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 variety at one meal, but vary the diet from day to day, as the appetite may indicate.

21. so as to maintain the normal intestinal rhythm which secures the daily movements of the bowels. Rather than omit a meal entirely, eat some fruit or a cake of Colax (agar-agar) with fruit juice, or some other simple nutrient which will keep up the peristaltic procession and rhythm.

22. The best meal plan is to Eight to nine A. M. and three to four P. M. are the best hours; or eleven A. M. and six P. M., if the retiring hour is necessarily very late. When breakfast is omitted or taken very late, it is an excellent plan to take some fruit soon after rising.

23. The breakfast should be substantial,  especially avoiding pastry, fats, rich sauces, and hearty foods. The evening meal should consist chiefly of ripe or cooked fruits, liquid foods, and such cereals as boiled rice or cereal flakes.

24. Very cold foods or drinks, if taken at all, should be