A tablespoonful of wheat bran should also be taken at each of the above meals, either with a little water at the close of the meal, or cooked and served as a cereal at the beginning of the meal. A spoonful or two should be taken just after rising, and just before retiring, until the bowels act normally, when the quantity may be regulated to meet the severity of the condition. /Second Day/: Same as the first. /Third Day/: Same as the second, slightly increasing the food if demanded by normal hunger, or decreasing it if there is a sense of fullness after meals. It is always well to cease eating before hunger is thoroughly satisfied. When the body is kept slightly hungry, it assimilates all the food eaten, and insures natural digestion and elimination of waste. /Fourth Day/: BREAKFAST One or two exceedingly ripe bananas, with cream and nut butter, and either raisins or soaked prunes A glass of milk One egg white Boiled wheat, with thin cream and either nuts or nut butter LUNCHEON A sweet potato, with butter Corn, fresh A glass of milk DINNER Spinach, with egg white A very small portion of fish or white meat of chicken A baked sweet or a white potato A tablespoonful of olive-oil may be taken at the beginning of each of these meals, and a cup of hot water at the close. If the bowels have not become normal, continue taking the wheat bran and grapes according to directions for the first day. Observe the general rules of exercise and water-drinking just after rising and just before retiring. /Fifth Day/: Same as the fourth. /Sixth Day/: Same as the first, repeating the diet herein given, day by day, for two or three weeks. WINTER MENU _STIFFNESS AND PAIN IN JOINTS_ _STOMACH TROUBLE--CONSTIPATION--INTESTINAL GAS--IRREGULAR HEART ACTION_ /First Day/: On rising, drink a glass or two of pure water. Take a short, brisk walk in the open air. BREAKFAST A cup of hot water One tablespoonful of olive-oil or nut oil Two exceedingly ripe bananas (must be black spotted), eaten with thin cream and nut butter (A few dates, if something sweet is desired) Two or three tablespoonfuls of wheat bran, cooked A potato--eat skins and all LUNCHEON Baked potatoes, with butter. Eat skins and all (Make entire meal upon this) DINNER Stewed pumpkin or winter squash Corn bread Choice of beans or a baked potato Wheat bran, cooked A glass of milk Just before retiring, take a brisk walk for five minutes and practise deep breathing. Eat five or six soaked prunes. /Second Day/: Same as the first, slightly increasing or decreasing the quantity of food to meet the demands of normal hunger. /Third Day/: BREAKFAST Prunes or dried peaches, stewed--no sugar One egg, whipped very fine Coarse cereal or wheat bran LUNCHEON Liberal portion of baked sweet or white potatoes DINNER