Lima beans or corn Two vegetables--choice A fruit salad (made of Sweet butter with either sweet fruit), with whipped corn bread or green corn cream One glass of milk Two or three egg whites One or two tablespoonfuls of nuts--choice Cantaloup or melon
All sweets may be omitted if they do not appeal to the taste. However, if something sweet is desired, make either the luncheon or the dinner of vegetables and home-made ice-cream, omitting all other articles.
(To be taken in lieu of luncheon or dinner, if languid or stupid)
Two ears of tender corn Two glasses of milk One whipped egg A small portion of ice-cream Wheat bran
_STOMACH TROUBLE--CONSTIPATION--INTESTINAL GAS--IRREGULAR HEART ACTION_
/First Day/: On rising, drink a cup or two of hot water, and eat a half pound of grapes, the Concord or blue grapes preferred, swallowing seeds and pulp whole, masticating and swallowing the skins. Devote as much time as possible (from three to five minutes) to deep breathing exercises before an open window, or in a thoroughly ventilated room.
Half a cup of coarse wheat bran, served as an ordinary cereal A bowl of clabbered milk, with a sprinkle of maple-sugar Bran meal gems
A glass of cool water Baked potatoes or corn One fresh vegetable, such as carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, boiled onions, or squash Half a cup of hot water
One or two fresh vegetables (See list suggested for luncheon) Choice of green salad, cooked spinach, or celery A baked white potato--eat skins and all One egg white, or a very small portion of either fish or white meat of chicken; egg preferred
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals--half a glass of cool water at the beginning of the meal, and a cup of hot water at the close, would be sufficient; drink enough, however, to make the total moisture about 66 per cent of the whole.
A tablespoonful of wheat bran should also be taken at each of the above meals, either with a little water at the close of the meal, or cooked and served as a cereal at the beginning of the meal. A spoonful or two should be taken just after rising, and just before retiring, until the bowels act normally, when the quantity may be regulated to meet the severity of the condition.