heard years ago at a teachers' convention at
Riverside, when I was a tender, unsuspecting young school teacher, so
it is perfectly good, albeit senile--and it illustrates my point so
well--so well--well, you have to put yourself in the place of the little
chaps, Billie and Johnnie, of the kindergarten.

[Sidenote: _A Little Anatomical Story_]

It seems it was customary to bring a lunch, and Little-new-boy had come
without one. Teacher asked Billie would he share? No, sturdily; not he.
But little Johnnie, he would. Some time later, Johnnie, with a frantic
waving of his hand, and with just pride in his generosity, informed the
class that he had shared his lunch with Little-new-boy and he felt good
is his little heart.

Billie stood his ground and stoutly declared that he ate his and he felt
good in his little belly.

9

Autobiographical

I did not give our thin friends a sample menu for fear it would upset
them; but nothing can upset your digestion, I know. However, I will not
give you a sample menu, either, but will tell you what I eat when I go
on a reduction regime, which for me is 1200 Calories.

You will notice, most of my calories I have at dinner in the evening.
You may not like this, but would rather have yours spread over the
entire day; and you can suit your fancy, for it makes no difference as
long as your total number per day stays within your reduction limit.

[Sidenote: _Make Out Several Menus if You Like_]

Don't think you have to follow my menu. You might gain on it! Study the
Key and select your own.

Many will lose by going on the no-breakfast plan, or the no-lunch plan.
If they do reduce, it is because they have lowered their daily
consumption of food, and not because of the no-breakfast or no-lunch
plan _per se._

Fat seems to melt faster when the chief meal is in the middle of the
day, and with only 200 or 300 calories of fruit for the evening meal. In
this way you slim while you sleep.

MY BREAKFAST

1 slice very dry coarse bread toast
1/4 in. thick 50 C.
Butter, 1/4 cu. in 25 C.
Hot water flavored with coffee 00 C.
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Total 75 C.

[Sidenote: _Slim While You Sleep! Clever?_]

You may prefer many more calories for breakfast, or none at all. This
may not look good to you, but it means an awful lot