BUILDING UP THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
SPRING MENU
BUILDING UP THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
INCREASING VITALITY
On rising, drink two glasses of water, eat a little of some juicy fruit, and devote as much time as possible to vigorous deep breathing exercises before dressing. In taking these movements, inflate the lungs to their fullest capacity, and hold the breath for half a minute while executing one or two movements. In this way the cell capacity of the lungs can, in many instances, be doubled. Large lung capacity is of primary importance in cases of nervousness.
Choice of the following menus:
| MENU I | MENU II | |||||||||||
| BREAKFAST | ||||||||||||
Half a cup of boiled wheat, with cream and nuts Two “dead ripe” bananas, baked, eaten with thin cream and three or four Tunis dates (The dates may be omitted, if desired) A cup of sassafras tea, or cocoa | Cherries or berries with sugar and cream One whole egg, eaten with a new potato A small portion of wheat flakes, eaten with cream or butter One very ripe banana, with three or four dates, or an equivalent quantity of raisins A cup of sassafras tea, or cocoa | |||||||||||
| LUNCHEON | ||||||||||||
One vegetable—choice of boiled onions, carrots, or spinach A baked potato One glass of buttermilk | (To be taken in the office) Two extremely ripe bananas, with nuts or raisins Cream cheese with dates | |||||||||||
| DINNER | ||||||||||||
A salad, if desired Two of the following vegetables:
Baked new white potatoes One or two gems made from corn-meal or wheat bran Half a glass of buttermilk | A green salad Two of the following vegetables:
An egg, junket, or a very small portion of fish A baked white potato—eat skins and all | |||||||||||
About two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals—half a glass at the beginning, a glass during the progress of the meal, and half a glass at the close.
These meals are rather liberal, and if there should be the slightest fullness experienced after eating, the quantity should be reduced. The breakfasts are light, and one might add slightly to them if they do not satisfy normal hunger.