The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-23

Yankee vsteraa Eats oazy One Meal
a Day, No Part Cooked.

Yankee Feteran Eats onfy One Meal
Day, No Part Cooked.
John A. Eddy. Ciyn War veteran
OF Dalton. Mass. asserts that Il il
possible to live on an income OF $40.
year. 20 be Ia perfect health and Wig
or and 70 perform manual labor, says
the New York World. For nearly i've
years Mr.. Eddy has been carrying out
theory OF dieting and for three years
he has entirely abstained from ordin-
AIRY cooked foods. living on fruits. veg
etables eaten raw and ON nuts. His
success with early experiments con
WINGED him that eating three times a
day was an error and that the body
did not require II. For a year he ate
twice day-at 0 A. m. and at p m
Then, continuing IA his experiment, 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 told by ply
siclans that he could live only a short
time. He was victim Of heart trou-
BILE and the slightest exertion caused
palpltation. 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 70 try a diet q raw foods. as
medical treatment Was unavailing and
he had steadily grown worse under
treatment
Accordingly. on Sept. 4. 1901. he gave
up eating bread. meat. potatoes. cooked
Vegetables In general ana beenn eating
peanuts. fruit. hgs. dates and nns>ooked
vegetables. such as turnipk lettuce.
onions and cabbage.
During the early part u his experi-
ment he lived On fruit and nats exeiu-
slyely for six months lie began BY
eating his peanuts roasted. but grad
ually went over % eating the nut UNI
cooked. shortly affer beginning this
system Of dieting he found that his
health began 70 improve. Ills heart ac-
tion became strong and his rheumatic
palms lessene,i Encouraged BY these
signs be continued his experiments.
abstainlur entirely from anything
cooked Ills oue meal a day consists
OF about three ounces u uncooked pea
nuts. an onion. eaten raw. and fruit.
From a hedridden invalid Air. Eddy
gained health lie began ginning 10
flesh from the first u bis experiment
To show that his muscles are strong
be Il able to -chin tire bar several
times In succession. a dinicult feat foe
a man who has not strong. elastic.
Vigorous musciea.
Every mornlnx. winter and summer.
be- walks out % doors ia bis hare feet
Of whether the teinpera-
lure Is AZ zero OF below. whether tho
round Is covered with Ice % snow. hs
ltepo onf into the winter mornings ana
,arcfootcf makes the round % his
lace. This spring aud summer BE- viii
nike iorg wniks IN the dew bnrvfoase,i.
rhcse barefoot walks are followed by
sponge hath 10 icc-coid water.
When asked what Deductions he had
rnwu from his experiments. Mr.. Eddy
aid: Nearly every one eats too much
Or bis own good. often tbs mind 10
ungry when the stomach IL not
Mr. Eddy IL willing 70 wager 500
hat he can live and keep IN good
eaith for 100 days on $50 lie says
hat hIs life has been prolonged By tho
nipple diet which be has followed. ana
hat he believes most q the Ills tho
eah r. hear TO are due 20 examining
10 stomach with indlecstible foods
lat poison the system.