as surely as a reduction
in a bank account is made by drawing checks on it.

MEN--UNDER AVERAGE WEIGHT

Experience of 43 American Companies
Duration of Experience, 1885-1908
Number of Policyholders, 530,108[I]

--------+-------------------------------------------------------------
| Underweight, || Underweight, || Underweight,
| 5 to 10 lbs. || 15 to 20 lbs. || 25 to 45 lbs.
Ages |-------------------||---------+---------||---------+---------
at | Death | Death || Death | Death || Death | Death
Entry. | Rate | Rate || Rate | Rate || Rate | Rate
| Below | Above || Below | Above || Below | Above
| Std.[J]| Std. || Std. | Std. || Std. | Std.
--------+---------+---------||---------+---------||---------+---------
20-24 | ... | 7% || ... | 15% || ... | 34%
25-29 | 1% | ... || ... | 8 || ... | 16
30-34 | ... | 4 || ... | 0 || ... | 8
35-39 | 9 | ... || ... | 3 || ... | 2
40-44 | 15 | ... || 13% | ... || 3% | ...
45-49 | 3 | ... || 1 | ... || 11 | ...
50-56 | 10 | ... || 8 | ... || 9 | ...
57-62 | 7 | ... || 18 | ... || 19 | ...
--------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+---------

[I] Medico-Actuarial Mortality Investigation, Volume 11, page 10.

[J] The standard death rate is that experienced by average insurance
risks of the same age, according to the Medico-Actuarial Committee.

The most favorable mortality (19 per cent. below the average) is found
among those aged 57 to 62 who are extremely light in weight, compared
with the average weight for those ages. The next lowest mortality in any
other age group (15 per cent. below the average) is among those aged 40
to 44 who are 5 to 10 pounds under the average weight.

[Sidenote: Diet for Underweight]

Thin people lose heat more readily than stout people, as they have a
larger percentage of active tissue and expose more skin surface in
proportion to the body weight. They require, therefore, an abundant
supply of energy food, or fuel foods, fats, starch and sugar. Butter
and olive oil are better than other fats and less likely to disturb the
digestion. Sugar is a valuable fuel