Cantaloup, or very ripe tomatoes with a sprinkle of sugar and a spoonful of cream A morsel of smoked fish A baked potato or a bran meal gem LUNCHEON A green salad Turnips, Brussels sprouts, onions, green corn, lima beans--any two of these A wheat muffin or a slice of corn bread DINNER Slaw or celery Any vegetable from the luncheon selection Baked beans or a baked potato Junket or gelatin The noon meal should be omitted if the breakfast is late. WINTER MENU _ABNORMAL APPETITE_ _SUPERACIDITY_ BREAKFAST Three egg whites and one yolk whipped, eaten with baked bananas and thin cream Bran meal gems Salted almonds LUNCHEON Boiled Spanish onions A baked potato DINNER Cream of pea soup or corn soup Celery or slaw Carrots or parsnips Spinach, with egg Baked dried beans or a sweet potato Drink an abundance of cool water at each meal. If the patient is suffering, or recovering from a severe attack of stomach irritation, the quantity of solid food should be reduced, and the quantity of water increased. SPRING MENU _SOUR STOMACH_ (_SUPERACIDITY_) _IRRITATION OF STOMACH AND INTESTINES_ On rising, drink two glasses of cool water. Devote from three to five minutes to vigorous, deep breathing exercises. BREAKFAST Whole wheat or a corn-meal gem Two eggs very lightly cooked Half a cup of wheat bran, cooked and served as a porridge, with butter and salt Half a glass of water LUNCHEON Tender asparagus, peas, or beans New potatoes A small portion of wheat bran A glass of water DINNER New peas or asparagus New potatoes, baked Whole wheat, boiled; serve with butter A glass of water At least two glasses of water should be drunk between breakfast and luncheon, and between luncheon and dinner. The quantity of food may be slightly increased as the patient improves, and the meals may be varied by changing the vegetables current in the market. The general combinations and the proportions, however, should be observed for two or three weeks. SUMMER MENU _SOUR STOMACH_ (_SUPERACIDITY_) _IRRITATION OF STOMACH AND INTESTINES_ Immediately on rising, drink two glasses of water. BREAKFAST Cantaloup, or very ripe peach--neither sugar nor cream Tender corn, scraped from the cob; cook slightly with a whipped egg and butter, stirring constantly A glass or two of water (Mastication should be very thorough) LUNCHEON String beans and either young carrots or onions A baked potato One egg, prepared choice DINNER Fish--very tender A baked potato A green salad with nuts An ear of tender corn A glass or two of water Just before retiring, drink two glasses of water. FALL MENU _SOUR STOMACH_ (_SUPERACIDITY_) _IRRITATION OF STOMACH AND INTESTINES_