse by com
blaming and scoIdine what PITY
So II is % mistake to imagine that 4
woman can hold "a man by a marriage
Ontract If she allows herself to lose ,
Ter attractiveness in his sight
There being some ambition left with. ,
u me. ana knowing that there certainly
ave been many cases in which actress
IS. society beauties and others who.
Isring become overstOut. reduced their
geight To "a natural. well-propoTtioned |
Igure quietly and with apparent ease
determined 10 make discreet inquiries
through professional friends. Not being
fraid Of the truth. I frankly told them
what I wanted and soon was on the
light track. didn't have to spend
ent for the prescription. II came 70
Ne free and ! gladly reveal the secret
D everyone
Secret Of Reducing Weight.
Yes. ! found the secret Of becoming |
lender and I adopted H. reducing ms |
.eight - pounds Ia less than four
months. Don't ask me 10 go into all
he details Of my search for the truth.
ufhce to say. ! positively found the
ecre,-and it is 50 simple and comnara-
.vely inexpensive that il makes me
Apply TO tell it,
First Of all. 4 weighed myself ana
be scale registered slightly under ~
ounds This was AZ ungainly FOR me
$ would he $50 pounds to a taller wom-
n. for am petite in stature and looked
: well as felt terribly big Ny abdo- Z
zen measurement was 40 inches. I car
led a burden Of fat all over my body
nd not only did possess a double chin
at there were bags OF fat under my |
yes and fiabbinesss over my neck and |
houlders. under my arms and elsewhere
pom my body. ! looked much too old. |
nd discontented with life.