The bowels should be kept in normal condition at all times, either by vigorous exercising or by the liberal use of wheat bran.
Avoid extreme acids, sweets, white bread, and heavy starches found in cereal products.
A glass of water and one or two very ripe peaches just after rising and just before retiring. Devote thirty minutes, if possible, to deep breathing and vigorous exercise.
Melon, peaches, or any sweet fresh fruit Two eggs, whipped very thoroughly, or two glasses of clabbered milk Corn or a whole wheat muffin
Cauliflower, cabbage, or okra Tender corn or string beans Fish, chicken, egg, or clabbered milk A baked potato
The fish, the chicken and the milk should be taken in limited quantities; vegetables should predominate.
Mastication should be very thorough, and a glass or two of water should be drunk at each meal.
Vegetable soup Salad, with nuts or oil Corn or lima beans A potato--sweet or white
A glass or two of water and a bit of fruit just after rising, followed by vigorous exercises and deep breathing.
Peaches, plums, or persimmons Eggs, boiled two minutes A bit of corn bread, bran meal gems, or a baked potato A cup of milk or chocolate
Two or three glasses of buttermilk A whole wheat gem or a muffin, with nuts
Two fresh vegetables, such as beans, beets, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, okra, eggplant, or lima beans Sliced tomatoes A bit of green salad Two exceedingly ripe bananas, baked--eaten with nuts and cream Half a cup of wheat bran
A cup of hot water Wheat bran, cooked Two eggs, whipped One exceedingly ripe banana, eaten with nuts and cream Half a glass of cool milk
A cup of hot water A baked potato A large creamed onion A cup of chocolate
Onions, beans, carrots, or parsnips--any two of these One or two eggs, whipped A portion of wheat bran, cooked, or the whole wheat might be boiled until the grains burst open, and served with butter and cream. This is the best form in which cereal can be taken
For many centuries consumption, or the various forms of tuberculosis have preyed upon the human race, yet science has so far failed to give us one reliable artificial remedy. We must perforce turn to Nature, the only remedy now known being oxygen or common air.
The consumptive or tubercular patient should provide some way to live out-of-doors, day and night, winter and summer, unless the weather is extremely cold.