The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-25
MAN LIVES ON $40 A YEAR.
Civil War Veteran Eats But One Meal
Day. OF Uneooked Food.

Day, OF Uneooked Food.
John A. Eddy a Civil war veteran,
Of Dalton, Mass, asserts that 1t is
possible to live on an income OF SO
year. to he in perfect health, and
TO perform manual labor For nearly
five years Mr. Eddy has been carry.
ing out a theory Of dieting. and for
three years he has entirely 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 a day was an error and that
the body did not require IT, For a year
he ate twice n day. at m, and at
5 p. m. Then, continuing in his expe-
riment, he began eating once a day
and for more than year his only
meal has been al 10 a. m.
In 1895 Mr.. Eddy was todd by ply
icians that he could live only a short
time. He was a victim OF heart trou-
BILE. and the slightest exertion caused
palpitation. He was crippled by rheu.
matism and affected by serious kid.
ey disease. Wise men OF medicine OK
amined him and told him that his
case was hopeless.
He had long been believer that
men eat too much, and on the verdict
Of the doctors gave notice that he in
tended TO Try a diet Of raw foods, as
medical treatment was unavailing
and he had steadily grown worse un-
der treatment.
Accordingly on September l, 1901,
he gave up eating bread. meat, pota'
toes. cooked vegetables in general,
and began eating peanuts, fruit, figs
dates and uncooked vegetables, such
as turnips, lettuce, onions and cab
bage.
During the early part of his eXpe-
riment he lived on fruit and nuts exc
cluslyely fer six months. He began by
eating his peanuts roasted, but grad
ually went over 20 eating the nut un
cooked. Shortly after beginning THIS
system OF dieting he found that his
health began TO improve. His heart
action became strong and his rheumat
ic pains lessened. Encouraged by
these signs. he continued his expe'
riments. abstaining entirely from any'
thing cooked. His one meal a day con
slsts Of about three ounces of un
cooked peanuts. an onion eaten raw
and fruit.
From a bed.riddeu invalid, Mr. Edd'
gained health. He began gaining In
flesh from the first OF his experiment
To show that his muscles are strong
lie Is able to "ohin the bar seyera
times In succession, a difficult feat
for a man who has not strong, elastic
vigorous muscles.
Every morning, winter and summer
he walks out Of doors in his bare feet
Regardless Of whether the tempera
ture Is at zero or below, or whethe
the ground is covered with ice o.
snow, he steps out into the winte
mornings and barefooted makes h'
rounds Of his place. This spring an'
summer he will take long walks II
the dew barefcoted These barefoo
walks are followed by a sponge Dali
in ice-cold water.
When asked what deductions h
had drawn from his experiments, Nj
Eddy said: Nearly every one eats TO
much for his own good. Often IN
mind is hungry when the stomach
not"
"Mr. Eddy Is willing to wager $40
that he can live and keep in goo
health for 100 days ON $3.50. He say
that his lie has been prolonged D
the simple diet which he has follow
ed and that he believes most OF IN
ills the flesh is heir TO are due
cramming the stomach with indiges
ible foods that poison the system
Pittsfield (Mass.) Cor. New Yor
World.