The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-07-10

the second time they looked us over
in great establishment. 1t gave us
something to laugh about but think
ing it over. it occurred to US that lots
of travellers as well as home folks
might like to know about that short
cut. A sign, Short cut to so west"
would do it.
The Flesh Is Weak and Flabby
When the scales begin stopping on
a higher number and skirt bands be
gin to tighten, many of us women
will shrug it off with an take that
off with spring housekeeping" or Il
can always depend upon the garden
or golf to streamline my figure"
But when summer dresses have to
be let out a wee bit, then we brace up
bit and say, "I'd better do something
about this" SO some exercises are
started Rolling and humping; first
one contortion and then another; Wig
orous outlay of energy until you're
so sore you can't move without aches
and pains.
Then someone tells you to do your
exercises slowly and rhythmically.
This takes a longer period and the
children are sure to catch you in the
process and their remarks take the
sap right out of you-but the fat is
still there
But all those exercises do is to work
up big appetite. All right, I'll starve.
Just go without lunchl Well. maybe
little dish of cottage cheese. But as
the low calore food comes forth you
tell yourself a good pile Of garden let
tuce would add bulk-then little
green pepper and a couple wedges of
tomato.
Then when you sit down to this
luscious bit of nothing much you think
how good it would taste with bit of
mayonnaise just wee bit On the
way back you bring along a half slice
of brown bread Cts so good for you)
But also dry, without butter Then
a little bit of butter to make the
bread more palatablc. Anyway, they
say you should have some butter each
day.
Then comes the middle of the after
noon. The thing cant understand is
why the spirit gets so weak when the
flesh gets flabby. But you're hungry
enough to die. In fact YOU reason that
you might die if you don't eat nor
NAL diet. But you hold off on the sub
Stantials and nibble on potato chips,
nuts, crackers-you know-just lit
tie Of this and that-about 500 cal
cries
BY dinner all the nutrition that has
been pounded into you begins to fit
across the mind and as the plates are
being served you ask for a generous
serving Of meat. Oh, yes, include some
fat-amino acids, you know, a small
serving of potatoes, etc, and the first
thing YOU know you've eaten more
than normal, but all the while a weight
is pulling on your conscience until eat
ing ceases to be any fun.
But if YOU notice, three-fourths of
the adult human race are watching
their diets weakly. They all have pet
theories and are generous with their
advice. No salt, no liquids at meals;
live on skim milk or celery; leave the
table hungry or walk five miles daily.
like Miss Grace's advice-reduce
your measurements by making each
muscle carry its own load-and byI
plnching. Now anyone who has been
lucky enough to have posture exer-
clses under her supervision knows
WHERE and HOW to pinch. Do your
pinching while washing dishes or IRON
ing, she will tell you. Ugh! That's
as hard as eating an egg without salt.
Then some sweet soul says, what
in the world do you want to reduce
for? AS YOU get older you're supposed
to get plump. 1t makes you look
younger" We think to ourselves, Nov
that's the advice I've been waiting
for and we settle down to a good
square meal.