A salad of lettuce and tomatoes, A green salad with oil Carrots, spinach, or onions--any Choice of peas, beans, or two of these asparagus A baked sweet or a white A small, baked white potato potato One egg or a very small portion Baked beans or rye bread of tender fish One glass of water One glass of water Apple tapioca or gelatin The bowels should be kept in normal condition by the use of clean, coarse wheat bran. SUMMER MENU _ANEMIA--SLUGGISH LIVER_ _RHEUMATIC TENDENCY_ /First Day/: On rising, take two sweet, ripe plums, and a glass of water. Devote from one to three minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5 (see Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345), and practise deep breathing, filling the lungs to their utmost capacity every third or fourth movement. Also take a short, brisk walk in the open air. BREAKFAST (An hour later) Four or five extremely ripe peaches, with just a sprinkle of sugar--no cream Two or three egg whites and one yolk, whipped with a teaspoonful of sugar One extremely ripe banana (black spotted), with nuts LUNCHEON Two medium ears of tender green corn, thoroughly masticated; serve with either a very little nut butter or fresh dairy butter DINNER Cream of pea soup; crisp cracker--very little A lettuce and tomato salad, or cooked spinach An ear or two of tender green corn, or lima beans (cooked) A grilled sweet potato Water should be taken as follows: Half a glass at the beginning, a glass during the progress of the meal, and half a glass at the close. Just before retiring, eat half a pound of very ripe grapes, swallowing skins, seeds and pulps, or take four or five extremely ripe Japanese plums, if they are not sweet and well ripened; grapes are preferred. Devote about three minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5, together with deep breathing. /Second Day/: Same as the first, very slightly increasing the quantity of food if there is the least symptom of weakness. Every morning, immediately on rising, eat two or three peaches or plums, and drink a glass of water. /Third Day/: BREAKFAST Cantaloup A cup of cocoa or chocolate Choice of: _a_ Two extremely ripe bananas, baked; serve with thin cream (bananas must be black spotted) _b_ A baked potato Two egg whites, whipped with a sprinkle of sugar and a little lemon juice and cream LUNCHEON Tender corn String beans or squash Spinach or a green salad A cantaloup or two exceedingly ripe peaches, with a little sugar--no cream DINNER