The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-15

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left ont Of that, and that ~ .....
must Be put IN something else, ~
all Of these confusing directioas 81.
unnecessary"
Suppose the hyper-acidity ., Il.
stomach, for instance, is your -
complaint. You see by the er;ss
that menu No. 1 applies to Won ~
ask the waiter for that. On m
menu all the fruits listed are stsr
ID and unsweetened. all the hrssd,
are stale or toasted or otharvi..
hardened. but served with Ifher.s5
supplies Of fresh butter, and MIN
tea tweak) Is mentioned. eoass
does mot appear at all.
Foods for Fat Folks
Menu No. 2. which has been -.
ranged for the great multitpdea 4,
americans who are oyervei.As
breads, of q different kind. kovs
breads, Of = different kind. hom.
ever, from those listed on mem M,
1. Members Of the fraternity Of ths
obese never must eat any bread. ].
stun tenderer than bran biscuit a,
gluten bread. They must connne
themselves to lean meat; avoid
rich. thick soups, refrain from
dashing cream or sugar in their lea
aud coffee; use lemon Juice instead
Of mayonnaise upon salads. and
never eat anything sweeter than
orange juice or stewed pears with.
out sugar. for dessert.
There are eight scientific menus
in all, covering a list of 20 condi.
tons, including childhood. With
the exception Of menu No. Z. for
overweight, and menu No. 3, which
is for diabetes. and No. s, which ia
for children, all Of the other menus
! can be used for more than one az.
Fiction. Thus No. S, designed to
! aid those suffering from colitis, is
also suitable for malnutritione and
underweight, while No. Z is for
rheumatism as we'll as neuritis.
! In addition to observing the A.
vections on the menus, tie guests
are also urged to avoid over-eating,
imperfect mastication and menta!
perturbation at meals. These hints,
which are accepted with sober ap.
probation by those who are accus-
toned to dietipg, usually create =
good deal Of levity among the more
1 frivolous, youthful patrons who
have not yet had occasion to fear
the perils of dyspepsia. As We were
heavily engaged with a bran bis
cult at luncheon, the other day, We
overheard the following fiippant
comments from q blithe flapper at
the next table:
Gracious, Tom. this is no place
for me! You know how l always
! gobble at noon. You should have
seen the scathing glance our waiter
gave me as he brought me the soup.
and saw that all the ripe olives at
my plate were gone. Now I know
why the orchestra confines itself
4 to slow waltz music. It's to keep
our mastication from becoming
speedy, of course. But perhaps
this rule applies only to these sci
ertific menus.
perhaps 1 shouldn't. Jest" con-
Itfnued the young lady soberly.
"What is that platitude about peo-
pie testing at scars who never
knew-well, intestinal-toxemis, for
instance? l wonder what It IS! It
must be widely prevalent, for It
headc the list. Why didn't we try
one of these? Let's see-I'm not
ccnvalescent nor rheumatic nor di-
atetic nor victim OF angina pee.
toris, but what about colitis? It
has sort of fatal sound. Do you
suppose it is anything like collie!
Anyway. i. should be satisfactory
Ito a famished person like Inc. for
hts the same menu they gave Won
lfor malputrition. On, Tom, l far
got-weren you dieting to get tain
this winter"
! 4 was" said Tom grilnly, "and
II still am, and l intend to snitch
this overweight menI. Wish l bad
seen it sooner. It took me IS min
utes just now to pick out some nom
fattening food on the general
lmenH"