The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-30
DR.. Dio Lewis Dietary for a Week,

DR.. Dio Lewis Dietary for Week.
1t seems, according TO the recent work
of Dio Lewis, that he once subsisted him
self upon 54i cents for week, sum so
small that the particulars Of the diet will
be interesting, both physiologically and
financially. The following extract tells
how he lived and what work he did:
Sunday breakfast, hulled Southern corn,
with little milk My breakfast cost
three cents. l took exactly the same
thing for dinner Food for the day six
cents. never take any supper. rn
Monday breakfast two cents worth Of
oatmeal, In the form OF porridge, with one
cents worth Of milk. For dinner, two
cents worth Of whole wheat boiled, with
one cents worth Of milk. Food tor Mon.
day, six cents. .
Tuesday breakfast, two cents worth of
beans, with half o cents worth Of vine.
gar. For dinner, one quart of rich bean
porridge, worth one cent, with four slices
Of course bread, worth two cents Food
for Tuesday, five and halt cents. 'fl
Wednesday breakfast, hominy made Of
Southern corn (perhaps the hest Ofall food
for labOring men In hot weather) two
cents worth, with one cents worth Of
syrup. For dinner q splendid beef stew,
the meat in which cost two cents. Per-
haps you don't believe that the meat was
purchased for two cents: But II was,
though. The fact Is that from an OK
weighing 800 pounds net you can pnr:
chase certain parts weighing about 100
pounds, even in this dearest OF American
markets, for three cents per pound. Two.
thirds OF pound made more stow than !
could eat. There was really enough for
two Of US. ..
But, then, you know how careless and
reckless we Americans are in regard to
our. table expenditures, always getting
twice as much@as we need. The very
genius of waste seems to have taken pos.
session Of me on that fatal day. poured
into my stew all at once, slap.dab, a quar-
ter Of o cents worth of Mecestershlre
sauce, and as II 10 show that 1t mover
rains but it pours, I closed that gluttonOus
scene by deVOuring cents worth OF hom-
iny. Food for Wednesday, 81 cents.
The gross excess Of Wednesday led to q
very moderate ...L,-
Thursday breakfast, which consisted Of
oatmeal p0rridge and milk, costing about
two and halt cents. For dinner, cracked
wheat and baked beans, two cents worth
of each, Food for Thursday cost seven
and half cents. Friday, breakfast,
Southern hulled corn and mill, costing
three cents. For dinner, another OF those
Cormandic surfeitS which so disgraced the
history Of Wednesday. Expense for the
day, eight and quarter cents. .
This morning when went to the to.
bic l said to myself, whats the use OF
this economyH" and l made up my mind
that for this day, at least, l would sink all
moral restraints, and give up tho reins to
appetite. have no apology or defense to
make for what followed.
Saturday breakfast, ! began with one
cents worth of oatmeal pOrridCe, with q
teaspoonful of sugar worth quarter of q
cent. Then followed cents worth Of
cracked wheat, with hall cents worth
of milk. Then the breakfast closed with
two cents worth Of milk and one cents
worth of rye and Indian bread. For din
ner l ate half small lobster, which cost
three cents, with ono cents worth Of
coarse bread, and one cents worth OF homi.
nv salad, and closed with two cents
worth of cracked wheat and milk. Cost
Of the days food twelve and three'quar-
ter cents. .
In oil these statements only the cost Of
material Is given. The costot cooking is
Cost for the week tifty-tour and quar-
ter cents
OF course l don't pretend that every
body can live in this luxuriousl way. It
isn't everybody that can afford 1t. l
could have lived just as well, so far as
health and strength are concerned, on
halt the money. Besides, on three days l
ate too much altogether, and suffered
from thirst and dullness. But then may
plead that my habits are very active. Not
only have written forty odd pages OF
this book during the week, but have
done large amount Of muscular labor. y
By the way, I weighed myself at the
beginning oi the week, and found 1t was
Just 212 pounds, although 1t has been
week oiintcnsley hot weather, and have
had unusual demands for exertion Of va.
rious kinds. But let me feed family Of
ten instead Of one person, and will give
them the highest health and strength up
on diet which will cost here in Boston
not more than two dollars for the ten
persons for 4 week. Let me transfer my
experiment to Iowa, where wheat, corn,
OATS, and beet are SO cheap, and the cost
Of feeding my family Of ten would be so
ridiculous that l dare not mention 1t lest
you laugh at me- 5