The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-06-01
Lives On $40 A Year.

John A. Eddy, civil war veteran, of
Dalton, Mass, asserts that it is possible to
live on an income of $40 year, to be in
perfect health aud vigor and to perform
manual labor. For nearly FIVE years Mr..
Eddy has been carrying out theory of
dieting, and for three years he has entire
" abstained from ordinary cooked foods,
living on fruits, vegetables eaten raw and
ON nuts. His success with early expert
ments convinced him that eating three
times day was an error and that the body
did not require it. For year he ate
twice a day, at 8 a. IN. in the morning and
at 5 p. M. Then continuing in his expert
meat he began eating once day, and for
more than year his only meal has been
at 10 a. m.
In 1895 Mr. Eddy was told by physi-
clans that he could live only u short time.
He was q victim of heart trouble, and the
slightest exertion caused palpitation. He
was crippled by rheumatism and affected
BY serious kidney disease. Wise men
Of medicine examined him and told him
that his case was hopeless.
He had long been a believer that men
eat too much, and on the verdict of the
doctors gave notice that he intended to try
diet of raw foods, as medical treatment
was unayailing and he had steadily grown
worse under treatment.
Accordingly, on September /, 1901, he
gave up eating bread, meat, potatoes,
cooked vegetables in general and began
eating peanuts, fruits, figs, dates and un-
cooked vegetables, such as turnips, lettuce,
onions and cabbage.
During the early part of his experiment
he lived on fruit and nuts exclusively for
six months. He began by eating his pea
nuts roasted, but gradually went over to
eating the nuts uneooked. Shortly after
beginning this system Of dieting he began
to improve. His heart action became
strong and his rheumatic pains lessened.
Encouraged by these signs he continued
his experiments, abstaining entirely from
ANYTHING cooked His one meal day
consists of about three ounces of uncooked
peanuts. an onion eaten raw, and fruit.
From a ed-ridden invalid Mr.. Eddy
gained health He began gaining in flesh
from the first of his experiment.
To show that his muscles are strong he
is able to ''chin the bar several times in
succession, difficult feat for man who
has not strong, elastic, vigorous muscles.
Every morning, winter and summer, he
| walks out of doors in his bare feet Re-
gardless Of whether the temperature is at
zero OF below, whether the ground is COW
cred with ice or snow, he steps out into
the winter morning and barefooted makes
a round of his place. This spring and
summer he will take long walks in the dew
barefooted. These barefoot walks are
followed by sponge bath in ice-eold water.
| water.
When asked what deductions he had
drawn from his experiments Mr.. Eddy
said: ''Nearly everyone eats too much
for his own good. Often the mind is
hungry when the stomach is not y
Mr. Eddy is willing to wager 500 that
he can live and keep in good health for
100 days on 81 80 He says that his life
has been prolonged by the simple diet
which he has followed, and that he be-
lieves most of the ills the flesh is heir to
are due to examining the stomach with in-
digestible foods that poison the system.