Part 34

If it is cold, and something hot is desired, a cup of sassafras tea, made from the bark of the red sassafras root, may be taken at the morning and the evening meal. (See p. 681.)

Just before retiring, devote three or four minutes to deep breathing exercises.

At the beginning of the evening meal, or on retiring, two or three tablespoonfuls of bran may be taken in a little hot water. The quantity of bran may be reduced according to the condition of the bowels.

SPRING MENU

STOMACH AND INTESTINAL CATARRH

Catarrh of the stomach is merely a form of chronic irritation caused by a residue of hydrochloric acid in the stomach following the process of digestion. This condition is augmented by intoxicating and stimulating beverages--tobacco, liquor, beer, tea, coffee; by acids, such as vinegar, lemon, grapefruit, and pineapple juices; by cane-sugar, cereal starches, and meat. The remedy, therefore, is found in eliminating these things, and in confining the diet to the following foods:

All fresh vegetables Milk Eggs Nuts Green salads Subacid fruits Melon Very tender fish or white meat of fowl--occasionally

Inasmuch as the primary cause of stomach catarrh is supersecretion of hydrochloric acid, an abundance of pure water should be drunk at meals and also between meals.

BREAKFAST

A cup of hot water Egg whites, whipped, mixed with lukewarm milk; drink slowly

Drink a cup of hot water about 11 a. m.

LUNCHEON

A cup of hot water A green salad or one fresh vegetable A new potato, baked; serve with butter Rice, simmered over night; serve with rich milk Half a cup of water at close of meal

Drink a cup of hot water about 4 p. m.

DINNER

A cup of hot water Two fresh vegetables A new potato, baked Bran gems, with butter An egg, or a very small portion of either tender fish or chicken

Mastication must be perfect.

Bread, flour, and cereal products should be omitted, with the exception of a very limited quantity of thoroughly cooked rice and wheat bran.

Sweets, desserts, tea, coffee, all sedative and stimulating beverages, and drugs and narcotics should be omitted.

Water should be drunk copiously both at meals and between meals.

SUMMER MENU

STOMACH AND INTESTINAL CATARRH

BREAKFAST

A bit of subacid or non-acid fruit--pear, peaches, plums, or melon Whipped eggs, using an excess of whites An extremely ripe banana, baked, eaten with very little thin cream

LUNCHEON

A green salad with nuts Tender corn or string beans A baked sweet or a white potato

DINNER

A salad with grated nuts--no dressing One or two fresh vegetables--corn, peas, beans, carrots A baked white potato A whipped egg, or fish, if engaged in manual labor A very ripe peach or a melon