it. It adds a trifle to adipose deposit, and does not do any special service towards strengthening his tissues or purifying his blood.
Some green meat at breakfast isa good thing. Watercress for choice—next best are small salad and lettuce (plain).
Tea is the recognised beverage ; two cups are ample for a man. If he can dispense with sugar it will save him some ounces of fat, if he is at all of a flesh-forming habit of body, A boiled egg is often allowed, to wind up the repast.
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Luncheon depends, as to its substance, very much upon the time of year and the hours of exercise. If the work can be done in two sections, forenoon and afternoon, all the better. In hot summer weather it may be too sultry to take men out between breakfast and the mid-day meal. [amcheon now usually consists of cold meat, to a reasonable amount, stale bread, green meat, and a glass of ale. In the days when the writer was at Oxford, the rule of the 0.U.B.C, was to allow no meat at luncheon (only bread, butter, and watercress). . This