Apples, sour and mellow Raw 2 " 00 "
" " " hard Raw 2 " 50 "
Parsnips or green corn Boiled 2 " 30 "
Potatoes and yams Roasted or baked 2 " 30 "
Cabbage, head Raw 2 " 30 "
" " with vinegar Raw 2 " 00 "
Cauliflower Boiled 2 " 00 "
Peas (green) or squash Boiled 2 " 00 "
Cranberries or cherries Stewed 2 " 00 "
Rhubarb or figs Stewed 2 " 30 "
Turnips Boiled 2 " 30 "
Sprouts Boiled 2 " 00 "
Raspberries Raw 2 " 00 "
Dates Raw 2 " 00 "
b.u.t.termilk Raw 2 " 00 "
Pumpkin Cooked 2 " 00 "
FOODS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT OF DIGESTION.
ARTICLES OF FOOD HOW PREPARED TIME OF DIGESTION
Beef, fresh, lean Broiled 3 hours 00 minutes " " " Roasted 3 " 00 "
Beef, dry Roasted 3 " 30 "
" with salt only Boiled 3 " 45 "
" " mustard, etc. Boiled 3 " 30 "
Pork, steak Broiled 3 " 15 "
" recently salted Broiled 3 " 15 "
" " " Raw 3 " 00 "
" " " Stewed 3 " 00 "
Mutton, fresh Broiled 3 " 00 "
" " Roasted 3 " 15 "
" " Boiled 3 " 00 "
Flounder, fresh Boiled 3 " 30 "
Oysters, fresh Roasted 3 " 15 "
" " Stewed 3 " 30 "
Codfish (salted) or whitefish Boiled 3 " 00 "
Sausages, fresh Broiled 3 " 20 "
Rabbits Broiled 3 " 00 "
b.u.t.ter or cream 3 " 00 "
Eggs, fresh Hard-boiled or fried 3 " 30 "
" " Soft-boiled 3 " 00 "
Potatoes, turnips or carrots Boiled 3 " 30 "
Radishes or lentils Boiled 3 " 30 "
Bread (white) fresh Baked 3 " 15 "
" whole wheat Baked 3 " 30 "
" rye Baked 3 " 30 "
" graham Baked 3 " 30 "
" corn Baked 3 " 15 "
Corn cake Baked 3 " 00 "
Apple dumpling Boiled 3 " 00 "
Soup, mutton or oyster Boiled 3 " 30 "
" bean Boiled 3 " 00 "
" chicken Boiled 3 " 00 "
Chocolate or cocoa Boiled 3 " 00 "
Currants or filberts 3 " 00 "
Raisins 3 " 00 "
Hazelnuts 3 " 30 "
Peanuts Roasted 3 " 00 "
Potatoes (sweet) Roasted 3 " 00 "
Walnuts 3 " 30 "
Chestnuts Roasted 3 " 15 "
Beans, lima Boiled 3 " 00 "
Zwieback 3 " 00 "
Turkey Boiled or roasted 3 to 4 hours Eels Fried 3 " 4 "
Oleomargarine 3 " 4 "
Cabbage Boiled 3 " 4 "
Buckwheat cakes 3 " 4 "
Mutton, lean Roasted 3 " 4 "
Herring Broiled 3-1/2 " 4-1/2 "
Cheese 3-1/2 " 6 "
FOODS VERY DIFFICULT OF DIGESTION.
ARTICLES OF FOOD HOW PREPARED TIME OF DIGESTION
Beef, fresh, lean Fried 4 hours 00 minutes " old, hard, salted Boiled 4 " 15 "
" recently salted Boiled 4 " 30 "
" " " Fried 4 " 15 "
" fat or lean Roasted 5 " 15 "
" suet (fresh) Boiled 5 " 30 "
" soup with vegetables and bread Boiled 4 " 00 "
Beef, soup from marrow bones Boiled 4 " 15 "
Pork, fat and lean Roasted 5 " 15 "
" recently salted Boiled 4 " 00 "
Pork recently salted Fried 4 " 15 "
" ham Cured 4 " 30 "
Veal Broiled 4 " 00 "
" Fried 4 " 30 "
Mutton, suet Boiled 4 " 30 "
Fowls Boiled or roasted 4 " 00 "
Heart, animal Fried 4 " 00 "
Salmon, salted, or mackerel Boiled 4 " 00 "
Cabbage, with vinegar Boiled 4 " 30 "
Cheese, old, strong Raw 3-1/2 to 6-1/2 hours Duck Roasted 4 hours 30 "