This section is from the book "Hygiene Of The Nursery", by Louis Starr. Also available from Amazon: Hygiene of the nursery.
First meal, 8 A.m. - Milk, 7 fluidounces, Vichy water, 1 fluid-ounce (one or two portions); one or two yolks of soft-boiled eggs with salt, or a bit of fresh fish or sweetbread; or one or two slices of bran or whole wheat bread, dry.
Second meal, 1.30 p.m. - A teacupful of clear meat-broth; a piece of chicken, turkey, wild fowl, or fish; one well-cooked green vegetable - i. e., spinach, celery, young onions, cauliflower; one or two slices of dry bran or whole wheat bread; junket or rice-and-milk pudding.
Third meal, 6.30 p.m. - Milk as at first meal; sweetbread or milk-toast; dry bran or whole wheat bread.
For drink, Poland water or Vichy (domestic); use either freely. Avoid fats, starches, sweets, and red meats - i. e., beef or mutton.
Exercise in fresh air is important.
 
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