440 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
given by a good authority :—Breakfast (early) : A little toast 
or brown bread, tea or coffee, if active exercise is going to be 
had, a little lean meat or egg. Dinner (mid-day): Brown 
stale bread, lean meat, vegetables, plain boiled maccaroni or 
biscuit pudding. This meal ought to be the last, unless 
hunger is felt; if so, a cup of tea with biscuit may 
be taken. Intoxicating liquors must be avoided. Skimmed 
milk may be taken. Water, in the form of baths, is strongly 
advised. (See index.) It is also the best thirst quencher in 
summer, and may be acidulated. The acid fruits may also be 
taken. Exercise or work is as needful to correct this habit as 
the former. It should be done in the former part of the day. 
Digging in the garden, chopping wood, or anything that will 
Cause perspiration. Do not sleep above six hours. Now if 
these rules are carried out, you will need no anti-fat medicine, 
which hardly ever justifies its name, for some people seem to 
fatten on it. However, we know that it does benefit some 
people, therefore we will give Russell’s remedy, called Anti-fat, 
This London gentleman got a pound for a 12 ounce bottle, 
which lasted one week. We make it at a good profit for 5/. 
Take— 
Dock Root. sean es SLR Te eet 5, Poa oe » One ounce. 
BBC OMEL COVES 0 fF cb tite, Oe eS ore - Half ounce. 
PGR het Mmevey e126 og ee we ne ee Half ounce. 
Infuse in a pint of water ; strain, and add— 
Tincture of Fennel... 04. case ose . Iwo ounces. 
menchune: Of ranie. ees. edad ees Half ounce. 
Tincture of Cardamom Co. .......... Half ounce. 
Tincture of Lavender Co............ . Half ounce. 
Gly Ce nes 74a: oi tne ee md mee Half ounce. 
Csronmre Gatrit Acad. it oa, ee ee One ounce. 
Mix, and take a tablespoonful four times a day. The juice of 
the poke-berry, reduced to pill consistency, and two taken 
three times a day, is spoken highly of in the States. A course 
of medicine, once or twice a week, would contribute in the 
reduction. Patience and self-denial will overcome. 
