The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-04
WEIGHT REDUCING
 EXPERIMENT IS CLOSELY WATCHED
Fat Persons Are Greatly h. terested In Outcome of
 Chicago Tests

Chicago May .+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 su- pervision of Dr. John Bill Robert son, City Health Commissioner. In quiries, already received here s1g- gest the probability that if the Chi cago experiment is successful it may be tried in other communities.
 Success reported in the first week when the average weight of the 24 women composing the first class was reduced by S.9 pounds has prompted the organ ization of other classes in this city and altogether more than 200 persons here are trying to see how rapidly they can regain their youthful figures.
 The leaders of the fat elimination contest here aver that the experi- ment can be tried by anyone suffer ing from a surplus of averdupois. Reasonable exercise and a strictly controlled diet constitute two of the chief features of the Chicago experi- ment
 The daily menus of the reducing class are prepared by Miss Ruth W7Fbar, of the Health Commis- sioners training school for nurses, who believes this supervision of diet to be essential to sue cess. Those ambitious to become slim are permitted to have lean meat but once a day and potatoes are for bidden. If one is hungry between meals Miss WiTbar suggests that a glass of water will satisfy that empty feehng.''
 Here is a typical menu prepared by Miss WIH{1a3- for one day
 BfeakfaSt-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
 10:30 A M-One-ha half cup of bouil- lon with one cracker.
 Luucheon-Medium serving of lean cold coast beef; two thin slices of rye bread; lettuce and cottage cheese full of French dressing; tea with lemon; one cracker.
 Dinner-La<ge serving of boiled cod with lemon; large serving of plain calriifEower; one scant teaspoon of butter: lettuce salad or celery; one-hah an orange; black coffee
 10-3O P. M - One-haIf cup hot skim milk.
 Each of the women is expected to work an hour day in her garden if she has a. garden-otherwis tc take long walks and setting up ex- lerciSesL
 Daily the women report by tele. phone and receive instructions in. cIuding a diet for the following day ion Thursday of each week they re, port at the city hall and are weighed and the weeks 4osS-or gain-record ed on their charts.
 The 24 women in the first clas averaged in weight at the start of thu experiment 2O1-6S pounds, 65.S pounds more than their average nor nal weight, and Dr. Robertson say he expects to take approximatel. 40 of those pounds from each wo man.
 The leader of the class is Mrs. Mel lie Leonard, age 32, a typist, wh tipped the scales at 323 pounds bu lost eight pounds in the first seve7 days. Dr. Robertson figured her nor nal weight at Al pounds.
 Miss Catherine Scott, aged 2S, als a typist, is the 'fbaby of the class. she weighed in at 166 1-2 and he normal weight was calculated a 121. Miss Scott stands just a half inch above five feet
 The anti-fat crusade is a seriou venture, pr. Robertson says, aimed t point the dangers and discomforts c excess weight and show the ease wit which it can be eliminated.