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not to overeat. Tuesday evening I had a 'big feed' at Mr. Peckham's and 

 after it I felt very uncomfortable, but I had no stomach-ache or indigestion." 

 States that during the diet period when he was hungry he found it most satis- 

 factory to run the typewriter or do some such work rather than try to study; 

 could do as much on Sunday after his full dinner as during the rest of the 

 week, or at least this was his impression. 



May 21, 1918. — Is at present eating only two meals a day — breakfast and 

 dinner; did this particularly when writing his thesis, in order to save time and 

 also some money, and because he was convinced he did not need supper. 

 Probably has been eating a little heavier dinner, but not any heavier breakfast. 

 For breakfast has two glasses whole milk, two shredded-wheat biscuits, two 

 slices of bread with butter, and fruit, if there is any. Is sure he is eating very 

 much less food than he did just after the close of the experiment, and thinks he 

 is eating somewhat less than he did normally before the experiment. Between 

 meals during the day sometimes eats three or four chocolates, sometimes not 

 any. Is rather surprised that, since leaving off supper, he does not seem to 

 have a particularly keen appetite for breakfast or dinner. 



R. Wallace Peckham (Pec). 



October 27, 1917. — "I am very happy to be on the diet squad." 



November 10, 1917. — "The amount of food seems mighty small." Has a 

 gnawing pain of hunger about 3 houts before eating; noticeable first 10 days 

 and increased in severity last 2 days, due to fact he had been trying to lose 

 weight by increased physical exercise. Everything tastes good to him, 

 shredded wheat more than anything else. Craves salad, pie, doughnuts, and 

 Rhode Island johnnycakes, probably explained in part by the fact that his 

 family has them at home on the table and he sees them. 



November 18, 1917. — Prefers after to-day to leave out of the diet all or part of 

 meat and get more bulky food instead. 



November 26, 1917. — "Had a pretty good feed Sunday. Look at my face! 

 See, all the wrinkles are gone!" 



December 6, 1917. — Reported as having made the following remark two days 

 before: "We fellows must have reached a pretty bad place when we are ready 

 to cry from hunger." 



December 19, 1917. — "I feel fine as silk. Nothing difficult for me now and 

 with this food I have more life and snap." 



January 7, 1918. — Reports he has abstained from food completely for two 

 days (Saturday and Sunday, January 5 and 6) to reduce weight. 



January 12, 1918. — "No hunger pains now." 



January 26, 1918. — "I have dreams at night about food." 



February 2, 1918. — With present diet feels no keen sense of hunger. Dreams 

 of food, but thinks it due to approaching end of experiment and that then he 

 will live at home again ; is naturally looking forward to it. 



February 5, 1918. — Squad A went to Pec's to a turkey dinner and every- 

 one "stuffed to the limit." Pec had second helping of ice cream. 



February 8, 1918. — "I think the men should have been brought back to 

 normal and not allowed to come end over end. Nearly everyone has had 

 difficulty such as diarrhea. In my case it has been very extreme. I ate toast 

 and tea and bran bread, but it continued from Monday evening, February 4, 

 until to-day, February 8. Monday forenoon I was down town. During the 

 period of the experiment I have often noticed in the windows exhibits of food 

 for sale. It always looked most attractive. I went into a shop and bought 

 two doughnuts with apple jelly inside and ate them. It was indiscreet to eat 

 them, but otherwise I was very careful and did not overeat. At noon I had 



