Part 27

A liberal portion of baked sweet potatoes, with butter A cup of hot water, into which put a little sugar and cream Figs, cream, and nuts

DINNER

A salad of lettuce, celery, or endive, with nuts One fresh vegetable A bit of chicken or turkey--white meat; or shell-fish, such as lobster or crab, may be eaten A baked potato

/Note/: The meats are given only in case there is a craving for something salty.

Exercise and water-drinking just before retiring.

/Fourth Day/: Same as the third, varying the meals by changing vegetables according to hunger.

/Fifth Day/: Same as the first, repeating these menus for a period of from fifteen to twenty days, making such variations in the vegetables as normal hunger requires.

SPRING MENU

ANEMIA--SLUGGISH LIVER

RHEUMATIC TENDENCY

Drink two glasses of water just after rising, to which add a spoonful or two of lemon juice.

Devote as much time as possible (from three to five minutes) to vigorous exercises, as shown in Vol. V, pp. 1343 to 1346. Hold the breath while executing three or four movements. In this way the lung capacity can be much increased.

Choice of the following:

MENU I MENU II

BREAKFAST

A cup of hot water Grapes or orange juice Half a cup of wheat bran, Whole wheat, boiled; serve cooked with thin cream An egg white, poached Wheat bran A banana, baked

LUNCHEON

Spinach One glass of water A potato or steamed wheat Boiled onions A baked white potato

DINNER

A salad of lettuce and tomatoes, A green salad with oil Carrots, spinach, or onions--any Choice of peas, beans, or two of these asparagus A baked sweet or a white A small, baked white potato potato One egg or a very small portion Baked beans or rye bread of tender fish One glass of water One glass of water Apple tapioca or gelatin

The bowels should be kept in normal condition by the use of clean, coarse wheat bran.

SUMMER MENU

ANEMIA--SLUGGISH LIVER

RHEUMATIC TENDENCY

/First Day/: On rising, take two sweet, ripe plums, and a glass of water. Devote from one to three minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5 (see Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345), and practise deep breathing, filling the lungs to their utmost capacity every third or fourth movement. Also take a short, brisk walk in the open air.

BREAKFAST

(An hour later)

Four or five extremely ripe peaches, with just a sprinkle of sugar--no cream Two or three egg whites and one yolk, whipped with a teaspoonful of sugar One extremely ripe banana (black spotted), with nuts