The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-13
.DIETERS CLINIC
HELD TODAY
At TIMES

Scores of readers Of the
Washington Times who yes
terday completed the revised
18-day Hollywood diet are
flocking today to the Free Diet
Clinic in room 4O8 Of the
Hearst Building, 1919 H st.
N. W., to check up on the
progress they have made and
to receive medical advice as to
whether further reducing is
indicated.
Persons who have been reading
about the diet and have been hear.
ing their friends tell Of the remark
able results from following it. but
who have not yet tried it them.
selves, likewise are calling at the
clinic today to receive the advice Of
the medical staff as to whether the
Hollywood diet suits their Individual
cases, and IL not, what variations
are necessary.
Reprint Schedule
For the convenience Of those read.
ers who failed to start the regimen
at the beginning, The Times today
is printing the complete menus for
the entire IL days. Persons inter-
ested in reducing may start the diet
whenever they choose. It is advis-
able. however. that they first visit
the diet clinic to get the opinion of
the staff dietetic specialists.
Any form Of dieting Is advisable
only il the person Is in good nor
NAL health. II the individual has
any organic trouble, any serious all
ments, or is extremely overweight,
the advice Of a competent dietetic
specialist should first be obtained.
The Times Free Diet Clinic enables
one to receive this information with
out cost.
Nurses Aid
The clinic is open today from
10 a. m. to noon and from 4:3O to
p. m. A staff of nurses from
Casualty Hospital, assembled under
the direction of DIR. Joseph d.
Rogers, prominent surgeon, Of 140O
M st. ~ W.. superintendent of the
| institution. is on hand to receive
the clinic visitors. weigh them.
take their medical histories and
fill out diagnosis sheets for the
| information of the medical staff.
The nurses are headed by Miss
Angela Winters. dietetic specialist
at the hospital. who has assisted at
all of the clinic sessions.
Many Of those visiting the clinic
| today were found to have reached
their normal weight for persons of
their sex, age, and height and were
| told that no further dieting was
| necessary. Others, while they had
reduced materially. had not yet
reached their ideal and were ad-
vised to continue the Hollywood
diet, as long as they felt no i'll
effects, until the desired weight was
| attained.
Special Diets Given
Some individuals, who were ex-
tremely overweight, were given
special diets and a list of gymnastic
| exercises. These persons were told
not to be discouraged at the slow
rate of weight reduction. They were
informed that rapid reducing fire.
| quently was injurious and that
slow, steady decrease of a couple
of pounds a week was ideal.
The fame of the revised Holly
wood diet is spreading afar. The
diet editor today received request
from H. B. Goess1ing, of 2105
Monroe ST., Madison, Wis, for the
complete 1S-day diet. On recent
visit to Washington he was i'm.
pressed by the reducing regimen.
Nearly every day the editor receives
similar requests from various sec
tons of the country.
Sings Of Diet
The Hollywood diet is being
brought to the attention of patrons
of the Palace Theater this week by
Herbert Rawlinson, master of cere-
monies, who sings song entitled,
my Wife Is On A Diet" Here are
the words:
What is the greatest problem now
throughout the land?
what's the only problem needs
helping hand7
1t isn't prohibition. or farm reflex
find:
It's something more important now on
everybody'A mind. 49,
Just walk into any home today; It's
ten to one you'll hear each husband
say:
my wife is on a diet. ana since she's
Home isn't home any more.
No gravy and potatoes. just lettuce
t. and tomatoes.
Where are the pies adore?
Oh! Obi oh! what a disgrace!
I'm ashamed to look q grapefruit
| straight in the face.
My wife is on diet,