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A small piece of ship's biscuit, gluten or bran bread, or thin dry toast from stale bread.

Coffee or tea, one cup, without milk or sugar. Russian tea is very suitable. It has a thick slice of lemon floating in the cup instead of milk or sugar.

Dinner (from 1 to 3 P. M.).

Soup—maigre.

Fish—of any kind, except those mentioned above, prepared plainly.

Meats—Mutton, beef, game, fowls, or any other lean meat with the exceptions mentioned above, the fat being carefully skimmed from the gravies.

Vegetables—Beans, peas, cabbages, onions, apple-sauce, tomatoes, asparagus, eggplant, or any other vegetable except beets, oyster plant, turnips, potatoes, carrots, rice, green peas and corn, pickles.

Gluten bread, or a small portion of bran bread.

Dessert—Fruit cooked without sugar, water-ice, cheese.

For drinks, pure water, and if accustomed to spirits, better stop them.

Supper (from 6 to 7 P.M.).

Cold meat from the dinner.

A small portion of dry toast or gluten bread, cheese, water-ice. Plain fruit without sugar. Raw tomatoes. Apple sauce without sugar. The white of dropped eggs.

Tea without milk or sugar.

We might have stated the quantities in this list, but it is unnecessary. The appetite should be satisfied, but never overloaded. Fluids of all kinds should be