Athletic Training

16 ATHLETIC TRAINING is nothing better to keep the bowels in good shape than prunes, and they may be eaten at any meal. It will be observed that I have eliminated from this bill of fare all fish and oysters. These are foods which do not agree with all men, but appetites differ, and an athlete may use certain kinds of fish sparingly if he has a liking for it and it agrees with him. Every one knows that no two persons are consti– tuted alike, and foods that agree with one may not agree with another. This bill of fare is the result of twenty-five years of ex– perimentation on my part with thousands of athletes. With but few exceptions it is the same I used when I was a professional runner. It was evolved after a most careful test to learn what foods kept the stomach in the best condition and made one most efficient ath– letically and physically. The trouble with a majority of athletes, and other persons as well, is that they eat too much. It is always best to 'get up from the table feeling a little hungry rather than to leave with an overloaded stomach. The worst foe of the athlete is indigestion, which,