Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1898-04-15 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

PAIRTY.—The annual tea party was held in the each way, which was amply ridiculous. It was . Burton-in-Lonsdale Wes,eyan Chapel on Good decided to suspend play at seven &clock, but Friday afternoon, and Mr. W. H. Whitehead the the band committee toolishly made the teams . celebrated Manchester vocalistorganist, etc., play on. instead of having another interesting paid a return visit and gave two of his popular competition 1113 the final. lectures, one in the afternoon, and one in the • evening. Mr. R. Camm, of Clapham, occupied the chair, a collection being made at the cloese. The scholars to the number of go then sat down ! to tea and were presented each with an orange and some nuts at the 51 see by Mr. Jas. 11-ikon, secretary. A good few adults then sat down to tea, the proceeds being about 30s. At 6 p.m. the doors were again opened to those who wished . to hear Mr. Whitehead, a silver collection being taken at the door. Mr. Robert Richardson, ' of Halfway House, cccumeal the chaste Mr. Whitehead succeeded in thoroughly pleasing the congregation in the evening, some of them being of the opinion that he surpassed his previous elotures. A duet was very sleek rendered by Mr. Whitehead and Mr. John Batty, and the proceedings wero brought to a cloee by Mr. Richardeon, who gave au excedent speech. The total amount takes, inc'uding tea and collections, was about SS.  A man once advectised that he would send, for the small stuu of half-a-guinea, a receipt which, if followed to the letter, would heap folks from growing out. Some credul, us persons answered the advertisement, remitting the required fee, and receiving the following reply: "I should advise all such asses as you to commit suicide at about the age of twenty-five."  SHOULD STOUT PERSONS STARVE THEMSELVES? We are afraid that semi-starvattort as a cure for corpulency prevails very much to a dangerous degree. Mr. Archer, the late well-known prominent jockey, was in the habit of gcnng without food for a long stretch in order that at could ride a certain horse at its weight. and there is not smell doubt that the debility resulting from this habit of abstemiousness was certainly not conducive to combating the dire attack of fever which was perhaps indirectly responsible for the untimely end, in the zenith of his fame, of this unfortunate but accomplished horseman. Even Mary Jane in the kitchen will cat sparingly of the food allowed her, while she will seek to reduce her fat by copious ! draughts from the vine4ar cruet, and succeedsonly in injuring the coats of her stomach—the forerun. ner of dyspeptic trouble which will be difficult to overcome. The Continental medicos seem to advocate this great reduction of ordinary faith but one of these savants suggests that the stout person should eat eonsiderabiy of fatty most, in order that the appetite be appeased, and cons. qu,ntly less food requited. so that practically this is indirectly advocating seini-starvatlon. On the other hand, Mr. Russell, tho British specialist, takes a different course. He says: "Eat as much as you like," and as it is an acknowledged fact that under his treatment persons lose from 2 lb. to 12 lb. per week, it beyond doubt stands out pre-emincat against those socalled starvation cures "made in Germany." Some claim that Mr. Russell has to insist upon his patient's drinking hot water every moreing ; but, on the contrary, he avers that it is dangerous to , do so, and has, of course, never advised it. No; the success of Mr. Russell's treatment is incomparably beyond other specialists, for he resorts to no stringent dietary, and simply prescribes a harmless vegetable tonic combination, which is the outcome of years of study and botanical research. We advise all those int,mted in this questier to get his book, which may be obtained direct from the aut'hor an sending two penny stamps to cover cost of postage. It is entitled Corpulency and the Cure" (256 pages), and is published by him at Woburn House, Store Street, Lendm, W.C.