Monday, Jul. 28, 1924

"Millions of Followers"

In its issue of July 14, TIME described in some detail the July number of Physical Culture Magazine, spoke of Editor Bernarr Macfadden as "the Nation's best-known body-worshipper," possessed of an apostolic zeal for "cultured" pictures, "frank statements," "plain advice."

It now appears that Physical Culture and Editor Macfadden are not without friends. Writes a citizen of Washington, D. C.: "On page 24 of your issue of July 14, there is an article about Bernarr Macfadden that is very unfair. . . . He has millions of followers in the country.

"In my own case, for example, will say that I was about to 'be given up with pneumonia when I took up the Macfadden system of obtaining health. I weighed 89 Ibs. After following it for years I weighed nearly 200 when I dropped it and recently I became too heavy and took up his exercises and diet while he was in Washington and have lost 36 Ibs. and never felt 'better in my life. This is a brief testimony which could be repeated by thousands of people."