Two exceedingly ripe bananas, with cream cheese and raisins Whole wheat bread sandwiches, with nut butter; nuts or cream cheese, if preferred

A green salad One or two fresh vegetables--choice A baked potato or corn bread Half a cup of wheat bran, cooked; serve with cream

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If the bowels should act too freely, rice, chestnuts, or sweet potatoes may be eaten liberally with the morning and the evening meal.

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A baked apple Boiled wheat or oatmeal Wheat bran, cooked Two whole eggs, either whipped or lightly poached A glass or two of milk or a cup or two of chocolate

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A pint of milk Whole wheat bread Two very ripe bananas, with nut butter or dates

A cup of hot water Choice of two fresh vegetables: Asparagus Carrots Beans Onions Beets Peas A green salad A bit of fish One egg or a glass of buttermilk A new potato--baked A spoonful or two of wheat bran

A spoonful of nuts and a few dates may be eaten at each of these meals. They should be masticated very thoroughly.

On rising, take two glasses of water, a spoonful or two of wheat bran, and a bit of fruit.

Two glasses of fresh milk Two eggs, whipped or boiled A small dish of whole wheat, cooked A spoonful of wheat bran

Four glasses of milk, with hard crackers Two eggs, cooked A spoonful or two of wheat bran Corn bread (Drink two glasses of milk an hour before dinner)

Two whipped eggs Two glasses of milk Two medium-sized, baked white potatoes; eat skins and all A sauce-dish of wheat bran, cooked

Just before retiring, take two or three tablespoonfuls of wheat bran, in a little water, provided there is a tendency toward constipation; if not, this should be omitted.

/Second Day/: The same as the first, adding another egg to the morning meal, and a bit of fish to the evening meals.

/Fourth Day/: The same as the first, and so on for a period of a week or ten days.

The following menus are composed of but few articles; all of them, however, have a specific purpose.

Immediately on rising, drink a glass of water and eat a bunch of grapes, swallowing skins, seeds and pulp. Do not masticate the seeds or pulp.

Melon or pears A melon or a bunch of Two or three eggs, cooked grapes one and a half minutes Two or three eggs cooked A portion of whole wheat, one and a half minutes boiled or simmered over Two medium-sized baked night; serve with cream white potatoes A small portion of wheat bran, cooked