Immediately on rising drink a glass or two of water and take a very little of some juicy fruit. Also take a brisk walk in the open air before breakfast.

Breakfast

The strained juice of one sweet orange, or a few very ripe berries, without cream Two or three coddled eggs A small whole wheat cracker One baked banana A spoonful of wheat bran

Luncheon

A whole wheat muffin with butter, and a dessert-spoonful of honey A glass or two of milk Wheat bran

Dinner

Bean soup or pea soup

Peas, asparagus, spinach, or any fresh vegetable

Corn bread or a very small portion of whole wheat

One coddled egg

A small portion of wheat bran, slightly cooked

From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of the above meals.

If there is a marked tubercular tendency, from six to nine eggs may be taken daily for about three days in each week, taking with the eggs a small quantity of acid fruits at each meal - either orange juice, berries, or a spoonful of strained pineapple juice. The acids should be diluted (half water), and taken without sugar.

Summer Menu. Weak Lungs. Tendency Toward Intestinal. Congestion

Take a brisk walk and deep breathing exercises before breakfast.

Breakfast

A cantaloup or a pear

Wheat bran, cooked

A liberal portion of baked sweet potatoes

One whole egg, either coddled or whipped

A pint of sour milk or a cup or two of chocolate

Luncheon

A liberal portion of tender corn, steamed in the husk

A lettuce and tomato salad

Nuts

Dinner

String beans, corn, or carrots A baked potato

A very small portion of tender fish, an egg, or clabbered milk Melon or peaches

If the patient is performing labor that would require more food than herein prescribed, the quantity may be increased.

Fall Menu. Weak Lungs. Tendency Toward Intestinal. Congestion

The following menus are laid out with the view of giving the greatest amount of tissue-building food which require the least effort in digestion.

There is nothing more valuable in the treatment of lung trouble than extreme deep breathing. After pure blood is made, the way to keep it pure is to keep it charged with oxygen, and the only way to do this is to breathe an abundance of fresh air into the lungs.

Breakfast

A bunch of grapes

Three or four eggs, whipped five or six minutes, into which whip a teaspoonful of sugar, and a teaspoonful of Cognac brandy or lemon juice, to each egg

Note: The brandy is germicidal and aids in the digestion of the egg yolks.

Luncheon

From three to four eggs, prepared as for breakfast, slightly increasing the quantity of sugar and brandy. Put in a heaping teaspoonful of sugar and a dessert-spoonful of brandy, and add a full glass of milk to each egg

Dinner

Any one or two fresh vegetables, including something green, as spinach or lettuce The fresh vegetables may consist of:

A baked potato

Onions

Parsnips

Squash Turnips

The patient may have a few grapes between meals and a few an hour after dinner. He should swallow the seeds and pulp whole, and masticate and swallow the skins. He should eat plenty of fresh eggs, fresh milk, and ripe, sweet grapes. The milk and the eggs are good tissue-building foods, while sugar is a carbohydrate and makes a good winter food. The grapes are full of grape-sugar, which is an excellent nutrient, and also an aid to the digestion of other foods.

Note: These menus were given to a consumptive patient, and in a period of six weeks he had made a very substantial gain in both weight and strength.

Winter Menu. Weak Lungs. Tendency Toward Intestinal. Congestion

Take a bit of fruit, a glass of water, and a brisk walk immediately after rising.

Breakfast

One or two exceedingly ripe bananas, baked, eaten with cream A service of corn hominy One coddled egg, if desired A cup of chocolate, or hot water, if preferred

Luncheon

Vegetable soup

One fresh vegetable; preferably boiled onion or carrots

One or two glasses of fresh buttermilk Wheat bran

Dinner

Celery, slaw, or any green salad Steamed rice or plain boiled wheat A whipped or coddled egg, or buttermilk Nuts and raisins

A small portion of wheat bran should be taken at breakfast and just before retiring. Bran contains valuable mineral salts, and in winter can replace the chemistry of green salads.

From one to two glasses of cool water should be drunk at each of these meals.