Part 31

Two ears of tender corn Two glasses of milk One whipped egg A small portion of ice-cream Wheat bran

FALL MENU

STIFFNESS AND PAIN IN JOINTS

STOMACH TROUBLE--CONSTIPATION--INTESTINAL GAS--IRREGULAR HEART ACTION

/First Day/: On rising, drink a cup or two of hot water, and eat a half pound of grapes, the Concord or blue grapes preferred, swallowing seeds and pulp whole, masticating and swallowing the skins. Devote as much time as possible (from three to five minutes) to deep breathing exercises before an open window, or in a thoroughly ventilated room.

BREAKFAST

(Half an hour later)

Half a cup of coarse wheat bran, served as an ordinary cereal A bowl of clabbered milk, with a sprinkle of maple-sugar Bran meal gems

LUNCHEON

A glass of cool water Baked potatoes or corn One fresh vegetable, such as carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, boiled onions, or squash Half a cup of hot water

DINNER

One or two fresh vegetables (See list suggested for luncheon) Choice of green salad, cooked spinach, or celery A baked white potato--eat skins and all One egg white, or a very small portion of either fish or white meat of chicken; egg preferred

From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals--half a glass of cool water at the beginning of the meal, and a cup of hot water at the close, would be sufficient; drink enough, however, to make the total moisture about 66 per cent of the whole.

A tablespoonful of wheat bran should also be taken at each of the above meals, either with a little water at the close of the meal, or cooked and served as a cereal at the beginning of the meal. A spoonful or two should be taken just after rising, and just before retiring, until the bowels act normally, when the quantity may be regulated to meet the severity of the condition.

/Second Day/: Same as the first.

/Third Day/: Same as the second, slightly increasing the food if demanded by normal hunger, or decreasing it if there is a sense of fullness after meals. It is always well to cease eating before hunger is thoroughly satisfied. When the body is kept slightly hungry, it assimilates all the food eaten, and insures natural digestion and elimination of waste.

/Fourth Day/:

BREAKFAST

One or two exceedingly ripe bananas, with cream and nut butter, and either raisins or soaked prunes A glass of milk One egg white Boiled wheat, with thin cream and either nuts or nut butter

LUNCHEON

A sweet potato, with butter Corn, fresh A glass of milk

DINNER

Spinach, with egg white A very small portion of fish or white meat of chicken A baked sweet or a white potato

A tablespoonful of olive-oil may be taken at the beginning of each of these meals, and a cup of hot water at the close.

If the bowels have not become normal, continue taking the wheat bran and grapes according to directions for the first day.

Observe the general rules of exercise and water-drinking just after rising and just before retiring.

/Fifth Day/: Same as the fourth.

/Sixth Day/: Same as the first, repeating the diet herein given, day by day, for two or three weeks.