The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-04
FAT PEOPLE ARE
WATCHING EXPERIMENT
Which Is Being Conducted By Chicago's
City Health Commissioner In Re-
ducing Weight.

Chicago, May 4.Fat persons all
over the United States are watching
with great interest the sixty-day ex-
pertinent in reducing weight which is
being conducted here under the super
vision OF Or. John Dill Robertson. city
health commissioner. Inquiries already
received here suggest the probability
that if the Chicago experiment Is sue
cessful it may be tried in other com
munities.
Success reported in the first week
when the$ayerage weight Of the "A
women composing the first class was
reduced by 80 pounds has prompted
the organization of other classes in
this city and altogether more than 200
persons here are trying to see how
rapidly they can regain their youth
full figures.
The leaders of the fat elimination
contest here aver that the experiment
can be tried by anyone suffering from
surplus Of avordupois. Reasonable
exercise and a strictly controlled diet
constitute two of the chief features OF
the Chicago experiment
The daily menus Of the reducing
class are prepared by Miss Ruth Will
bar. of the health commissioner train
inc school Tor nurses. who believes this
supervision of diet to he essential to
success. Those ambitious to become
slim are permitted TO have lean meat
but once day and potatoes are for
hidden. III one is hungry between
meals Miss Wilbar suggests that.
glass OF water will satisfy that empty
feeling"
Here is a typical menu prepared by
Miss Wilbar for one day;
Breakfast--O One medium apple, one
egg. one slice of toast. one cup OF coffee
with one and half tablespoons of
skinned milk instead OF cream.
1880 a. m.-0ne half cup of bouillon
with one cracker.
Luncheon Medium serving of lean
cold roast beef; two thin slices of rye
bread; lettuce and cottage cheese
salad; two and ne-half tablespoonful
of French dressing; tea with lemon;
one cracker.
Dinner-Large serving of boiled cod
with lemon; large serving of plain
cauliflower; one scant teaspoon OF but
ter: lettuce salad or celery; one half
an orange; black coffee.
lO:30 p. m.--0ne half cup hot skim
milk.
Each of the women is expected TO
work an hour a day in her garden-if
she has garden otherwise to take
long walks and setting mp exercises.
Daily the women report by telephone
and receive instructions, including
diet for the following day. On Thurs
dav of each week they report az the
CITY han and are weighed, and the
weeks loss-or gain on their
charts.
The "a women in the first class
averaged in weight at the start of the
experiment, 20lG6 pounds, 1888 more
than their average normal weight, and
DIR. Robertson says he expects to take
approximately 40 of those pounds from
each woman.
The leader Of the class is Mrs. Nellie
Leonard. age %, typist, who tipped
the scales al 323 pounds but lost eight
pounds in the first seven DAYS. DIR.
Robert son figured her normal weight
at TAI pounds.
Miss Catherine Scott. age 2s, also
tvpist. is the baby Of the class she
weighed in at 1857 and her normal
weight was calculated at III. Miss
Scott stands just half-inch above
five feet.
The anti fat crusade is a serious ven
ture. DR. Robertson says, aimed 20
point the dangers and discomforts OF
excess weight and show the ease with
which it can be eliminated.