The Washington herald., 1919-06-05

New York. June 4-The jazz cafes
may not slam the old front door af-
ter July I after ALL The Food jag
has arrived Doctors with Van Dykes
and everything told all about 1t at the
Academy OF Medicine the other night
certain young New York woman
goes on food jags regularly. She II
lair. slight and tips the scales at
ninety pounds. She Is little. but o my!
According to the doctor this girl ate
practically half restaurant in a half
hour. Here was what she ate: Three
cuts of French toast with jam, one
cruller, six pieces of pastry, two raw
frankfurters. one piece Of shrimp,
three pieces of buttered toast, one
roast beef sandwich. three cup cakes.
two veal chops with tomato sauce, one
dish OF cucumbers. nine nut cakes, two
apples. one half pound OF pecans. six
bananas and one pound of chocolates
This was a genuine food jag and the
young lady got pinched for speeding
her car down the avenue right after
ward. Another doctor told Of a young
woman acquiring all the symptoms Of
a first class bun by polishing of six
slices of roast beef.
The majority of the doctors realized
that old John Barleycorn was going
to 60 But they pleaded for light
brew Of beer for the workingman.
The tired laborer today needs his re-
Taxation like the tired business man" ="
said one of the doctors. "and he OBJ
tains 1t through drinking a glass or
so OF beer. Let them take the whis-
KY. gin and stronger drinks but let
the poor men have light wines and
beer-or at least beer"
q lot OF interesting ways of ac-
curing jags-sans alcohol-were un-
folded. One banker in Manhattan
used to tpple little and decided to
give 1t up. Now he can drink three
quarts of milk and smoke a big black
cigar and Zip! he feels like buying
st. Louis
There Is Broadway actor who has
been on the hard stun" since a pair
OF monkeys walked into his room one
night with patent leather derbies and
ankle watches and did the shimmy.
The monkeys were pale blue in color
with pink agate eyes. However, when
ever the actor wants to get popped
up he told one of the doctors that he
drank half q pint of a well known
meat sauce.
There Is a young man Of my ac-
quaintance who before the war typi-
fed Broadway more than any other
man I know in New York. He was
tall, handsome. blond and physically
perfect. Vernon Castle was moved to
say one time that the young man
was the best amateur dancer in New
York His father was indulgent and
every night the young fellow played
around the cafes and grills with some
of the towns best known beauties.
His shirts were of silk. his clothes
the latest cut and he wore evening
clothes as well as the head waiter
at the Knickerbocker. Several times
heard he was skirting a dangerous
precipice with his love affairs. And
then the war came and he Joined the
navy. The other day / saw him. He
was on his way to a lecture on a ma
rine subject at Carnegie Hall. He is
lieutenant now and has crossed with
troops 25 times. He told me he was to
be married in three months. Then he
leaves the service. Then he goes to
Arizona where he settles on a cattle
ranch. Another year and Broadway
would have had me-" he said. IT
realize it now"
Psychology is being applied by the
Broadway Merchants association to
improve and brighten that thorough
fare All up and down the big street
are posters and stickers reading "Give
Thought to Broadway" All results
material and moral-it is said-come
from thinking. Once people begin
thinking right about Broadway Il is
going to improve. they declare. 1t is
an interesting experiment and is being
watched with eager interest