Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1884 — The Science of Avoirdupois. [ARTICLE]

The Science of Avoirdupois.

... To eat supper just before going to bed is a great aid toward getting fleshy. The food so taken goes all to fat. A nap after each meal is also conducive to the same great end, but gentle exercise should be taken between meals to promote appetite. Large doses of fresh air, avoidance of envious thoughts, entire contentment with one’s lot in life, one’s children, husband, relatives and friends complete the same great end. There is one great advantage derived from the craze on fat or no fat. It is a poor rule that don’t work both ways, and many of the laws for gaining or losing flesh are the same, and are great health-promoters. The formation of tennis, skating, swimming and even walking clubs, and the patronizing of t,hem by both stout and thin alike, is adding greatly to the health of our women. The role of invalid is no longer fashionable, and it is considered rather a reproach to be delicate. Small waists and feet, or rather shoes, are going out of Btyle, and" physicians who make female complaints a specialty are losing money. Our growing girls are well developed for their age, and, following the examples of their mothers, are devoted to all manner of physical exercises. Pretty girls naturally, perfect health will make them beautiful and strong enough to stand any amount of mental culture.