PROPER DIET FOR HOT WEATHER. 



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heat of the body are starches, sugar, and fat ; and those that 

 more particularly nourish the nervous and muscular system are 

 the albumen and salts; and a perusal of, or reference to, the 

 following table will show what these are, and also the amounts 

 of the different constituents they contain. At a glance the 

 reader will see that the largest proportion of summer food 

 should consist of green vegetables, cooked or as salads; white 

 or lean meats, such as chicken, game, rabbits, venison, fish, and 

 fruits. 



I know that I am warring with many established opinions, 

 and I know that the ideas I am promulgating in regard to diet 



