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building strength. There is no question as to their great value in this particular way. If one has hard muscular work to do, or is training for a high degree of muscular development, food of this character is very keenly relished. They seem to supply the necessary elements that is craved by the organs of assimilation under these circumstances. One can perform hard work with food of this character much more satisfactorily than upon a meat diet, though as stated before, in another chapter, while the stimulative character of meat causes it to build, perhaps, more immediate strength than food of this character, it will not by any means furnish the endurance, the ability to continue on and on, to the same extent as does these valuable elements. These foods can be prepared in whatever manner is considered the most appetizing, but they should be eaten very slowly. Because of their richness in the elements required to nourish the body, very naturally they are more difficult of digestion than the ordinary foods, and thorough mastication will aid in making this process of digestion far more easy.