Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-14
THE YOUNG GIRL
AND HER DIET

1r RECENT months I have been
II rerfectly appalled, at the tales that
80 bcen related to me. about the young
naye mania for n silhouette akin to a
glrls, atrine, Nor by hearsay only
slenati arrived Mt the conclusion that In
nave Language n mound Of flesh means
nasppp,un,."",ittcr and infnllible and ire
ao~,,ob,c doom. The cries of the par.
gu whose locks have been carried on
ssr'it IN" "fu" are soft southern lullabies
oossmnarcd TO the agonized groans OF
cco,,nssters fourteen, fifteen. sixtecn, and
.soventeen, who are afraid they Will get
s se.em or are already trihe overweight.
ia' r;r, tells me of her fifteen year -old
.,,tor in high school. In no danger what
ss,e' ssor ~ rotundity. who refuses luncheon
s, wi cuts M high dudgeon when forced
a. ano aot n dinner of three courses.
"Tb Tbis worries me exceedingly. ! hope
.,..o ore exaggerated cases. and that
.he mania will be checked before II he.
snres nm epidemic among the younger
scv.nnrotion. Else the woman OF tomor-
sem, ia going to be one of impoverished
toJr IMPOVERISHED brain. impoverished
Sa Ssart. Incapable Of mothering whole.
anne. healthy young citizens.
No girl Is fully mntured until she Is
<venty years old. What she will be at
twenty depends absolutely upon the
manner in which she treats her body
during the period of growth IN her teens.
TX NAV seem broad assertion that she
NAV make of herself beautiful girl Of
twenty one. but unless she is hopelessly
asformed there Is no reason why, with
nroner hygienic care. she may not arrive
A. her full maturity being to be ad-
n,ired and to be courted for her charms.
a starvation diet will do nothing
inward the perfect development of the
l,ounp girl; quite the contrary. In
stsad Of the lovely young thing with
color in her cheeks, buoyancy in her
sten, youth in her eyes, there will be an
snemic or highly strung creature,
neither JOY to know nor to look upon.
So now, all you young girls who have
established in your minds the erroneous
impi ession that to be attractive means
10 be underweight, please takc my ad-
Vice and eat three meals n 'day-normal,
healthy, wholesome meals-for no other
reason than to make you not only pref
tier when you are twenty, but right
now in your teens.
20 in for swimming, for basketball.
.Sor running and jumping, for hiking and
tennis and golf for any and every form
of snort which comes within your prov
ince-eyen to handsprings. vaulting.
javelin hrowing--anything and every
thing that will keeD you actively on
your feet and will trender you supple
and lively. That's your reducing secret.
your health secret and your beauty
secret.
Eat three meals a day-foods that are
strength giving and body building, in
cuding plenty Of fruits and vegetables.
And diet only on the excessive sweets !.
Sodas. And ice creams. You do re.
ou!re q certain amount of sugar, but in
three well balanced meals day you
will get all or nearly all the sugar your
system requires. Starchcs. when as
simulated. provide the same heat energy.
II you go out at noon and buy for
luncheon eclaires. doughnuts, cream
puffs or foods like that yeu are going
to have n poor complexion as we'll as an
under nourished boy. Good soup,
salad, bread and butter and fruit des-
sert are what you should order.
You cannot live unnaturally and be
pretty, girls. That's all there is to It,
II IS unnatural to starve yourself. and
II Is unnatural to over cat or to eat too
much of one kind Of food, particularly
sweets. Sometimes your system will
crave n little extra sugar II your meals
are not satisfying the demand. Then
eat q piece or two of candy. but Mt the
end of the meal, preferably dinner,
never before a meal.-Antoinette Dom
nelly