Apples, sour and mellow Raw 2 " 00 "

" " " hard Raw 2 " 50 "

Parsnips or green corn Boiled 2 " 30 "

Potatoes and yams Roasted or baked 2 " 30 "

Cabbage, head Raw 2 " 30 "

" " with vinegar Raw 2 " 00 "

Cauliflower Boiled 2 " 00 "

Peas (green) or squash Boiled 2 " 00 "

Cranberries or cherries Stewed 2 " 00 "

Rhubarb or figs Stewed 2 " 30 "

Turnips Boiled 2 " 30 "

Sprouts Boiled 2 " 00 "

Raspberries Raw 2 " 00 "

Dates Raw 2 " 00 "

b.u.t.termilk Raw 2 " 00 "

Pumpkin Cooked 2 " 00 "

FOODS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT OF DIGESTION.

ARTICLES OF FOOD HOW PREPARED TIME OF DIGESTION

Beef, fresh, lean Broiled 3 hours 00 minutes " " " Roasted 3 " 00 "

Beef, dry Roasted 3 " 30 "

" with salt only Boiled 3 " 45 "

" " mustard, etc. Boiled 3 " 30 "

Pork, steak Broiled 3 " 15 "

" recently salted Broiled 3 " 15 "

" " " Raw 3 " 00 "

" " " Stewed 3 " 00 "

Mutton, fresh Broiled 3 " 00 "

" " Roasted 3 " 15 "

" " Boiled 3 " 00 "

Flounder, fresh Boiled 3 " 30 "

Oysters, fresh Roasted 3 " 15 "

" " Stewed 3 " 30 "

Codfish (salted) or whitefish Boiled 3 " 00 "

Sausages, fresh Broiled 3 " 20 "

Rabbits Broiled 3 " 00 "

b.u.t.ter or cream 3 " 00 "

Eggs, fresh Hard-boiled or fried 3 " 30 "

" " Soft-boiled 3 " 00 "

Potatoes, turnips or carrots Boiled 3 " 30 "

Radishes or lentils Boiled 3 " 30 "

Bread (white) fresh Baked 3 " 15 "

" whole wheat Baked 3 " 30 "

" rye Baked 3 " 30 "

" graham Baked 3 " 30 "

" corn Baked 3 " 15 "

Corn cake Baked 3 " 00 "

Apple dumpling Boiled 3 " 00 "

Soup, mutton or oyster Boiled 3 " 30 "

" bean Boiled 3 " 00 "

" chicken Boiled 3 " 00 "

Chocolate or cocoa Boiled 3 " 00 "

Currants or filberts 3 " 00 "

Raisins 3 " 00 "

Hazelnuts 3 " 30 "

Peanuts Roasted 3 " 00 "

Potatoes (sweet) Roasted 3 " 00 "

Walnuts 3 " 30 "

Chestnuts Roasted 3 " 15 "

Beans, lima Boiled 3 " 00 "

Zwieback 3 " 00 "

Turkey Boiled or roasted 3 to 4 hours Eels Fried 3 " 4 "

Oleomargarine 3 " 4 "

Cabbage Boiled 3 " 4 "

Buckwheat cakes 3 " 4 "

Mutton, lean Roasted 3 " 4 "

Herring Broiled 3-1/2 " 4-1/2 "

Cheese 3-1/2 " 6 "

FOODS VERY DIFFICULT OF DIGESTION.

ARTICLES OF FOOD HOW PREPARED TIME OF DIGESTION

Beef, fresh, lean Fried 4 hours 00 minutes " old, hard, salted Boiled 4 " 15 "

" recently salted Boiled 4 " 30 "

" " " Fried 4 " 15 "

" fat or lean Roasted 5 " 15 "

" suet (fresh) Boiled 5 " 30 "

" soup with vegetables and bread Boiled 4 " 00 "

Beef, soup from marrow bones Boiled 4 " 15 "

Pork, fat and lean Roasted 5 " 15 "

" recently salted Boiled 4 " 00 "

Pork recently salted Fried 4 " 15 "

" ham Cured 4 " 30 "

Veal Broiled 4 " 00 "

" Fried 4 " 30 "

Mutton, suet Boiled 4 " 30 "

Fowls Boiled or roasted 4 " 00 "

Heart, animal Fried 4 " 00 "

Salmon, salted, or mackerel Boiled 4 " 00 "

Cabbage, with vinegar Boiled 4 " 30 "

Cheese, old, strong Raw 3-1/2 to 6-1/2 hours Duck Roasted 4 hours 30 "