The writer does not believe that leanness is really a disease that needs to have either dietetic or medical treatment, except when accompanied by anaemia, tuberculosis, or diseases of this kind. The ordinary person who is perfectly well, and lean, is to be congratulated; he is sure to have a long and comfortable life. People with nervous activity, who are perfectly well, are apt to be lean, and it is well to let this leanness alone. "A lean dog is good for a long chase." Oils, butter, cream, milk, cocoa, chocolate, cocoanut fat, bread well buttered, baked potatoes with butter, well-cooked cereals with cream, oatmeal and corn-meal are all fat-producing foods. Such sweet dishes as figs, dates, prunes, farinaceous foods with sugar and cream, and honey, are to be recommended. A person who is lean should avoid acids, pickles, bulky foods, as turnips, cabbage, carrots, parsnips, and substitute potatoes, rice, stewed macaroni and cereals. They may also add to the diet now and then a dish of preserves, jellies, or fruits with sugar; and may take between the morning and noon, and the noon and night meals, a glass of milk and an egg, or a glass of plain milk, or a glass of buttermilk. All foods must be thoroughly masticated.

Give an ounce of butter and a third of a half pint of cream at each meal.

For the morning meal, give two soft-boiled eggs, a piece of dry toast, or a piece of whole wheat bread, well buttered. If dinner is taken at noon, it should consist of a small quantity of cream soup, a piece of steak or a chop, chicken or a roast, with whole wheat bread, well buttered, a baked potato, followed by a cup of whipped cream, or some dessert over which cream can be used. For the night meal, use a cereal and cream, baked and stuffed potato, potatoes au gratin, with a chop or omelet, or broiled chicken, or sweetbread, with three or four stewed figs or prunes, with cream, or a cup custard and sponge cake.

Remember, to increase weight one must keep the digestive tract in a perfectly healthy condition. If cream disagrees, stop it at once, and give milk and egg. Give a glass of water at the close of each meal, not with the meal. If digestion is slow, give six blanched, not roasted, almonds after each meal. Two or three times a week, slice two Brazilian nuts over a lettuce salad, and dress the salad with two tablespoonfuls of olive oil and a teaspoonful of vinegar or lemon juice.

Theoretically all these foods increase fat, but they fail utterly, from a practical standpoint, if they upset digestion. Give three good meals a day, and egg and milk between meals.

May Eat

Cream soups

Broiled beef

Mutton

Turkey

Chicken

Game

Breakfast bacon

Good white bread, well baked

Baked potatoes

Asparagus

Onions

Cauliflower

Rice

Macaroni

Hominy and hominy grits

Well-cooked cereals, with cream

Salads

Butter

Olive oil

Cocoanut cream

Such nuts as pecans, black walnuts, pinons, a few almonds and peanuts

All forms of sweet fruits

Light cream desserts

Fruits

Avoid

All bulk foods, as

Cabbage

Turnips

Kale

Clear soups

Sea foods, with the exception of white-fleshed fish and oysters Candies All salt meats

Pies, puddings and cakes

Rich sauces

Liver and kidneys

Tripe

Pork

Veal

Pickles, lemons, olives

Fried foods