April 13, 1941 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Letter from Linus Pauling to Joseph Mayer. April 16, 1941. Page 1 Larger Images / More Information. 1 p. View Transcript

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Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis. Breakfast: 1 orange, 1 shredded wheat, 2 t sugar, 1 c cream (20%), 1 c coffee / Lunch: ½ m avocado, 1 m (raw) tomato, lettuce, 1 wh egg, 1 c gelatin and cream, 2 water biscuits, ½ sl butter, 1 chocolate bar / Dinner: 2 wh eggs, 1 c milk, 1 T cheese, 1 m banana, 1 t sugar, 2 T cream (30%) [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #3.1, file:(Record of LP's diet while ill with nephritis kept by Ava Helen Pauling, 1941-1942.)]