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August 24, 2012 by TimHughes 
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The “Scientific American” issue of Nov. 18, 1911 offers this interesting solution for “…reducing abdominal weight”. I don’t think this one caught on…

• Perhaps we should increase the size of our coffins…
• It never caught on…
• A shocking cure for what ails you…
• Stating the obvious…
• Human ingenuity… not always successful…

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