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:

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

Luncheon

Two medium ears of tender green corn, thoroughly masticated; serve with either a very little nut butter or fresh dairy butter

Dinner

Cream of pea soup; crisp cracker - very little A lettuce and tomato salad, or cooked spinach An ear or two of tender green corn, or lima beans (cooked)

A grilled sweet potato

Water should be taken as follows: Half a glass at the beginning, a glass during the progress of the meal, and half a glass at the close.

Just before retiring, eat half a pound of very ripe grapes, swallowing skins, seeds and pulps, or take four or five extremely ripe Japanese plums, if they are not sweet and well ripened; grapes are preferred.

Devote about three minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5, together with deep breathing.

Second Day: Same as the first, very slightly increasing the quantity of food if there is the least symptom of weakness.

Every morning, immediately on rising, eat two or three peaches or plums, and drink a glass of water.

Third Day:

Breakfast

Cantaloup

A cup of cocoa or chocolate Choice of: a Two extremely ripe bananas, baked; serve with thin cream (bananas must be black spotted) b A baked potato Two egg whites, whipped with a sprinkle of sugar and a little lemon juice and cream

Luncheon

Tender corn String beans or squash Spinach or a green salad A cantaloup or two exceedingly ripe peaches, with a little sugar - no cream

Dinner

A small portion of fish or white meat of chicken, provided there is a craving for this kind of food; if not, confine to

Tender corn (One whole poached egg, eaten with the corn)

One boiled onion or cooked spinach

Two glasses of water

This entire meal should be masticated very thoroughly. This is one method of preventing supersecretion of acid, premature fermentation and the consequent accumulation of gas.

Fourth Day: The same as the third, with the exception of the evening meal, which should consist of -

A baked sweet potato - butter

Carrots or string beans, or Spanish onion

Fifth Day: The same as the first.

Sixth Day: The same as the second, repeating the diet as given for a week or ten days.

After the fourth day these meals may be slightly varied by choosing from the following, where vegetables are prescribed:

Beans Beets Carrots Corn

Parsnips Peas Squash Turnips

The patient should retire at a reasonable hour, say 10 o'clock, and rise about

6 or 6.30; have breakfast between 7.30 and 8; luncheon between 12 and 1, and dinner not later than 6.30 or 7.

Masticate well every mouthful of food, whether it seems to need it or not. Even bananas need much mastication, not for the purpose of reduction, but for the purpose of insalivation. The same rule should apply to all cooked vegetables and soft foods.

Fall Menu. Anemia - Sluggish Liver Rheumatic Tendency

Choice of the following:

Plain ice-cream, gelatin, or junket may be eaten with either of the dinner menus.

Omit all laxative medicines. Use coarse clean wheat bran liberally, especially with the morning and the evening meal.

Winter Menu. Anemia - Sluggish Liver Rheumatic Tendency

First Day: Immediately on rising, drink two glasses of water, and eat a small bunch of grapes, or two or three soaked prunes. Devote two or three minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5 (see Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345). The exercises should be taken before an open window, or in a well-ventilated room.

Breakfast

A cup of hot water

Three or four egg whites and two yolks, whipped rapidly four or five minutes with a rotary egg beater. Whip into this a heaping teaspoonful of sugar and a teaspoonful of olive-oil, and whip again for two or three minutes

Flaked wheat, eaten with thin cream - small portion

A cup of hot water

Wheat bran

Luncheon

Carrots or parsnips

Baked potatoes, with butter

A boiled onion

Dinner

Cream of tomato soup

Fish - small portions

Carrots, onions, parsnips, squash, turnips - one or two of these

Potatoes, prepared choice

One exceedingly ripe banana, eaten with thin cream and raisins

Just before retiring take two table-spoonfuls of wheat bran, and devote four or five minutes to the above-named exercises.

Second Day: The same as the first.

Third Day: The same as the second, slightly varying the meals according to choice of vegetables, adhering closely, however, to the number of eggs prescribed. If olive-oil is not pleasant to the taste, it may be omitted, and a larger quantity of butter taken with the potatoes. It would be well to take a table-spoonful of olive-oil just before eating, followed by half a cup of hot water, especially if the weather is cold.

Fourth Day:

Breakfast

Whole wheat, thoroughly steamed or boiled; serve with butter

A cup of hot water

Luncheon

Vegetable soup Corn bread - butter Cocoa

Dinner

One fresh vegetable - carrots, parsnips, turnips, etc.

A bit of fish

A baked potato

A small portion of plain ice-cream, if something sweet is desired

Fifth Day: The same as the fourth.

Sixth Day: The same as the first, and so on for a period of fifteen to twenty days.