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＜p＞＜em＞Oh! that the faculty would look deeper into and make themselves better acquainted with the crying evil of obesity - that dreadful tormenting parasite on health and comfort＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞William Banting, a short man who suffered great personal distress from his increasing fatness, finally happened upon a 'miracle cure'. So great was his relied that he wrote and published ＜em＞A Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public＜/em＞. In singling out sugar and fats as the main cause of obesity, he was remarkably ahead of his time. The tract was an immediate success: thousands took up his diet; there were four editions of his book by 1869; and 'to bant' or 'banting' became a popular phrase for slimming, which lasted well into the twentieth century.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Contains also a small piece by Lewis Carroll on 'feeding the mind', in which he tells us the best way to 'consume' books.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞On Corpulence＜/em＞ is part of 'Found on the Shelves', published with The London Library. The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, with over 17 miles of shelving and more than a million books, The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes, manners and thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。
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