This entire meal should be masticated very thoroughly. This is one method of preventing supersecretion of acid, premature fermentation and the consequent accumulation of gas.
Fourth Day: The same as the third, with the exception of the evening meal, which should consist of—
A baked sweet potato—butter
Carrots or string beans, or Spanish onion
Fifth Day: The same as the first.
Sixth Day: The same as the second, repeating the diet as given for a week or ten days.
After the fourth day these meals may be slightly varied by choosing from the following, where vegetables are prescribed:
| Beans | Parsnips |
| Beets | Peas |
| Carrots | Squash |
| Corn | Turnips |
The patient should retire at a reasonable hour, say 10 o’clock, and rise about 6 or 6.30; have breakfast between 7.30 and 8; luncheon between 12 and 1, and dinner not later than 6.30 or 7.