Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-10
CHICAGO TESTS
OUT 4 PLAN To
REDUCE WEIGHT.
More Than Two Hundred
Persons Are Engaged in a
Fat Elimination Contest
Under Scientific Rules.

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Chicago, May 9.-Fat persons all
over the United States are watch.
ing with great interest the sixty
day experiment in reducing weight
which is being conducted here un-
der the supervision of DIR. John
Hill Robertson, city health COM
missioner. Inquiries already re-
ceived here suggest the probability
that If the Chicago experiment is
successful it may be tried in other
communities ...
Success reported in the first
week when the average weight of
the twenty-four women composing
the first class was reduced by $50
pounds has prompted the organi-
cation of other classes in this city
and altogether more than zoo per-
sens here are trying to see how
re- pidly then can regain their youth
full figures.
The leaders of the fat elimina-
ton contest here aver that the ex-
pertinent can be tried by anyone
from surplus of adver-
dupois. Reasonable exercise and
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
Wilbar of the health commission
er's training school for nurses, who
believes this supervision of diet to
be essential to success. Those am
bilious to become slim are permit
ted to have lean meat but once a
day and potatoes are forbidden. Ii
one is hungry between meals Miss
Wilbar suggests that glass Of
water will satisfy that empty
feeling"
Typical Menu for One Day.
Here is a typical menu prepared
by Miss Wilbar for one day:
Breakfast-One medium apple,
one egg, one slice of toast. one cup
Of coffee with one and half table
spoons of skinned milk instead of
cream.
1890 a. m. One-half cup of
bouillon with one cracker. ...
Luncheon-Medium serving OF
can cold roast beef; two thin slices
Of rye bread; lettuce and cottage
cheese salad two and one-half
.ablespoonsful of French dressing;
ca with lemon; one cracker.
Dinner-Large serving of boiled
,od with lemon; large serving of
plain cauliflower; one scant tea
spoon of butter; lettuce salad or
celery; one-half an orange; black
coffee.
1920 D. m. One-half cup hot
3kim milk
Each of the women is expected
o work an hour day in her gar
len-if she has garden--other-
wise to take long walks and set
ing up exercises.
Receive Instructions Daify.
Daily the women report by tele-
,hone and receive instructions, in
,luding diet for the following
lay. on Thursday of each week
hey report at the city hall and are
Weighed, and the weeks loss-or
on their charts.
The twenty-four women in the
irst class averaged in weight at
he start of the experiment 2O1.66
65.S3 pounds more than
heir average normal weight, and
Dr.. Robertson says he expects to
AXE approximately forty of those
pounds from each woman.
The leader of the class is Mrs.
Nellie Leonard, age 80. typist,
Who tipped the scales at 1913
pounds but lost eight pounds in the
irst seven days. DIR. Robertson
figured her normal weight at l4l
pounds.
Miss Catherine Scott. age %. also
typist, is the 'baby of the class,
the weighed in at 1861 and her
normal weight was calculated at
.2f. Miss Scott stands just a half
nch above five feet.
The anti-fat crusade is a serious
venture, DR.. Robertson says. aimed
o point the dangers and discom-
forts of excess weight and show
he ease with which it can be elimi-
rated.