THE BEST CURE

Cromwell Argus, Volume LI, Issue 2686, 23 August 1920, Page 6

THE BEST CURE

A CHICAGO EXPERIMENT. Waddling into the oUiee of Dr John Dill Robertson. Health Commissioner of Chicago, 20 fat women, whose weight averaged a tiitle over 22011 i, presented theinselvef in response to his invitation through the newspapers, to com» and be relieved of their surplus avoirdupe'js under his direction, free, gratis. Dr Robertson had called for 50 heavyweight volunteers, half of them to be men. Only one fat man appeared, and he was on hand early, but when he found himlelf surrounded by 4,4001b of feminity he took alarm and fled.

The reducing course will comprise prescribed dieting. gardening—especially gardening — walking, and other exercise. To-day the members of the class donned overalls and started out to till a large Geld, whiih (Dr Robertson observed genially) " needs it, goodness knows." Later, as they straightened up to re.«t their aching backs, mop their blows, and compare notes, it became bruited about that the field belonged to the Health Commissioner, and this engendered the sus[li.'ion that his scheme might" not have been prompted by unadulterated altruism. However, the doubters, encouraged by visions of a return to sylph-like pulchritude, decided to k° "" wilu thc experiment.

Dr Robertson's class in reducing is made up of 12 housewives, two typists, two clerk*, one stenographer, one mercantile buyer, one nurse, and one office manager.

That tickling, irritating cough can be promptly relieved by a lew drops of "NAZOL" taken on lump sug.vr. Oct, " NAZOL " to-night. Sixty doses l/(i.