A pint of junket or two glasses of buttermilk
A green salad, with oil and nuts A rare omelet, rolled in scraped corn A potato--sweet or white A cantaloup
_FOR DECREASING WEIGHT AND INCREASING STRENGTH_
Immediately on rising devote five minutes to exercises and deep breathing.
Wheat bran and flaked wheat, cooked together; use a liberal service of cream A cup of cocoa
Spinach, with egg white A bran gem or a whole wheat muffin A vegetable or fruit salad, with oil and nuts
Boiled onions, parsnips, or carrots--any two of these A baked potato A very small portion of fish or white meat of chicken A cup of hot water
Three or four egg whites, whipped and mixed with a pint of rich milk Bran meal gems
Peas or asparagus A morsel of dried herring and an onion, uncooked Bran meal gems or a potato Cheese, raisins, and nuts
Cantaloup, peaches, plums, or berries--no sugar Whole wheat, boiled Half a cup of wheat bran, with cream
Spinach or turnip-tops Onions, uncooked, and a bit of dried fish A potato
Lettuce or celery, with nuts Fish Vegetable soup Squash, carrots, or onions A potato
Cantaloup or peaches Baked bananas, with cream One egg, boiled two minutes A bran meal gem
Two glasses of buttermilk A muffin--graham or gluten
Vegetable soup Celery or lettuce, with nuts Turnips, carrots, okra, cauliflower--choice A bran meal gem A sweet potato
Prunes or a very ripe banana Nuts, with raisins and cream A sweet potato
An onion, uncooked, and a very small portion of dried fish A bran gem Cocoa
Celery or slaw Nuts Cabbage, cauliflower, or Brussels sprouts Carrots, parsnips, or onions Baked beans or a potato
The person afflicted with neurasthenia should omit all beverages, except water, which should be drunk only at meals. By all means avoid overeating.
Menus for the treatment of malnutrition should be limited in quantity, and composed of the most soluble and readily digestible articles that will afford the required elements of nourishment.
Very ripe berries, without sugar and cream Two or three egg whites, whipped, and mixed with a pint of skimmed milk Two heaping tablespoonfuls of wheat bran, cooked, and served with a little cream
A raw Spanish onion, with a bit of dried fish A baked potato--eat skins and all Bran meal gems, with butter