Armstrong, Louis. (1901–1971)
Signed Diet Plan!
3 page stapled typed plan to "Lose Weight The 'Satchmo' Way by Lucille Armstrong & Louis Armstrong." Inscribed in blue ballpoint pen at the top of the first page: "To J. Bauco from Louis Armstrong." Usual folds, else fine.Armstrong was greatly interested in health and bodily functions, advocating the use of laxatives to control weight. He would publish his ideas in a book called Lose Weight the Satchmo Way, and also appeared in advertisements for his favorite herbal laxative, Swiss Kriss. In this manuscript, he describes a regimen of regular meals supplemented by orange juice and Swiss Kriss. A very unusual item the great jazz artist, who once wrote "Satchmo Slogan / the more you shit / the thinner you'll git / no shit." (2970)
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