Show Lillian Russells Russell's Beauty Hints t t DIET AND OCCUPATION Copyright 1916 by Lillian Lillian Russell HERE is a close relation between occupation T THERE THERE and diet which frequently passes unnoticed ex except except except ex- ex by the professional eye Without considering considering considering consid consid- ering this fact one is liable to take the wrong road to reach the objective point The diet of a nation expands with Its civilization tion education and prosperity Educated and civilized civilized races produce a greater variety of foods than backward people They apply their education to the production of dally daily necessities and also luxuries What they produce as al a luxury today becomes a necessity tomorrow Through prosperity they find the means to provide themselves with all their land offers Inthe Inthe In Inthe the s same same me way the they reach into other lands for dishes to to tempt their appetites It is not not at all difficult to understand why the average American has the opportunity opportunity to to enjoy a wider variety of ot foods than the average Chinese On a diet of 01 rice rice a Chinese coolie will trot for many miles with a heavy burden on his head Turkish Turkish Turkish Turk Turk- ish women thrive on dates and bread The Italian street laborer is strong and vigorous although his menu may consist of nothing more more than bologna I garlic and bread After Alter these foreign peoples dwell in in America for a short time they demand a greater variety of foods When they become educated their their I habits t u and i customs change chance The harv harvester ester In the fields consumes large portions of heavy foods and digests di digests digests di- di them with i ease case The desk man would become sluggish and impair his health and digestive organs on such sucha sucha a a diet The washerwoman has little difficulty in assimilating supplies of meats but her mistress may call for pepsin half an hour after she eats only a small portion Persons who live sedentary lives must give the greatest attention to their diet Those engaged in manual labor often escape hand first-hand knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge edg-e that there is such a thing as dyspepsia In this comparison there is ample evidence that it is worthwhile worth worthwhile while to to exercise the muscles Did you ou ever witness a group of 01 harvest hands around a dinner table What a capacity After Atter consuming en enormous enormous portions of food they are not even uncomfortable But let some of their softer brethren of 01 the city eat half as much and a a nearby physician would have have havea a big job on his hands Women who exercise every day do donot donot donot not have to pay particular attention to the subject of diet There is a digestive di digestive digestive di- di tablet t In every stroke of the racquet and pull on an oar They do not need artificial assistance to digest the food they eat Their muscles nerves and stomachs are performing performing performing per per- forming their functions In a natural way Many women ask me to suggest diets diets It is difficult unless one is acquainted ac acquainted ac- ac with the habits and customs of women omen who ask th the advice ad If It they I I are aro active women and know how to I live and live that way it is not often t that they worry about their diets I When they do not exercise but live I the lives of drones their digestive organs orI organs or or- or- or I gans bans are bound to become just as sluggish slug slug- I gish as their minds When you ou consider the diet met quest ques ques- t i tion give a a. serious thought to the way I you occupy your time Perhaps you jou ou I II I are more in need of ofa a change in pation on t than an in diet t I |