Just before retiring, take a small portion of wheat bran, and spend at least ten minutes in vigorous exercise. SUMMER MENU _SOUR STOMACH--INTESTINAL GAS CONSTIPATION_ Drink copiously of cool water, and take a brisk walk or vigorous exercise and deep breathing before breakfast. BREAKFAST Cantaloup or peaches--no cream Half a cup of wheat bran, cooked Whipped egg--a dash of sugar A baked banana--very ripe One or two glasses of water LUNCHEON A green salad An ear or two of tender corn, masticated very thoroughly Nuts Wheat bran A glass or two of water DINNER A green salad Choice of two fresh vegetables--peas, corn, beans, okra, eggplant A potato Cream cheese with nuts and raisins A small portion of bran, cooked Water Cool water should be drunk freely at meals, and mastication should be thorough. FALL MENU _SOUR STOMACH--INTESTINAL GAS CONSTIPATION_ FIRST DAY: On rising, drink two glasses of water, and devote three or four minutes to Exercises 3 and 5. (See Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345.) Inflate the lungs every fourth or fifth movement to their extreme capacity. BREAKFAST Steamed or boiled whole wheat A tablespoonful or two of coarse wheat bran (This may be cooked, and served the same as any ordinary cereal, and eaten with butter and salt) One or two exceedingly ripe bananas (baked if preferred), eaten with cream and nut butter One egg whipped very briskly, to which add a teaspoonful each of sugar and of lemon juice while whipping LUNCHEON Four glasses of milk, drinking half a glass every six or eight minutes DINNER Choice of two of the following vegetables: Carrots, parsnips, squash, beets, tender cabbage A baked potato or whole wheat bread A green salad or celery One egg, whipped (The egg could be omitted, and the combination of foods would still be well balanced) Wheat bran Just before retiring, take a spoonful of wheat bran in half a glass of water. Exercise as prescribed for the morning. SECOND DAY: The same as the first, increasing the quantity of food, if hungry. The noon meal could consist of two eggs, prepared as prescribed, and one fresh vegetable, uncooked, such as carrots or turnips, eaten with a green salad and either nuts or olive-oil. A banana, with very thin cream, might also be taken. THIRD DAY: Practically the same as the second, varying the breakfast by omitting eggs, allowing it to consist of bananas, soaked prunes and cream; or, oatmeal in small quantity, with thin cream; or, if agreeable, let it consist of the same articles as prescribed for the first day. FOURTH DAY: BREAKFAST A cup of hot water Bran meal gems, with butter Bananas, with soaked prunes, and either nuts or nut butter (Bananas should be baked unless very ripe) LUNCHEON