| [XI.] |
| The forty-two day fast of Mr. W. W. C. Cowen, of Warrensburg, Ill.,and its successful end—Press account—The twenty-eight day fast ofMr. Milton Rathbun, of New York, and its successful end—Pressaccount—A second fast of Mr. Milton Rathbun, of thirty-five days,in the interest of science, and its successful end—Press account—Adversecomments of Dr. George N. Shrady, an eminent New Yorkphysician | [117] |
| [XII.] |
| The remarkable fast of forty-five days of Miss Estella Kuenzel, ofPhiladelphia, resulting in a complete cure of a case of melancholia—Pressaccounts—A still more remarkable fast, of fifty days, of Mr.Leonard Thress, of Philadelphia, resulting in a complete cure ofa bad case of general dropsy—Press accounts—General dropsy ina woman of seventy-six relieved by a fifteen-day fast, with the curepermanent—Rev. Dalrymple's fast of thirty-nine and one-half dayswithout interruption of pastoral duties | [136] |
| [XIII.] |
| Insanity—A study from a new point of view—Its radical cure deemedprobable in most cases by protracted fasts—Feeding the insane aspractised in the hospitals sharply criticised—Some direct words tophysicians in charge | [157] |
| [XIV.] |
| The evolution of obesity, and its easy relief by fasting—Overweightprevented by a limitation of the daily food and without lesseningany of the powers or energies—The evolution and prevention ofapoplexy | [177] |
| [XV.] |
| Chronic alcoholism—The evolution of the drunkard—His complete,easy, rational cure by fasting—No case so grave as to be beyondcure by this means—Asthma; Its cure through dietary means—Arailroad tragedy—The need of railroad men to save their brainsfrom needless waste of energy in their stomachs—An illustrativecase—Some of the Author's troubles from the ignorance of thepeople—The death of Mrs. Myers, of Philadelphia, on the thirty-fifthday of her fast—Adverse press accounts and comments—Adversecomments of Prof. H. C. Wood, M. D., L. L. D., on fastingand fasters | [183] |
| [XVI.] |
| A successful sixty-day fast under the Author's care—More about predigestedfoods—Bathing from a physiological standpoint—Theerror of drinking water without thirst—Some earnest words to themothers of this land—What the No-breakfast Plan means for themand their children—Concluding words | [199] |