A few can break the fast on a full meal without any bad results,
but most people can not do it without suffering and the results may be
fatal. So it is a safe rule to break the fast on simple liquid food,
taken in moderation.
Four or five days after breaking the fast, one should be able to eat the
ordinary foods. The following is a suggestion of the manner in which to
feed immediately after a fast of about two weeks:
First day: Tomato broth once; mutton broth twice.
Second day: Breakfast, orange juice. Lunch, buttermilk. Dinner, sliced
tomatoes.
Third day: Breakfast, buttermilk. Lunch, salad of lettuce and tomatoes,
dressed with salt. Dinner, poached egg, celery.
Fourth day: Breakfast, baked apple and milk. Lunch, toasted bread and
butter. Dinner, lamb chops, stewed green peas, celery.
If a meal causes distress, omit the next one and continue omitting meals
until comfort and ease have returned. If the digestion is very weak, or
if the illness has been protracted, do not feed solids as soon as
recommended above. In all cases it is necessary to exercise
self-control, moderation and common sense.
The meals must be moderate.
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