Devote about ten minutes to exercising and deep breathing just before retiring. /Second Day/: The same as the first, slightly increasing or decreasing the quantity of food according to normal hunger. It will probably be necessary to draw a very sharp distinction between appetite and hunger. (See Spring Menu, "No Appetite," p. 1081.) /Third Day/: The same as the first, if entirely agreeable. If the bowels should become too lax, a small portion of rice, cooked in milk, might be taken with both the morning and the evening meal, omitting a similar quantity of other foods. /Fourth Day/: BREAKFAST Two eggs, whipped from five to eight minutes, into which whip a rounded teaspoonful of sugar, and a dessert-spoonful of lemon juice Half a glass of water LUNCHEON A vegetable salad, with a few nuts A baked sweet potato (These two articles should compose the entire meal) DINNER Spinach (cooked), or a salad of lettuce and celery with English walnuts, masticated infinitely fine Choice of one or two fresh vegetables, including a small, baked white potato /Fifth Day/: The same as the fourth. /Sixth Day/: The same as the first, repeating the diet for about two weeks. WINTER MENU _OBESITY--IRREGULAR HEART ACTION NERVOUSNESS_ /First Day/: Immediately after rising, drink a glass of cool water, and the juice of a sweet orange. Devote as much time as possible (five to ten minutes) to vigorous exercises. BREAKFAST A cup of hot water One banana Two egg whites and one yolk very lightly poached A small, baked white potato, with butter; eat skins and all A small portion of wheat bran cooked five minutes /Note/: If the quantity seems insufficient, a corn-meal muffin may be eaten. LUNCHEON Boiled onions, carrots, or turnips A baked potato--eat skins and all One egg boiled two minutes DINNER Celery, endive, or lettuce, with nuts or a simple dressing Turnips, carrots, spinach, boiled onions--any two of these A baked white potato, served hot with butter and salt A portion of wheat bran cooked five minutes A portion of gelatin, with thin cream Just before retiring, devote from three to five minutes to exercising. Drink a glass of water, take a spoonful or two of wheat bran, and either a few California grapes or the juice of an orange. /Second Day/: The same as the first, slightly varying the meals by choosing different vegetables from the following selections: Beans Potatoes Beets Pumpkin Cabbage Spinach Carrots Squash Onions Turnips Parsnips /Third Day/: The same as the second, adding one very ripe banana, eaten with thin cream and raisins, to the morning meal, and a few nuts, if desired.