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ŚTKENfiTH AN D IIEAT.TH

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bas soflicieut. will powcr aml slrengtb <>f rnind. I harc known stont. men wbo b«ve resorted to Turkisb batbs, and taken all kinds of fbe most yiolent eserrise to reduce weigbt, but wbo were fon ml to bave in-Cieased at tbe end of six moutbs. The rea-son w as a siiiiplc one, aml tbe ouly surprise was tbat tbcy did not take on even morę flesh. Tbe bathing and tbe exerrising had tbe effect of inereasiug tbe appctite. and tbe result was bearier meals and morę of tbeni.

In tbe first place, tlie amonnt of food eon-sumed must be restrieted to tbe aolunl satis-faetiou of bunjrer; beyond tbis not au onm e must be takeu. Prinking sbould be in-dulged in vcry sparingly, and not at meal-times. The best time is witliin one botir of a meal.

Allow five or six bours to intenene be-fween breakfast aml dinner; flve bours bp-tween dinnpr and tea. Only tbree meals a dar sbould be taken.

Want of reyulnr csercise is one of tbo