The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
RIGHT ROAD TO HEALTH
DIET FOR DEVELOPING By DORIS DORCHER

Since weight is the most depend- able. guide in seeking health, it. Is we'll for those of you who are at least a score of pounds underweight. to find the cause and remedy 1t. Just as 1t is characteristic for tho majority of fat people to be of complacent. phlegmatic, happy disposition, . great hany of you arc underweight be- cause you possess .the opposite qualities and arc over energetic. worrisome and depressed. You may be undernourished. although you have quantities of food. Fat simply rep- resents stored-up energy. and you will find that you will have no sur plus unless your food is properly as- similated.
 When the farmer wishes to fatten fowl or cattle for market he pens them up so that they will have little opportunity for exercising. You can take . lesson from this. and if you haye been of the high-strung. rest less. nervous, bustling type. no rules will help you put on flesh until you have learned to confine yourself to limited amount of muscular activity. Do not misunderstood mo and think by this that exercise is not an impor- tant factor in gaining weight. for it ie, but it, should be regulated so that the muscles are exercised scientin- cally. We will discuss this at greater length in future talks.
 Today I want you to think of the importance of food in relation. to bringing yourself to normal weight. The big error that most of you make is In thinking that the quantity of food you consume should determine the amount of fat that will grow on your body. Remember that little food. properly chosen, thoroughly masticated and eaten under the proper circumstances will be much more likely to bring you to normal weight than quantities for which you have not a normal appetite, or which have been bolted down, poorly chosen ana sufficient time not being given for the digestive organs to take care of it.
 Remember that ones normal weight is tho point at which one pos eesses the greatest degree of strength, endurance and vitality. In each case fhis is an individual stand ard. but you cannot be at your best until you have brought your weight to such a point that you will be at the highest peak of vitality.
 Nearly every case of underweight i. one of defective assimilation of food, and until this Is remed;ed you will find that the more you eat the thinner you get. Do not forget that if one eats moro than the digestive organs can easily handle. this sur plus supply requires an additional emount of nervous crerKy eo eifni. nate it from the body. So you will find nearly all people who are under wa;~ht troubled with some slight di- restiye disturbance or chronic con-. stipatioh. meal than to force down .ooo TOT which you have no real hunger. But von will find if you are followine the plan of the model day that thN hreatninx exercises. the dry friction rub after the bath and other light calisthenics will soon help you over come lack of appetite.
 Many of the thoughts which l nave suggested to the fat people apply to YOU because heavy. greasy food. such ss fried meats, etc, although they are fattening, are difficult to digest ane must. therefore, be eliminated from vnur ,ist as well as from that of the overweights.
 You win find the following list of foods IYelpful in making out your menus in regard to your weight.
 Broilcd or boiled meats. Fowl or fish but once day.
 MIX in all it's forms, but not heavy cream If the digestion is impaired.
 Butter in generous quantities
 Most of the cereals, wheat. oats and corn. and bread and other prep arations into which they enter in their natural. unadulterated and un- blcached state. {-
 Beans, Ientifs and the legumes in general. Also many of the other otarchy foods like the poteto when