Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-23
Health Talks by Or. Brady
For the NIeagcr Poor.

Since the girlish young man and boyish
young woman-in short. that modern vagary
which sociologists and artists describe as "the
third sex"-hove in sight. heraldcd and at
tended by the humorous artists who design
Fashion caricatures and who deem a straight
inc the easiest way between two points-thc
demand for my monograph on How to Grow
fat without Keeping Pigs" has declined al
most discouraEinGly. whereas several editio.rs
OF my other monograph on Painful Pointers
Tor tao Complete Gas,ronomist' have been
exhausted in rapid succession. AS straight
lines and angles replace the curves which for
merry graccd youth ii appears that the world
is divided into two camps. one Of fat folks
VII" arc willing 10 do anything but fas,
exercise In order to slough of the Stacker
nesh. the other OF poor folks who heartily
subscribe to the sentiment OF the Pennsylvania
putchmhn who. being appraised that he had
tapeworm bade the doctor to bide while.
ven. let him alone. let him alone" he as
seNeratcd. Il can eat more
considerable number of poor folks
mcaser or spare because they eat too much
ana TOO hastily, failing to masticatc their food
P'"peris' ana washing morseis down partly
nasticated with some beverage I, is un-
IMPORTANT probably unnecessary for good di
session TO masticate meats thoroughly: in
"eeu thcro is some reason To suppose that
we uiEcst meat better il we guIp IL down in
ta'rty STABLE morscls all the carnivorous
ANIMALS gulp their meat. hut all the carbohy-
o'atcS-thc vegetables. fruits. cereals and
their derivatives. must he very completely
nas'tcat"d. as all tho hcrbivcrous animals
rhcw their feed. In order Insure good Iii
Resti"n and to prevent disturbances OF the in
tcstinal functions
PERSONS who arc undcrwcight by reason OF
'au'iN intestinal digestion associated wrh
intestinal stasis or too prolonged stay OF the
700" rc"dues in the intcstincs, and CONSEQUENT
'oScmia absorption of abnormal substances
FORMED IN putrcfaction other decomposition
processes. are frequently relieved in all re-
Sp'''S ny more liberal supply Of vitamn n.
me water soluble vitamln. This Is suprlcd
!" various food substances. such "a nshroc
wn'at CAS- ii comes from the thrcshcrD whole
''"NSecds cor which a teaspoonful or two a day
may be worried down with any beverage ar
"''c"'E'' nearly all OF tho nuts. swcc,breads
iicsh osss. liver and yeast, These food i,cms
''NScrt' N"aso are particularly useful when
me skinny person is q slave OF the physic
habit.
In somo long waistcd individuals, under
weight over 20 a carefully fitted abdomina,
supporter improves digestion and causes =
steady gain in weight.
Many persons under 10 who ara u,do
weight find that ny practioing brisk sys
"'h "i general exercise for few pcriods
'"eh day they gradually accumuatc weight
up 20 IL normal point This was the .xncrionce
OF thousands of soft young mon from, Office.
""u stores when they were called TO the coIors
anu gwen routine physical training The
'Nut" weight represented chiefly new ,nuscIn
mere is nothing better than a min, NJ
'csh 'hhk and handful Of crackers or so,nc
go" an" butter or some cakes as n Into b.d
'' 'u"cn every night 10 help the ordinary
eH'hhH put on needed weight