South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-14
"Huskies" Usually Dainty Eaters
While FMidgets" Order "HeoUily"

Of0eT He0Duy
but a.! were partakirg OF the regu-
iatlon sized dinner. and getting away
with IL.
That night I Joined the Line in a,
wen know down town safeterla,
where I saw every type imaginable.
The fran girl. the large woman. the
puuy youth and the robust man.
were either plodding their way
through the long line or were for
tlnats enough 90 have obtained
place a. a table.
Watches in Cafeteria.
A fraI little girl weighing not
more than 10 pounds preceded me.
She ordered a bowl OF soup I took
The same she asked for an order OF
meat and potatoes but reneged and
proceeded to- the brea dstuffs. We
both chose a half head OF lettuce
with dressing butter and coffee. The
rapid calculator played a tune on
A4r divers cash register and I took
seat. after a struggle. with the in
tentl0n OF watching the other custo-
mers.
Directly opposite me sat a woman,
who would tip the beams at close 20
$50 pounds A whole tomato.
stuffed with dressing. a roll. cup OF
coffee and a piece Of pie constituted
her complete menu. A robust look
Ing youth talking about a game Of
golf he had Just completed playing.
mad cornered the largest meal / saw
that night. Practically every assOrt-
ment had been garnered by the
youth. who had little trouble in maxi
ing short work OF IT, Another young
man OF about the same age and build
was eating more mod erately.
ON my way out 7 noticed the food
being eaten by many OF the custo-
mers. but I could not form any fixed
Lar physique Many big huskies were
eating moderately while just as many
more We're engaged with good sized
meals With few exceptions many
OF the women ignored eating meats,
such as steak. pork. etc. although
many favored cold sliced ham and
potato salad
Meets Proprietor
dropped into a Michigan St,
restaurant and was fortunate enough
TO meet the proprietor. who repre-
scented a wonderful advertisement For
the culinary art OF his employees.
Explaining my purpose. he obliging-
y told me his own observations.
Il hardly know how to answer
your questions" he began. Il have
a number OF employees who take their
meals here and I enjoy watching
some Of them eat. I find as a rule
the bigger the man. the better he
can enjoy a large meal but that IS
not true in every case. I have other
men here OF moderate size who eat
very little. IN fact il would surprise
YOU The little man can generally
get away with a good sized meal and
come back again at the next meal
time for another one just as large. 4
often wanted 10 read up on such
cases and ascertain what causes
little man 10 eat large meals while a
much larger man is satisfied with
a much smaller meal Business
called him away from me at that
point and I departed we'll pleased
with the information received and
ervfed the men who worked for a
man such as he-a man glad 10 see
his help able 10 eat heartily.
Later that night I entered a rest
aurant after the bewitching Mltzi
had finished her turn and watched
the after theater diners. Joined an
acuuaintance of mine ard explained
TO him my errand We both watched
and waited
Recalls shakespeare
Here comes our first subject. The
Young lady lunged for a seat and
auxiously awaited the waiter. Lunch
was no name for il. She was there
10 eat. and eat she did She read.
r1uttered a few words read some
more and muttered some more.
That IS one OF the Gillette sis
ters.' my friend told me.
I knew there was a razor by that
name but I had never heard OF the
Gillette sisters in South Bend.
How do you know she is one Of
the Gluettes?" 7 asked.
cant YOU hear her? All I
have heard her say since she came
in is Gillette me have this, Gillette
me have that
The Midnight Sons" seated at
the next table. overheard the re-
mark Of my friend and their loud
outlaws at what they considered
cheap comedy prevented any further
investigation for that night
worded my way 20 the ONCE OF
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VIII Shakespeare line. "Yon Casius
has a lean and hungry look. but what
am appetite he packs