Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-15
A HOTEL DIET SERVICE
BY Frederic J. Ifaskin.

butter In this. pepper must be left out
OF that, and that no slgar must be
put In something else Eow all u
those confusing directions are un-
necesBary."
Suppose that hyper-acidity OK me
stomach for instance, is your pet com
pioint. You see by the guide mat
Menu No. applies 20 you. and ask
the waiter for that. On this menu All
tho fruits listed are etewed and un-
sweetonod; all the breads are stale Or
toasted or otherwise hardened, but
served with liberal gupplies OF fresh
butter. and while tea (weak) is mem
toned. coffee does not appear at all.
Foods For Fat Folks.
Menu No. 2, which has been arrang-
ed for the great muItitudes Of Ameri-
cans who are overweight, also con-
talns a variety Of hard breads. Of
different kind. however, from those
listed OH Menu No. 4. Members of
the fraternity Of the obese must never
eat any breadstufg tenderer than bran
biscuit or. gluten bread. They musk
confne themselves to lean meat; AVOID
rich. thick soups, refrain from dash
ing cream or sugar IN their tea and
coffee: Use lemon juice instead OK
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 conditions,
including childhood With tho ex-
lcopticn Of Menu No. 2. FOR overweight,
and Menu No. 2. which is for diabetes
and No. g, which Is for children, AL
Of the other menus can be used for
, more than ono affection. Thus No. 8,
designed 70 aid those suffering from
colitis, is also suitable for malnutrt-
ton and underweighf, while No.
NJ is for rheumatism as we'll az neu-
rius.
In addition 10 observing the d.
rections on the menus. tho guests are
also urged 10 avoid over-eating, i'm
perfect nastication. and mental per-
iturbation AT meals. Thes> hirts,
j, which arc accepted with sober sp-
. probation by those who are accus-
. toned N dieting. usually create a
u good deal Of levity among the more
frivolous youthful patrons who have
> not yet had occasion 20 fear the perils
T.. Of dyspepsia. AZ We were heavily
= engaged with "A bran biscuit az lunch
> con, the other day, We overheard the
u following hippant comments from q
y blithe happer az the next table:
. Gracious, Tom. this IS no place ~
= met You know how I always gobbl'
u at noon. You should have seen the
scathing glance our waiter gave ms
az he brought the soup, and that al
q the ripe olives at my plate were gone
= Now ! know why the orchestra con
n fines Itself to slow waltz music. IT.
is 70 keep our mastication from becom
T. ing speedy. of course. But perhap
u this rule applies only 20 these scien
J. thc menus.
~ Perhaps I shouldn't Jest contfnu
-e ed the young lady sOberly. What j
= that platitude about people testing a
h scars who never knew--weII, intestin
q al-toxaenia, for instance? 7 wonde
what it r.. It must be widely prev
= alent, for It heads the list. VIII
A. didn't We try one Of these. Let's se
~ I'm not convalescent nor rheumati
ia nor diabetic, nor a victim Of angin
e. pectoris, but what about COLTS?
ve has n sort Of fatal sound. Do 80
III suppose it's anything like collie? Any
All way. it should be satisfactory 70
n famished person like me, for it's II
I'M same menu they give you II
Itv malnutritiOn. Oh, Tom, I forgot
weren't you dieting to get thin n
ar. winter"
,lic 7 was" said Tom grimly, and
ley still am. and I intend 70 snitch IN
ri. overweight menu. Wish I had see
d il sooner. It took me Is minutes u
the now 70 pick out some non-fattenir
1ut food on the general menu