Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-04-11
LIVES ON ONLY $40 A YEAR
Yankee Veteran Eats Only One Meal
Day, No Fart Cooked.

Yankee veteran Eats Only One Meal
Day, No Part Cooked.
John A. Eddy, a Civil War veteran
of Dalton, Mass, asserts that 1t is
possible to live on an income Of $40
year. to be in perfect health and Wig
or and to perform manual labor, says
the New York World. For nearly five
years Mr.. Eddy has been carrying out
a theory of dieting and for three years
be has entirely abstained from ordin-
airy cooked foods, living on fruits. veg.
etables eaten raw and on nuts. Hi
success with early experiments con
WINGED him that eating three times
day was an error and that the body
did not require 1t. For year he ate
twice a day-at 8 a. m. and at 5 D. m
Then, continuing In his experiment, 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 ply
sicians that he could live only a short
time. He was victim of heart trou-
BILE and the slightest exertion caused
palpitatioD. He was crippled by rheu-
matism and affected by serious kid
ney 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 In
tended to try a diet Of raw foods, as
medical treatment was unavailing and
he had steadily grown worse under
treatment.
Accordingly, on Sept. 1, 1901, he gave
up eating bread, meat, potatoes, cooked
vegetables in general and began eating
peanuts, fruit, figs. dates and uncooked
vegetables, such as turnips, lettuce,
onions and cabbage.
During the early part of his expert
ment he lived on fruit and nuts exclu.
sively for six months He began by
eating his peanuts roasted, but grad
ually went over to eating the nut I'M
cooked. Shortly after beginning this
system of dieting he found that his
health began to improve. His heart ac-
pains lessened. Encouraged by these
signs he continued his experiments,
abstaining entirely from anything
cooked. His one meal q day consists
of about three ounces of uncooked pea
nuts, an onion, eaten raw, and fruit.
From a bedridden 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, a 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.
Regardless of whether the tempera-
ture Is at zero or below, whether the
ground Is covered with Ice or snow, he
steps out into the winter mornings and
Earefooted makes the 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-cold water.
When asked what deductions he had
drawn from his experiments, Mr.. Eddy
said: Nearly every one eats too much
for his own good. Often the mind is
hungry when the stomach is not"
Mr.. Eddy is willing to wager 500
that he can live and keep in good
health for 100 days on $3.50. He says
that his life has been prolonged by the
simple diet which he has followed, and
that he believes most of the Ills the
flesh is hear to are due to examining
the stomach with indlgestible foods
that poison the system.