Show Do fro 9 an By Lulu Hunt Peter Peers MJ Mn I lut fiel and I cr TO f DENTS HONEY AND PEARS Irs Mrs S. S has heard that the great greatS greatT t T r little bet on a flesh reducing food consists of cutting up ip a grapefruit grape grape- fruit rind and all ull and pouring over this two cups of boiling water let stand all night and next morning drain oft off and und drink for breakfast She wants to know if this Is true She at also o wants to know how v many calories t there ee are re 1 in a a. he heaping tablespoonful ta- ta of oI honey and an alligator alit alli ga gator tor pear There is no ground for thinking that any food Is a weight reducer Mrs 5 S. S The pulp of a good sized grapefruit averages and pouring boiling water over it doesn't change its food tood value a single calorie calorie cal cal- orie orle except perhaps to extract a little pit oil from the rind and add a afew afew afew few Those who reduce on this regime probably have been In the habit of taking very much more for breakfast and then taking solely soley the fruit Juice and wat water r was only a means of cutting down their calOnes calOries calories cal cal- ories Ones materially Honey registers calories to the ounce one rounding tablespoon tablespoon- tablespoonful ful Its It's a go d energy food preferable to refined sugar AI Alligator pears are 20 per er cent fat so they register very high in calories calo cab ries rles as compared to other fruits fruits- about fifty calories to the ounce of the edible part An o ounce ounce nce would be approximately two tablespoon- tablespoon fuls The only time I ever got enough of these alligator pears was wasat wasat wasat at a dinner given by the alligator pear growers ers around Los Angeles It was served ser In soup as a a. salad and in ice cream delicious And throughout the meal more kept a comin on I ate about a million calories One awfully fat woman fainted during the meal She evIdently evidently evi evI- dently got moren I did if possible ASTRINGENTS H. H wants a a. remedy for a perspiring ing back also something to bleach the hairs on the legs An astringent and bactericidal germ killing kUling agent Is s one ounce of to the quart of ot water This is especially good for perspirIng perspirIng perspiring ing feet Another prescription prescription prescription pre pre- Is a a. 25 per cent watery solution of ot aluminum chloride A little of the solution should be patted on the perspiring after first washing and dry dry- ing lag Use this once every day for a week then twice a week and later once a week or so The aluminum chloride can be applied the same way This is particularly effective for perspiring under the arms Peroxide of hydrogen will vili bleach the hairs BRISK WALKING Mrs B. B has lost eight pounds durIng during during dur dur- ing the first month of her reducing 1 and is very happy Her question Is based upon my suggestion that brisk walking is a good exercise She has varicose v on the legs and wants wa to know If they will be affected by walking Unless the veins are so enlarged that you should keep off ott of your feet entirely walking probably will not be other than b beneficial Mrs Irs B. B but you had better wear a snug elastic stocking over them You will find that they will improve very markedly with your reduction OVe We have an aJ article on Varicose Veins which can be obtained by bythe bythe bythe the request accompanied by a self- self addressed stamped envelope Our booklet containing the re reducing reducing re re- Instructions can be had by bythe bythe bythe the request accompanied by 10 cents In stamps and s self addressed stamped envelope Tomorrow Tomorrow Answers Answers to Corre Copyright 1926 by the George Matthew Adams Service I |