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should be, "Never go to bed with a loaded stomach." 

 The violation of this rule is the great cause of dreams 

 and nightmares. 



3. Discard all stimulating food. Under this head 

 must be included spices, pepper, ginger, mustard, cin- 

 namon, cloves, essences, all condiments, pickles, etc., 

 together with flesh food in any but moderate quantities. 

 It is hardly to be expected that all who have been 

 accustomed to use these articles all their lives, will 

 discard them wholly at once, nor, perhaps, that many 

 will ever discard them entirely ; but it would be better 

 for them to do so, nevertheless. 



4. Stimidating drinks should be abstained from 

 with still greater strictness. Wine, beer, tea, and coffee 

 should be taken under no circumstances. The influ- 

 ence of coffee in stimulating the genital organs is no- 

 torious. Chocolate should be discarded also. It is 

 recommended by some who suppose it to be harmless, 

 being ignorant of the fact that it contains a poison 

 practically identical with that of tea and coffee. 



Hot drinks of all kinds should be avoided. 

 Tobacco, another stimulant, although not a drink, 

 should be totally abandoned at once. 



5. In place of such articles as have been condemned, 

 eat fruits, grains, milk, and vegetables. There is a rich 

 variety of these kinds of food, and they are wholesome 

 and unstimulating. Graham flour, oatmeal, and ripe 

 fruit are the indispensables of a dietary for those who 

 are suffering from sexual excesses. 



Further remarks upon diet, with a few useful 

 recipes for preparing healthful food, will be found in 

 works devoted to the subject of diet.* The patient must 

 carefully comply with all the rules of a healthy diet if 

 he would be sure of recovery. 



* '• Science in the Kitchen/' by Mrs. E. E, Kellogg; 



