Obesity and Its Treatment

New York, New York: N.p., 1910. Very good. Light toning, dust soiling.. A printed early 1910s booklet offering readers an "explanation of Obesity and of the most Scientific Method for Reducing Superfluous flesh without Dieting or Exercise, Permanently and Safely" (upper wrapper). Includes a description of obesity and its causes, "before and after" line drawn illustrations, a chart of ideal weights by height, and reasons why weight loss is important for overall health. Offers information in only the vaguest terms about the treatment itself: "My treatment consists of a combination of ingredients prepared by experts under my personal direction, combine din different proportions to suit each individual case and put up in tablet form" (p. 27). Single vol. (5.5" by 3.5", pp. 32, in original orange printed wrps.