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...Clews was born in Strafordshire, England, and entered mercantile life in New York at the age of 15. At the outbreak of the civil war he was asked by thee Secretary of the Treasury to act as the government's agent in thee sale of United States bonds. In 1877 he organized the firm of Henry Clews and Company and since then has been connected with many financial corporations on Wall street. He is the author of "Twenty-eight years in Wall Street" and "The Wall Street Point of View...
...Fletcher began by giving a brief account of the reasons why he undertook the study which has finally resulted in the development of the science known as "Fletcherism." At the age of 40 his health was so poor that he was refused polices by all the large insurance companies in America. He at once set about inquiring into the reasons for this condition and found that the digestion is probably the most important factor in the health of the human body. From many experiments upon himself he conceived the theory of dietetic righteousness which has restored...
...lecture this evening, Mr. Fletcher will deal with vital economics in the whole field of human interest, all built on a solid basis of dietetic righteousness. His arguments for better health and efficiency will be based on his own experience and the results of experiments upon himself. Between the ages of 54 and 60 Mr. Fletcher recorded an increase of 21 per cent. in strength tests. Last month he registered 840 pounds on the spring lifting machine one-half of which is the average in gymnasium records. By means of a cinematograph arranged specially for this lecture, Mr. Fletcher will...
...age of fifty Mr. Fletcher has performed acrobatic feats of a man of twenty. He will endeavor to show in his lecture that by proper regulation of diet this may be accomplished by the average person...
...average age is 19 years; the average height is 5 feet 11 inches; and the average weight is 174 pounds...