Part 7

/First Day/: Immediately after rising, drink a glass of cool water, and the juice of a sweet orange. Devote as much time as possible (five to ten minutes) to vigorous exercises.

BREAKFAST

A cup of hot water One banana Two egg whites and one yolk very lightly poached A small, baked white potato, with butter; eat skins and all A small portion of wheat bran cooked five minutes

/Note/: If the quantity seems insufficient, a corn-meal muffin may be eaten.

LUNCHEON

Boiled onions, carrots, or turnips A baked potato--eat skins and all One egg boiled two minutes

DINNER

Celery, endive, or lettuce, with nuts or a simple dressing Turnips, carrots, spinach, boiled onions--any two of these A baked white potato, served hot with butter and salt A portion of wheat bran cooked five minutes A portion of gelatin, with thin cream

Just before retiring, devote from three to five minutes to exercising. Drink a glass of water, take a spoonful or two of wheat bran, and either a few California grapes or the juice of an orange.

/Second Day/: The same as the first, slightly varying the meals by choosing different vegetables from the following selections:

Beans Potatoes Beets Pumpkin Cabbage Spinach Carrots Squash Onions Turnips Parsnips

/Third Day/: The same as the second, adding one very ripe banana, eaten with thin cream and raisins, to the morning meal, and a few nuts, if desired.

Banana, nut butter, raisins, and cream make a delicious combination. The entire breakfast could be made of these with good results.

/Fourth Day/: Exercise, water-drinking, and deep breathing just before retiring and just after rising, as prescribed for the first day.

BREAKFAST

A few Malaga grapes or a sweet orange Two exceedingly ripe bananas, eaten with thin cream and nut butter A cup of junket, or a small portion of gelatin with a very little sugar and thin cream One egg prepared as per recipe in "Introduction to Menus" if the appetite will accept it. (See p. 678.)

LUNCHEON

A green salad A small portion of fish or chicken A baked potato A cup of hot water

DINNER

One or two fresh vegetables--choice A glass of buttermilk with a small piece of corn bread A small portion of gelatin with thin cream

If the bowels are not normal, a portion of wheat bran should be taken at the morning and the evening meal.

Both digestion and assimilation of food can be largely increased by daily taking exercise No. 3 (see Vol. V, p. 1344), vigorously, for ten or fifteen minutes just after rising and just before retiring.

/Fifth Day/: Same as the fourth, slightly increasing or decreasing the quantity of food according to hunger.

/Sixth Day/: Same as the first, repeating, for a period of two or three weeks, the menus as given, varying the meals by choosing different vegetables in the same class as those prescribed.

SPRING MENU

ABNORMAL APPETITE OBESITY--DROWSINESS

MENU I MENU II

BREAKFAST