ny food at all. I am at present taking only
two meals daily (I like the two-meal plan best): at eleven A.M.
and 6 P.M. I take a cup of weak coffee on rising, without milk or
sugar--this warm drink seems to start the peristaltic action and
I then get bowel action. I think of changing the coffee for Sanum
Tonic Tea or Dandelion Coffee.

At eleven o'clock I have an egg with Winter's "Maltweat" bread
and almond butter, and some conservatively cooked vegetable
(celery or carrot or spinach).

At six P.M. I have one or two baked apples, a teaspoonful or two
of malted nuts, or Emprote, and more "Maltweat" bread and butter.

At four P.M. I take a cup of barley water or carrot water, and at
bedtime another cup of barley water.

Do you think that if I went on to a milk diet for a time it would
do good?

This correspondent seems to be suffering from auto-toxaemia, or
self-poisoning in a severe form, and a condition of what is termed
arterio-sclerosis or premature old age. Associated with it are
evidently symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, which is affecting her
joints and teeth. It is not one of ordinary gout or uric acid
poisoning. The trouble no doubt has been caused by past errors of
diet, so that the present efforts at reform have come too late to be
of service to her. Something more than diet is now needed to clear the
acids and toxins from the system. It is not a simple case of digestive
catarrh, for the whole body is affected. The present diet will answer
very well as it stands.

The first thing to do is to obtain a well-fitting dilatation belt.
This must have leg straps and firmly support the lower half of the
abdomen. The next thing is to promote skin action so as to
encourage the clearing out of poisons along this line of elimination.
Vapour baths, wet-sheet packs or alkaline hot baths can effect this
purpose. An alkaline hot bath should be of a temperature of 105
degrees Fahr. or more, and to the bath should be added 1/4 lb. of
bicarbonate of soda and 1/4 lb. packet of "Robin" starch. She should
remain as long as possible in this so as to well clear the acids from
the skin and induce as much skin action or perspiration as possible.
The _first_ baths must be of very short duration, and she should be
careful to avoid chill after the bath; it is best to lie prone and
completely relaxed for half-an-hour at least after the bath. Finally
massage and Swedish movemen