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The Washington Post, July 15, 1900: "How to Become Thin"

"[S]ugar and starch must be put aside—the quantity of food eaten is not of importance if the material is of the proper kind."

How to Become Thin
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Simple Rules for a Successful
Reduction Cure.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE DIET

Food Containing Sugar and Starch Must Be put aside - The Quantity of Food Eaten Is Not of Importance if the material is of the proper kind— Ice cream, potatoes, and bread must be abolished-- No water or Liquors at meals.

"This is the season of the year in which people who want to reduce their flesh would do best to begin," said a doctor who has made himself more famous in this particular field than any other American physician…