For people of a bilious temperament eggs should not be mixed with milk or sweet foods at the same meal. Tomatoes, tart apples or green leaves, raw or cooked, are anti-bilious foods.

If certain foods do not agree, or produce indigestion, study their combination and preparation carefully, also the proportion and time of the day when most suitable. If this does not prove satisfactory leave them alone.

MENUS SUITABLE FOR ANY MEAL. (WITHOUT MEAT)

  1. Cereal salad of rye with bananas or carrots, milk, green leaves.
  2. Raw or cooked lima beans with tomatoes or carrots, leaf salad.
  3. Apple and lettuce salad, fruit cake or fruit pie, Swiss cheese.
  4. Plain cake, gelatine, cream or green salad, milk or lemonade.
  5. Bananas with strained tomato juice and raw green peas.
  6. Plum salad, lettuce, mayonnaise dressing, walnuts.
  7. Strawberries, lettuce and oil or mayonnaise dressing, almonds.
  8. Apple or tomato salad, cheese and raw bread.
  9. Clabber milk, triscuits or zwieback, dried fruits, nuts.
  10. Raw blackberries or lemonade, zwieback, or raw bread.
  11. Raspberries or strawberries, rich milk, raw bread or nuts.
  12. Banana salad, lettuce, cherries or sweet fruits, almonds.
  13. Fruit pie or fruit toast, a glass of milk, pecans.
  14. Green grapes, black bread, Swiss or cream cheese.
  15. Cereal or fruit salad and lettuce, nuts.
  16. Fruit butter with cream or toast and almonds.
  17. Cherries with eggs or omelet or corn bread.
  18. Melon with lemon, banana salad, pecans or almonds.
  19. Bean salad with lettuce and raw carrots.
  20. Potato or carrot salad, lettuce, walnuts.
  21. Fruit soup (warm or cold) eggs or nuts.
  22. Pear salad with cranberries and celery, raw bread.
  23. Buttermilk or sweet milk with toast or raw bread.
  24. Raw rolled oats, plain or with fruit and cream.
  25. Mixed rylax and wheat with cream and fruit.
  26. Cabbage salad with hard boiled eggs, bread and butter.
  27. Peach or apricot salad, wheat or rye and nuts.
  28. Soaked whole wheat with cream, prunes or dates.
  29. Raw corn or bananas and strained tomato juice.
  30. Cooked pea or string bean salad and raw carrots.
  31. Baked apples with cream, toast with cheese.
  32. Carrot or tomato salad, olives, lettuce, legumes any style.
  33. Sweet potatoes, baked or boiled, buttermilk.
  34. Raw huckleberries, zwieback or raw wheat, butter, cream, nuts.
  35. Green pea soup, celery, bananas or sweet potatoes, cranberries.
  36. Bananas with berries and lettuce.

Laxative foods: Fruit juices, plums, tomatoes, apples, pears, grapes, figs, fruit-soups, fruit-gruels, raisins, gelatines, corn, oats, spinach, oranges, carrots, parsnips, bran, oil, butter, cream, olives, yolks of eggs, pecans, walnuts, Brazil nuts, cucumbers, onions, greens, butter sauces.

Constipating Foods: Skim-milk, liquid foods, fine flour bread, potatoes, tapioca, white of eggs, gluten, mush, cheese made from skim-milk.

DIET AND HYGIENE FOR BRAIN WORKERS.

Proper growth and activity of the brain and nervous system are promoted by a healthy flow of blood. Pure air and sufficient food properly combined and proportioned are essential. Choose more of the lighter forms of protein and starchy foods, as fish, eggs, almonds, green peas, bacon, a moderate amount of lamb and beef, rice, sago, wheat, and vegetable gelatines. Foods rich in minerals are celery, apples, tomatoes, greens, oranges, and practically all the fresh fruits and vegetables, especially the small berries. Melons and starchy vegetables in large quantities are suitable for muscular workers. Use as little as possible of so-called pure chemical substances, such as refined sugar and flour.

Avoid poisonous beverages, tobacco and all forms of drugs. Sleep at least nine hours in a well ventilated room, facing east or south. Avoid constipation. Combine mental work with moderate amounts of useful and enjoyable exercise and physical work. Protect the eyes from strong artificial light. Keep the feet warm. Relax before and after meals. A certain amount of manual labor is absolutely necessary for the brain-worker. It favors deep breathing and creates a demand for more air and water, and thus improves digestion, oxidation and nutrition. The body poisons are carried off quicker and nervous headaches and despondency are avoided. Short walks out of doors before retiring are very beneficial for people who suffer with cold hands and feet.

Dress by an open fire or in a sunny room. A chill before breakfast produces indigestion and a desire for unnecessary hot foods. Never sleep by night lamps or any other artificial light. They are injurious to the eyes and absorb oxygen.