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 exer
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