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 were but slightly above normal. During this interval two enemas daily had been administered and masses of impacted f eces had been removed on each occasion. Bathing of the body twice each day had relieved discomfort, and at the end of the first week tub-baths were begun and proved of great assistance in the final reduction of filthy internal condition by aiding and increasing elimination.

The fast was broken on the eleventh day with a small quantity of tomato broth fed morning and night, and the amount of food was increased as the patient became able to take care of additional supply. Five weeks from the day of the beginning of treatment, the youth was enjoying a walk of several miles daily, and, after its discontinuance, he adhered strictly to the diet and exercise prescribed and rapidly developed a healthy and robust physique.

The second case, a man 61 years of age, was stricken with paralysis of the entire right side, and, after vain search within the domain of medicine, began preparation for a complete fast. The preparatory period covered but ten days, a time too short to accomplish wholly satisfactory results, but at its completion a fast of forty days, which proved