It is a mistake to suppose that violent muscular exercise is an offset to mental strain. Very moderate exercise combined with abundant fresh air and with mental diversion and relaxation are more beneficial, and do not add one kind of material exhaustion to another already present.

Tobacco and coffee, like alcohol, are stimulants which are useful in such cases only in proportion to the moderation in which they are employed. Tea may be allowed in the earlier part of the day if it does not cause wakefulness.

Following is the dietary at the Lake Erie College, at Painesville, Ohio, for women students:

Daily Menu

Wednesday, January 17, 1900. Dinner

Corned beef, mashed potatoes, turnips, bread, butter, rice pudding.

Thursday, January 18. Breakfast

Baked apples, hominy grits, creamed dried beef, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

Cheese, pudding, raspberry jam, bread, butter, milk, tea.

Dinner

Roast beef, potatoes, parsnips, bread, butter, chocolate pudding.

Friday, January 19. Breakfast

Oranges, wheat breakfast food, corned-beef hash, corn rolls, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

Oyster stew, wafers, bananas, bread, butter, tea.

Dinner

Pot roast, potatoes, beets, bread, butter, brown betty, lemon sauce.

Saturday, January 20. Breakfast

Wheat breakfast food, bacon, baked potatoes, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

Beef in gravy, pickles, sauce, milk, bread, butter, tea.

Dinner

Lamb chops, potatoes, canned peas, bread, butter, cherry tapioca, cream.

Sunday, January 21. Breakfast

Oranges, wheat breakfast food, fried mush, maple sirup, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

At evening on Sunday. Stewed apricots, cake, milk, tea, bread, butter.

Dinner

Stewed chicken, mashed potatoes, cranberries, bread, butter, cottage pudding, hard sauce.

Monday, January 22. Breakfast

Bananas, wheat breakfast food, rolls, codfish balls, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

Beet salad, raspberry jam, milk, bread, butter, tea.

Dinner

Hamburg steak, browned potatoes, squash, bread pudding.

Tuesday, January 23. Breakfast

Hominy grits, minced lamb, milk, bread, butter, coffee.

Luncheon

Pea soup, crackers, bananas, tea, bread, butter.

Dinner

Roast pork, baked sweet potatoes, cole-slaw, bread, butter, dates.

Wednesday, January 24. Breakfast

Bananas, hominy grits, bacon, potato cakes, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

Baked beans, brown bread, pickles, milk, bread, butter, tea.

Dinner

Roast beef, boiled potatoes, spinach, bread, butter, boiled rice, maple sirup.

Thursday, January 25. Breakfast

Oranges, wheat breakfast food, meat hash, French toast, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

Cheese, gingerbread, bread, butter, cocoa.

Dinner

Beefsteak, mashed potatoes, Lima beans, bread, butter, baked potatoes.

Friday, January 26. Breakfast

Cream of wheat breakfast food, creamed beef, rolls, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

Pea soup, croutons, apple butter, bread, butter, tea.

Dinner

Baked ham, catsup, stewed tomatoes, potatoes, bread, butter, fruit custard.

Saturday, January 27. Breakfast

Oranges, wheat breakfast food, beef in gravy, bread, butter, milk, coffee.

Luncheon

Boiled rice, stewed prunes, milk, bread, butter, tea.