"A STITCH IN TIME"

AMERICAN FLAG NOT SUITABLE COSTUME FOR FIGURE STUDY. Last year at the Artists and Models Ball in Paris, a young Parisian dancer sought to show her admiration and friendliness to Americans present by wearing a brief costume made from an American flag. A picture of her was published in the U.S. magazine, Modern Man which is devoted to the display of female pulchritude. When the magazine hit the newstands of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, the distributor was immediately arrested for "desecration of the American Flag." A veteran of many years unselfish service to his country, he was forced to hear himself called "Communist", and other equally ridiculous, irrelevant names by a moronic judge. Only the technicality of a of a demurrer establishing immunity of a publication reporting and illustrating a bona-fide news event, saved him the time and expense of carrying his case to a high appellate court. It is obvious that this prosecution was not prompted by true patriotism, but rather was an effort to strike at the magazine which was perhaps objected to for its erotic content. While according to custom our flag may not be used for a costume, such use could be interpreted as an actual serious offense only by a filthy minded person--others at most would consider it an unfortunate error, not worthy of serious attention. One time we at AMG prepared a photo of a model in a strap posed with his hand raised to his head in a salute, though there were no other props in the picture and one could only conjecture what he was saluting. We were severely castigated by an exarmy man (a photographer himself who had incidently been recently arrested for nude photography) who was outraged at what he considered a ridicule of the sacred Army salute. Most magazines, photographers, etc. try to avoid anything which will offend reasonably minded people, but if only pure white or pure black pages were printed, you can be certain there would be those who would "know" something basically immoral, evil, wicked, salacious, unpatriotic, sexual, etc. was intended. You cant win!

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"SATURDAY'S HERO"

EXTRA PROTEINS NOT ALWAYS ESSENTIAL TO THE BODYBUILDER. By asking every athlete who poses for us at Athletic Model Guild about his exercise and diet habits, we feel we have obtained a good sampling of their ideas on such matters as the value of protein supplements. Indeed, many of the fellows speak very favorably of different brands, giving them credit for helping them to build their bulk. But the majority we have talked to including those with the finest builds, take no supplements whatsoever. Most eat what nutritionists would call a well-balanced diet (that is: dairy products, meat, fruits, cooked and raw vegetables, with minimum of starches and candies). But some of the fellows eat quite carelessly, and seem to thrive on heavy starches, beer, desserts and many of the other items we who study health believe to be undesirable. At any rate, we are not trying to say here that adequate protein is not necessary, though we believe many of the companies having supplements for sale go overboard on their estimate of how much protein we need, and an individual who includes dairy products (eggs, milk, cheese), vegetable seeds (peas, beans etc), meat and/or nuts in his diet in quantities that satisfy his appetite will not likely be in any sense protein deficient. Above all, the bodybuilder should recognize that unless a definite deficiency does exist, there is no pill or tonic he can take which by itself will have a measureable result on his body. Primarily his progress depends on the quantity and quality of the exercise he does, plus his state of mind (which we admit in A low-cost high protein food has been developed by the Meals for Millions Foundation 115 W 7th St. Los Angeles California primarily for feeding hungry peoples in Europe and Asia. If a bodybuilder's income will not let him obtain all needed protein from expensive steaks and other tasty foods, this may be an effective solution since a 2-ounce serving has the same nourishment as a steak dinner. They will mail a two-meal sample for 25c or a 1-pound tin of Multi-Purpose-Food for 75 cents. This is not a paid advertisement--we tell you about it as a service to you. Page 17