If the patient be obese or above normal weight, the diet given for obesity should be rigidly observed. If of normal weight, the body should be fed somewhat below its physical requirements, even if a radical loss in weight should be experienced for the first three or four weeks.
If the patient is emaciated, then the diet should consist of six or eight eggs, and about one quart of milk daily, together with sweet fruits and fresh vegetables. Milk may be given in larger quantities, up to three quarts daily, if all other food except eggs be omitted.
In cases of Asthma:
| OMIT | EAT | |
| All intoxicants | About two ounces of nuts | |
| Coffee | per day (no more) | |
| Condiments | {Fruits | |
| Confections | Abundance | {Salads |
| Red meat | of | {Fresh green vegetables |
| Tobacco | ||
| Egg albumin | ||
| If any meat, it should be | ||
| fish or tender fowl |
INFLUENZA
THE CAUSE
Bacteria the result, not the cause
This disorder is popularly supposed to be of bacteriological origin, but upon this question the scientific world is much divided. In the opinion of the writer the cause of influenza cannot be traced to bacteria or any other form of germ life. Bacteria is nearly always present in decomposing animal matter. It is the opinion of the writer, therefore, that bacteria is the result and not the cause of influenza. It might be described as an acute activity of the entire system in throwing off accumulated waste or toxic substances. This process of excretion will become more difficult at certain times, during violent changes in temperature, and many people in small communities may be similarly afflicted, which no doubt gives rise to the theory that it is a disease of germ origin.