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Show Adding Pounds Isn't Any Weighty Matter By ALICIA HART "Year after year thousands of words are printed about how to low weight," writes a girl who signs herself "Scrawny." "I wish you would writ mor often about the problems of the too thin women. After all, It's no more fun to be dresdfully underweight under-weight than I imagine it Is to be overweight Still I must say I've juit about given up hopes of ever knowing definitely about the latter matter." Well, unless there Is something orgsnically wrong. In which case medical, not beauty, advice should be sought, it ought not to be so difficult for anyone to take on a few pounds. If she hss msde up her mind to gain a little weight, the too thin girl ought to see her family doctor at once and have a complete physical physi-cal examination. The doctor will prescribe a tonic if one is necessary, neces-sary, discuss diet and so on. Th next step Is a resolution to get at least nine hours of sleep each night She ought to go to bed at the same time every night and get up at a certain hour each morning. This is most Important Furthermore, she should eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the same times every day. If you doubt that this kind of regularity will achieve results, consider whst hsppens to thin young men who suddenly become subject to the inflexible in-flexible eating and sleeping schedule sched-ule of a military academy. Or to a student nurse who must, of necessity, neces-sity, live by the clock. Step No. 4 is careful study of a calory chart She'll check th calory cal-ory rich foods and try to eat more of them, leaving light salads and clear soups to her overweight friends. Certainly, as the would-be reducers hsv to b told time and time again, there are no two ways about it if you consume more calories cal-ories per dsy thsn the body burns up in energy, you will gain weight Providing, of course, that you are healthy and that you get enough rest |