Screenland (Nov 1928-Apr 1929)

108 SCREENLAND I Was Ashamed Before My Vast Audience DAVID . . BUSH The man who astounded America But It Ended My Stoutness My first and only attack of stage fright showed me the way to banish excess fat — forever MY heart beat fast! In 15 minutes I was going to face a vast audience! In 15 minutes I was going to speak in Carnegie Hall, New York— the most famous lecture platform in America! One of the largest crowds that had ever assembled in that great hall was waiting for me. "Why did my heart beat fast? Why did I hesitate to face my vast audience? I was a seasoned speaker. I had lectured for years. I had spoken before thousands of people in the greatest auditoriums in the United States. Why should I feel afraid? The answer was simple. That very afternoon I had received a critical letter from one of my followers. Here's what the letter said: "Why is it you are so fat?" my critic ■wrote. "You — David V. Bush — America's greatest authority on right living. You tell others how to live — what to eat — how to care for themselves mentally and physically. And yet you do nothing about your own stoutness." This letter stung me like a lash! My methods of right living had proved wonderfully beneficial to thousands of men and women. They had proved beneficial in my own case. Yet there was one thing I had been unable to conquer — my stoutness. Vain Efforts to Reduce For years I had tried to reduce. I had tried fasting, dieting, exercises, and mechanical appliances— everything I could think of. Nothing seemed to help. I remained as stout as ever. I couldn't figure out the cause of my stoutness. I am not a heavy eater, but to look at my rotund figure, anyone would think I ate too much. Such was not the case. I ate moderately— lived temperately and took a normal amount of exercise. A Startling Discovery That night after the lecture a comforting thought came to me. I-t was this: All the reducing methods which I had tried were other peoples' inventions. I had never tackled the problem myself. I had never tried to invent a reducing method of my own. For weeks I studied. For weeks I tried to find the secret. Finally I came to the conclusion that there was only one logical way to get rid of fat. Then I began to experiment on myself. Imagine my astonishment. Imagine my delight I In 24 hours I lost 2 pounds! During the next 24 hours I lost 3 pounds morel Day after day I continued my new method of re ducing. Day after day I continued to watch my weight. And day after day I continued to lose excess pounds. I felt better than I had felt in years. I felt vigorous — vital — overflowing with energy. I slept soundly. My appetite increased. I lost that sluggish feeling that fat brings. My mind grew crystal clear. I was able to go through a long, hard day without the slightest fatigue! Needless to say, I continued my amazing reducing treatment. In three weeks I was back to normal weight! To say that I was pleased would be putting it mildly. I was overjoyed! Nature's Method of Reducing. It Works or It Costs Nothing! I want to tell you all about this amazing method of reducing which I have discovered. It is simply wonderful. I am delighted with it. My friends are delighted with it. Everyone who hears about it becomes enthusiastic 1 I don't care how stout you are. I. don't care how many times you have tried to reduce and failed. My amazing new method will make your excess fat melt away like magic — give you a normal, youthful figure — make you slim, buoyant, energetic, as Nature intended you to be, or the treatment won't cost you a single penny 1 No starving — no exercising, no drugs — no external agencies — no mechanical appliances. You simply follow my instructions for a few days until your excess pounds disappear — until the scales tell you that you weigh exactly what you should. This method is so simple that anyone, even a child, can understand how it works and why it works. It is so logical, so reasonable, so sensible that the moment you hear about it you will know instantly that it works. Send No Money Merely send me your name and address. When the postman brings you my complete instructions, "How to Reduce," simply pay him the special, low price of only $2.98 plus a few cents postage. If at the end of two weeks you are not completely satisfied — if you do not lose weight rapidly and easily — then simply tell me so and your monev will be instantly refunded. You risk nothing. WRITE TODAY. DAVID V. BUSH, Dept. H-U60I, 225 N. Michigan Blvd., Chicago, 111. David V. Bush Dept. H-U601, 225 N. Michigan Blvd., Chicago, 111. Please send me your complete method, "How to Reduce." I win pay the postman $2.y8 plus a few cents postage. I understand that if I am not completely satisfied at the end of two weeks. I may return treatment and you wOl refund my money at once. Name ... Address ...State City Sometimes C.O.D. packages are delayed. To get Quickest action send cash with order. If cash accompanies order, we win pay the postage. Ask Me (Continued from page 89) "Conquest" with Lois Wilson and Monte Blue. You can write him at Warner Bros. Studios, 5842 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. M. J. C, Kingston, Ontario. You tell me my chatter is good to the last page — now what's wrong with the last page? Richard Arlen and Charles Rogers were certainly up in the air in "Wings." Would I say they were sky-larking? Well, that may get by but not if the Editor sees this first. As far as I know, Joseph Striker is not married. He is 27 years old, 6 feet 9% inches tall and has brown hair and eyes. That's his real name. Mary Pickford has not retired from the screen but will soon be making another picture, "Coquette," .scheduled for release on Easter Monday. Right away won't be too soon for us. Mary Kornman and Johnny Downs, two of the original members of 'Our Gang' are in vaudeville. I do not know their ages but I'd say Mary was about 12 and Johnny 14. I can't hear what they say. Dorothy M. of Jamestown, Pa. Thank you for your faith in my ability. I may have the goods but not always the display space, if you get me. "Ladies Must Dress" was made by Virginia Valli, Nancy Carroll, Lawrence Gray, Tom Cooley, Earle Fox, Wilson Hummel and William Tooker, for Fox Films. Virginia Valli was born in Chicago, 111. She has dark brown hair, blue eyes and is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. Virginia is now play ing in "Street of Illusion" for Columbia Pictures, 1408 Gower St., Hollywood, Cal., and also in a stage play. Madge Bellamy and her husband are separated. Vilma Banky's latest picture is "The Awakening." Norma Shearer is not retiring from the screen but is busy at work on "A Lady of Chance," at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, Cal., and then she is to make "The Trial of Mary Dugan." I understand in sound. Betty W. of Hew Tor\ City. If I gave you all of Tom Mix's pictures made in the last three years, there'd be a lot of gunplay, some first class hold-ups and I'd be way behind trying to keep up. Tom has made 25 pictures, more or less, during the past 3 years; I haven't space for the list but here are a few of them: "Riders of the Purple Sage," "The Best Bad Man," "The Rainbow Trail," "The Yankee Senor," "The Great K and A Train Robbery," "Outlaws of Red River," "The Circus Age," and "Silver Valley." Wallace Reid's last picture was "Thirty Days." He was a sick man then but worked to the end of the film. He started work on another picture, "A Gentleman of Leisure," but after a few days before the camera, he had to give up the fight. No one has ever taken Wally's place on the screen. Lloyd K. of Richmond, Ind. I can tell you a lot of nice things about Janet Gaynor but you crave a letter from her in her own hand-writing and ever'thing. Will she answer your letter? Janet knows, I don't. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1907. Her hair and eyes are brown. Her next picture will be "Street Fair" with Charles Morton. Drop her a letter, written in your best bib and tucker, and see what you get. Crayce B. from Brooklyn. My idea of