The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-27
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BY
Charles Duerkes

Americans have just sat 70
have fads. We have been a nation
If fad heads since way back
when the original citizens OF this
land scsInpsred around and
about collecting scalps, We have
,et some sort Of . world record
for going ali cut for everything
from royalty woEshipping 10 Ply
ranaid clubs and the wearing OF
outrageous apparel. ] could write
A book on the subject but / do
not have time 10 write a book
oday.
The oldest and most persistent
If fads is the heath" caper, dat
.ns back 10 Senior De Leon s
search for the fountain Of youth.
Health fads have been cropping
ap with robust regularity ever
SINCE and more citizens than YOU
can shake a stick at wear them
selves out every year trying 70
attain an eternal Peter Pan sta
ms.
OLD health enthusiasts never
die. they just fad away.
The current caper is making
an enwable chunk Of fame and
fortune for q chap named Gay
lord Hsussr. AT least I think that
IS his name and am content to
let Il GO at that instead of get
ting up and crossing the room
10 get veriflcatlon from my veri-
Eicaiion flies. One Of my fads IS
10 fellow the course OF least re-
sistance and retain my youth
and vigor by refusing 10 exert
myself
Hauser is beating the drum for
wheat germ, yogurt and black
strap uolssses and it is being
claimed that consuming quanti-
ties OF these knick Enacks will
lead you upon the path TO glow
ing health, vibrant vitality and
help you to live to be hundred
Frankly I am not interested in
living 10 be hundred as
would be unable, at that age. to
keep up with any Of my person
al fads, such as redheads, bend
ing my elbow, bgunestes ard
rainbow chasing, Besides, the
thought Of living on social sec1Ir-
! sty or old age pension for thirty
five years appalls NE. The pay
off on that deal would not keep
q man decently supplied with
Grade A yogaIrt.
There happens to be some
wheat germ ard oiacssfrap mo-
lasses in my larier and the
b!sckstrap makes AT interesting
Ingredient in a rum drink I
who9ap up On special occasions.
But | arm not the kind ot chap
who win consider running such
an excellent libstion by dumping
wheat germ ard yog1rt into it.
Yogugt was basically SOUR milk
II you want to get right down to
The cSsrds and Wl9eys and there
fogeS Of the matter. As q child I
used 10 ike the way mother got
milk to sour in 8 flat pan. 10 DC
cat into slices ard eaten with a
covering of sugar And h0t bis
cults and butter Snsotherea IN
sorghum syrap IN q delicscy dear
80 my heart Lsttle Miss Ms2ffet
made big thing II the foTer41n-
neg Of yogart ard there is q lot
to De said for good pitcher Of
out&erra.lk. But / fail to see how
any Of these goodies, even aug
mented by WHEAT germ, can get
ne on the pitching staff Of the
Dodgers when I reach three
score and ten. In fact / doubt If
hey can help me reach that mel
low age.
Standing on oEe's head every
morning is q fad highly recon
endeed by q number Of people,
Among devotees Of tlIs health
ssaiIder is one Of my fsvorise
peops.s Billie Burke I have
sevef 8een her stard On hef head
IN IRE morning and | apa glad.
Standing on your head IS,
arnong other things. guarantees.
70 give you a glowing complex
ION But it makes ores feet 50
horribly pale.
/ still have my hair. a hard
thirty inch waistllne and the rug
sed physique needed for caglssta.
gsaring at teieyiSisn and arguing
with MY creditors. | cannot al
tribute any OF these CLOWN quail
ltaeS 20 yogurt. wheat geTTns
5lackstrap or standing on ray
head
Heath fsddssts sTe forever try
Ing 10 get me to change my ways
bat / must sadly refrain from
joining their happy company. /
am fated to 60 my heaithsesSs
hspgess way. enjoying such rsaaT
5ero4S habits as guiding coffees
smoking, flirting with glgls, con
sgsrrsIng alcohol that is 70 gre
vert hardening os the arteFsesg
and havin 9 iot q fun. When ].
comes 10 eating just &C along