Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-05-11

ave certainly do" assented idly.
why not give our digestive appa-
Eatus rest?" she propounded.
why not?" / rushed to my doom.
was having my two weeks vacation
and was too happy at being able to
spend 1t on the island to care any
thing about an argument.
Il suggest that we fast for a week"
A suggestion like that put me in a
nice fix. 1 don't mind stating that at
that time l was about 21O pounds of
eligible bachelor, aged thirty five, COM
4ortably in love with Lucille, but too
old and set In the Complacent selfish
ness Of single blessedness ever to pre-
tend to be Romeo. The idea OF fast
ing gave me q sinking sensa ton right
where there was the most room to
sink.
"What?" / CALCULATED. forgetting for
the moment that had a reputation for
ready repartee.
II said, Why not fast for a week.
i read an article by Upton s.. Clair
about it just this morning. He claims
that fasting thoroughly rebuilds the
system, gets rid of all toxins and in
creases the mental efficiency so per
cent"
She picked up a magazine which was
propped open face downward on the
aower shelf of the porch table,
Listen to this" she continued. Eat
ing three meals a day is simply hab-
1t. We have made tyrantS of our stOm-
achs. They demand to be fed every
few hours, and if we answer that de-
mand we are slaves There, that
sounds like the reasoning of a thinker,
doesn't it?"
1T sounds more like the reasoning Of
a thinker than of an eater"
Lucille reproved my lippancy. Il think
st would do us all good"
But l feel all right now" | called
her attention to an obvious fact.
She dismissed my objection. You
can't be healthy unless you fast for
week at least once year. Upton s.
Clair says so. Mother, you'll try 1t,
won't your"
TRY whatF'
Fasting for week"
why, yes, If you want to-" Her
mother picked up a book as If she had
decided nothing more mOmentOus than
a question as to whether she preferred
cream or lemon in her tea. She had
been used as an experiment station for
so many years that nothing surprised
her
got up casually and tried to slip in
doors. but Lucille stopped me. Don't
you think it will be lovely, MontmO-
rency?"
I collapsed into a chair. which col
aapSed Immediately after | did. She
had called me by my first name! Yes;
Montmorency is my first name. 1t
sounds like several names. but it is
only my first. That first name thing
made 1t very hard to refuse. As sat
there on the porch surrounded by legs.
rung and other parts of chair ter
rife struggle went on in my being be-
tween my heart and my stomach. and
the weaker party won. Possibly my
mind was stunned by my fall, although
/ have no recollection of hitting my
head. l felt that Lucille was putting
me to the test From the look in der
eye l knew that she was asking ne to
choose between love and 5eefsteak.
So rising phoenix like l answered
bravely, Yes: l think fasting would
be delightful"
So that was how we began.
AS you can easily see, the cause Of
the trouble was that Lucille Is one Of
those persons who take the magazine
health and hygienic writers in good
faith. 1t is impossible to convince her
that those fellows have to make liv-
ing by their pens the same as other
human authors and that every bizarre
idea they can pounce on means just
so much more copy at a regular rate
per word. No, Lucille must needs try
by experiment every new theory. using
herself or any convenient relative or
friend as laboratory.
The absurdiry or Lucile's attempt to
improve upon her health and looks Is
apparent to any one who has ever been
blessed with sigh of her. You can't
make a slim young body ike hers by
simply rolling on the floor for an hour
every day, nor are soft brown eyes
With long, curly lashes the result Of
chewing any particular number OF
times upon a piece OF stea'-. Nature
must have been experimenting a good
many centuries before she got Just
that particular texture for hair and