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...common Finn a gentleman" in time for the Olympic Games in 1952. In addition, Finland has decided on an anti-gluttony campaign. Insurance company surveys show that during the food-short war years, the people were healthier than before. But Finns have not taken the hint. Said Tailor Eirik Dronstedt, who has been busy since the Christmas holidays letting out seams: "About 90% of my customers have gotten fatter in the last two years. I can only remember one who has gotten thinner, and he was a man returning from his honeymoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PLAIN PEOPLE: Gluttony & Glamour | 2/6/1950 | See Source »

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