The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
NO-BREAKFAST-A PLAN.
THE CURES 1T rs SAID TO YORK AND
THE JOYS IT GIVES.

HNNhN 7 hAiAO NV Ai'-bA NaANN A'RF -
hobs I'D. Somebody writes a 10 ter 10 a news
paper and tells what n new lease on life II gives
one to 20 without eating breakfast. Pretty
soon along Zones an ans wer from somehldy
who opposes tho theory. and tells how hurtful
it IL to 90 20 work, or play with an empty stom-
ach, and there the subject drops.
The no-brcakfast plan Ia finding favor
throughout the United States. and is practisod
by a great many persons in this city. Perhars
one of the first households to adopt It was that
of DIR. J. II. Dewey. the author of ''The Wav.
the Truth. and the Life" and many other
books. Ills family fell upon 1t quite by acct
dent, or by II chain of strange condolences"
as Mrs. Dewey puts II. For more than two
years breakfast has not been served in that
family. and all the members assert that moth
Ing could induce them TO go back to the habit
Of getting out of bod and forcing down food.
When asked to tell how they came to give up
tho morning meal. Mrs. Dewey said:
1T was too queer for anything. laugh
when | look back and remember how It came
about. Our household consists of DR.. Dewey.
his private secretary, my sister, my brother
q great part OF the 81 ne, and M self.
The doctor WAS away once aud 1t happened
that no one was Mt homo except my sister and
me. ! had an engagement to go to the den
lists that morning. and when 1 sat down ut
the breakfast table 10 pour the coffee I said To
her: I have a headache this morning which l
know comes from over-eatirE. and I'm not
going to eat q thing She gave me that old
saw about going out on an empty stomach. but
] didn't even drink any coffee. | won't to the
dentists and then called on a friend. As soon
rs | got In she said: Did you meet my friend
going ont? She has Just brGrRht me this
book She handed me n volume entitled The
True Science Of Living
at is by DR.. Edward Hooker Dewey of
Meadville, Pa she went on. He has YOUR
name, but I guess he's no relation
mo. said L. putting tho book down and
paying no further attention to II.
When / got home. strange to tell, | found
circulars from this nr. Dewey. and became
quite Interested ia them. Stranger yet. that
night while l was writing to ask him If he
would not exchange books with us. NV brother
walked In. bringing a copy Of the book. From
Is. an early breakfast. in this house.
a / said. my husband was away. but I
knew he would Join me. aud he did. We'd
At first the others took coffee when they arose.
but soon they left that off.
"What did you have against breakfast"
asked the reporter.
DIR. Dewey. the founder OF the no-breakfast
plan. has. been n practising physician of the
old school for over thirty years. aud he saws
that people rest every organ except the stom-
ach. We go in at about o O'Clock in the even
Ing, tired out from the DAYS work. and set the
stomach right 10 work again on "a hearty meal.
1t has To work at least four or five hours.
But here comes my husband: he. perhaps. can
explain the WINS and wherefores OF the theory
more clearly"
DR.. Dewey is getting along in years.. but he
came into the rcor0 with n quick. boyish step,
and his eyes sh"ne with life as he began:
THE stomach at rising time In the morning
Is no more ready for taking food than a new
born babe Is for solid nourisl.ment During
sleep the material left unassimilated is assim.
Hated. of course. A ueriod of activity must
for u fresh supply Of food until waste goes on.
The impression that we must have food has
groTp9 o out OF a misanprehension; Al we want
food to get strength. We could not aprronri-
ate our food unless we had the force to digest
has becom second nature wi h people. | re-
member when Tanner was fasting he would get
r Tffss Cd o witho ns0p ssk kss T feod. fits Nc Void Gqi
sleep and 20 out and take Pile. ~ of fresh air
and w 3, That shows thar he didn't reaGtrs
tainly. because he had no food to repair his
waste.
in Chicago who tasted fortv-tive days. longer
than Tanner nv five DAYS. The physiSians in
the medical college had him in charge. and
they watched him a. IA hawk watches a Young
chicken. saw him on the thirty-ltth day.
On that day h" took n seven-mile walk with
customed to three square meals n day. The
faster wanted To climb Il water tank. but they
wOtlll mol agree To 40 II, anu | remember lie
"a ne in no mcahead OF them. ana wasn't nearly
so weary as any, one of the three. His flesh
was solid. and the only thing notable in his
He told me that for months he had lived on
one meal Il day
Breakfast means to break your fast"
soms time turning 70 Mrs: Dewey.
Yes" she answered with a laugh. Its
in your mini. isn't it; We take our first meal
at IL O'Clock, and have nothing but coffee.
this meal until the usual lunch hour. | o'clock.
but that would bring 1t too near to our dinner.
! can't exp. Ain TO you what IL delight it is to
having to stop and 20 thruugs the bother OF
eating breakfast. The brain is SO much clearer
and more active. and we all find that we arc
able to accomplish three u nes the amount Of
work that we formerly aId."
But don't you get faint. and didn't 1t incon-
venience you at ~tirst;'
answered Mrs. Dewey emphntically. The
much of n sururise to him rs il used TO he Mt 7.
We simply don't think anything about II. That
better of physically and mentally. I never
ask ny servants to adopt this plan. hut three
OF them have done SO voluntaril" and are as
much delighted with the result as we are.
Whatever a person does under protest does
him no good. We are such creatures of habit
because some one says It did him good. |
think il the no'breakfast plan IS adOpted
fetal. But let IL person he convinced that IL
is hurtful TO get M ont OF bed in the morning
and eat a meal The first thing. aud then let
him leave OFT the habit. and in n month he
won't know himself.
by frequent eating we pa npcr out apDetites
.ntil we don't enjoy ANYTHING. An appetite
for food upon arising II q fulsJ appetite. Just as
much ms a topcr's craving for drink is an I'm.
M tural craving.
W often hear, aman say, OH. ] wish
had the appetite that ] had when n boy and
woman echoes. i wish could eat as I did
when Il child They Will. and eau. get such
an a~ppetito II thew adopt the no-hrcakfa plan.
You enjoy any and everything. and the best
part of II all Is anybody. even the most deli.
cate person, can eat any and everything under
this plan.
II know u bu siness man who WAS so much
of an invalid that he thought ha couldn't live
n New York. He went TO California, and pretty
soon adopted the nO.breakfHs at plan. 1t has
completely cured him OF luinbago. ~sciatica.
and what moi. and lao has been In the city ali
winter. About three months ago he decided to
eat only one meal "A div. and he saws that he
Is very much ashamed that no has been such Il
pig all his life. Two OF our friends in Balti.
more also adopted the plan. One Is n lawyer.
and the other Il real estate man. They SAY
That their mental activity has increased won,
d~erfully. and that they are In hettur condition
than ever before. You see. The energies are
not taken up in getting rid Of Unnecessary
masses. ard consequently the brain has q