- Flora hated weighing machines, but she could not keep away from them. She wanted to see if she was getting fatter, and each time she stepped upon the scale she tipped it a little higher. She did everything she could to make her figure sylph-like, taking long walks and practicing with dumb-bells and Indian clubs. Through this latter form of exercise, her worst ill luck came, for she dropped an Indian club out of the window and it hit the gardener, and the hose he was using slewed around and the water poured over her husband who was in the house, and Flora's husband fought with the gardener and the gardener lost his job and the husband gained a cold, but poor Flora didn't lose even a fraction of a pound. After consoling her husband, Flora happened to look over one of the Sunday newspapers and a full page article attracted her attention. It was by a celebrated dancer, and explained that the way to "lose your fat and gain a figure" was to "dress on the floor, work on the floor, and eat and sleep on the floor." Foolish, fat Flora tried it. She had all the furniture moved out of the house and religiously followed the rules laid down by the dancer. As a result, horrified neighbors had her arrested, and at the door of the jail she met her loving husband. He was accused of wrecking an auto tire with a plate, failing to make repairs, fighting on the public street and resisting an officer. It was all his wife's fault, he said, and he proved it, and was most unhappy when sent to jail. Flora was rejoiced, however, having heard that the prison food was bad and believing that jail life would trim her down. Whether it did or not is a question, for she and her husband are still behind the bars.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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