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 or sugar, or of weak tea. It is better to dilute the coffee, when too strong, with hot water, rather than with milk or cream; with the beverage may be taken two or three German rolls (Semmel), which cost 2 kr. each; I repeat two or three rolls and not more, because many people visiting Carlsbad, substitute the rolls for the waters, and frequently consume a dozen of them in the course of the day; occasionally a cup of chocolate may be taken instead of tea or coffee, and if there is a tendency to congestion of the blood, only cocoa prepared from the nibs, or gruel made from roasted barley, with the addition of milk, may be taken. Patients of weak constitution are allowed to take one or two eggs in addition. Dinner should consist of soup, and of not more than two dishes, i. e., beef with sauce and a joint of any kind, provided the fatty and skinny parts are properly removed; some stewed fruit (compot), or even French lettuce, or endive salad, may be taken with the joint without fear; fish, such as trout, pike, and carp (the skin being properly removed), and such vegetables as spinach, French beans, peas, carrots, cauliflowers, and asparagus; veal cutlet, half a fowl, &c., or a light pudding, may be substituted for the meat. This diet scale applies to persons with a pretty good digestion. Patients suffering from in-