III. FEEDING 



Hens sometimes lie on their sides and cannot turn over. 

 Sometimes they lie on their backs and cannot move, and if 

 not provided for will starve to death. Hens will do this on 

 some brans with which considerable meat is used, and many 

 rations so effect them. I have found this to be the rule 

 where the ration was over-balanced with protein. They 

 become helpless, and it is the food that causes this and 

 nothing else. 



If it causes these things in fowls, it must also cause human 

 beings to be similarly afflicted. Instead, therefore, of using 

 drugs, tonics, etc., get down to the real facts. Throw away 

 your drugs, get after the truth. Gnawings in your stomach, 

 dyspepsia, and such things are all caused by a craving for 

 some certain food, and when you find that food you will be 

 relieved. If you feel like eating anything, eat it; that is, if 

 it is a natural food and not seasoned artificially. Candy, for 

 instance, if indulged in continually, will create a craving for 

 more, and if this craving is constantly relieved with candy, 

 harm will result because candy is an unnatural food. If you 

 crave sweets, eat bananas, figs, prunes, oranges, and other 

 fruits without seasoning. Eat all you want. They are natural 

 foods; they satisfy a natural craving, and no bad effects will 

 be felt. 



A hen running out where she can get plenty of bugs, 

 worms, grain and green food balances her ration perfectly 

 and has no disease; but the moment you shut her up so that 

 she no longer gets natural food, the trouble begins. 



