especially recommended. Horseback riding,
swimming, rowing, golf, and tennis are especially valuable in forcing
the bile from the gall bladder and liver.

~The Clothing.~--The clothing should be loose enough to be perfectly
comfortable. Certain cases of gallstone attacks in women have been
said to have been traced to tight lacing, which interfered with the
normal flow of the bile.

~The Bowels.~--Constipation should be avoided, and the diet should be
directed with this point in view. The meals must be frequent, ranging
from four to six a day. In this way only is the flow of bile
encouraged. The breakfast should be ample in order to utilize the bile
secreted in the night season. With all this, care must be observed not
to give more food than can be adequately handled by the digestive
apparatus, since food which is not digested becomes a prey to the
actions of the putrefactive bacteria which infest it, and the toxic
substance thus formed produces the very result which all of our
efforts are directed to prevent.

~Available Foods.~--The following foods low in fats may be used in
formulating the diet:

Soups: Meat broth (made from lean meat) from which all the fat has
been removed.

Meats: Lean beef, lamb, chicken, squab, quail, lean fish (in small
quantities and not too frequently).

Green vegetables: Except peas and carrots; beets and turnips may be
taken sparingly.

Fruits: Oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and unsweetened stewed fruit.

Cereals: Wheat cereals, oatmeal, rice, and tapioca in moderation.

Bread: Whole wheat, white, rye, and graham bread, toast, and crackers.

Fluids: Weak tea and coffee (without cream, and a little sugar),
orange and lemonade, mineral waters, water, skimmed milk, whey.

Eggs: (except hard-cooked or fried).

Desserts: Fruit gelatin, fruit whips, raw or stewed fruit.

Avoid the following foods: Fats, oils, mutton, liver, brains,
sardines, and caviar, oily fish, rich gravies and sauces, sweet fruit,
peas, carrots, condiments and spices, pastry and confectionery,
pickles, alcoholic beverages. Restrict carbohydrates, yolks of eggs,
milk (cream must be skimmed off if too rich).

DAILY DIET SHEETS

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Breakfast--Baked apple with milk
Cream of wheat with milk
Weak coffee or tea
Dry toast

11:30 A.M.--6 oz. orange juice, 1 egg white

Dinner--Beef broth (well skimmed) with crackers
Rice
Stewed p