South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-07
FAT PERSONS ARE
WATCHING RESULTS
OF new CONTEST
Weight Reducing Campaign
May be Tried Out in
Other Communities.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO May Stat persons all
over the United States are watching
with great interest the sixty day ex-
I pertinent IN reducing weight which
IS being conducted here under the
supervision OF Or. John HW Robert
son, city health commissioner. In
quiries already received here suE-
sest the probability that II the Chi
cago experiment is successful IL may
be tried IN other communities.
Report Success.
Success reported in the frs week
when the average weight OF the "a
women composing the first class was
reduced b. So pounds has prompted
the organization Of other classes iu
this city and altogether more than
zoo persons here are trying to see
now rapidly they can regain their
youthful dsures.
The leaders Of the fat elimination
contest here aver that the expert
ment can be tried by anyone suffer
ing from surplus OF adverdupois.
Reasonable exercise and a strictly
controlled diet constitute two of the
chief features Of the Chicago ex-
pertinent
The daily menus OF the reducing
class are prepared BY Miss Ruth
Wilbar, OF the health commissioner
training school for nurses, who be
lieves this supervision Of diet 70 be
essential TO success. Those ambi-
tious to become slim are permitted
10 have lean meat but once a day
and potatoes are forbidden. II one
is hungry between meals Miss WI
bar suggests that a glass OF water
viii satisfy that empty feeling"
Typical Menu
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 a half table
spoons OF skinned milk instead Of
cream.
1890 q. m: One-half cup OF
bouillOn with one cracker.
Luncheon: Medium serving of
lean cold roast beef; two thin slices
Of rye bread; lettuce and cottage
tablespoonsful Of French dressing.
tea with lemon: one cracker.
Dinner: Large serving of boiled
cod with lemon: large serving OF
plain cauliflower; one scant tea
spoon Of butter; lettuce salad or
celery; One-half an orange; black
coffee.
1880 p. m: One-half cup hot
skim milk.
Work One Hour.
Each OF the women is expected to
work an hour 2 day in her garden
If che has a garden-otherwise to
take long walks and setting up eX-
ercises.
Daily the women report by tele-
phone and receive instruction, in
o1ndfnor a dfaf for tho fo1Inzsrfur- dnr
ON Thursday Of each week they re-
port at the city hall and are weigh
ed, and the weeks loss-Or gain
recorded on their charts.
Weight i'm First Class.
The "a women in the first class
averaged in weight at the start Of
the experiment, 201.66 pounds. 65.6S
pounds more than their average
normal weight, and DR.. Robertson
says he expects TO take approx
mately 40 Of those pounds from each
woman.
The leader Of the first class is
Mrs. Nellie Leonard, age -. a typist
who tipped the scales at 323 pounds
but lost eight pounds in the first
seven days DR.. Robertson figured
her normal weight at 141 pounds.
Miss Catherine Scott, age 28, also
a typist, is the baby Of the class,
she weighed in at 1861 and her
121. Miss Scott stands just a half
inch above FIVE feet.
The anti-fat crusade is q serious
venture. DIR. Robertson saws. aimed
TO point the dangers and discom-
forts of excess weight and show the
ease with which it can be elimi-
mated