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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1880
Page
4
The piece argues against fattening pigs with rich feed and close confinement. It promotes more grazing, muscular breeds, and pig-pastures to develop lean meat and healthier pork. It cites Col. F. B. Curtis and the New York Tribune on reforming pig rearing and table manners.
A discussion on table manners argues that dressing neatly for meals enhances the dining atmosphere and social courtesy. It emphasizes that preparation time yields a refined mood, transforming eating into a social festival rather than mere sustenance, and cites tips from a contributor to the Evening Post.
Meaford Monitor reports a young woman under Dr Maclean who fasted for six months then again for another half year under medical care. She ate little for nineteen days resulting in a daily weight loss near a half pound, then resumed small amounts of food and regained some strength. The note adds Australian weather upheavals and heavy snow in July.
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