Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1918 — Loss in Weight May Mean Loss in One’s Efficiency [ARTICLE]

Loss in Weight May Mean Loss in One’s Efficiency

There is no doubt that a certain amount of reduction in weight can be endured by the vigorous for a considerable time, but not without serious loss in efficiency, if long continued, writes Thomas B. Osborne, in Atlantic. In every community there are many men below normal weight, and these are always looked upon with suspicion by insurance companies and enlistment officers, even though no pathological cause can be found for their underweight.