Fruit and bread : a scientific diet / by Gustav Schlickeysen ; translated from the German, by M.L. Holbrook, with an appendix.

  • Schlickeysen, Gustav.
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[1877]
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Credit: Fruit and bread : a scientific diet / by Gustav Schlickeysen ; translated from the German, by M.L. Holbrook, with an appendix. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    PART III. DIETETIC ARGUMENT. We have now to consider the question of the practical adoption of the dietetic theories which have been advocated in the preceding pages. Are these theories better than those sanctioned by ages of usage, and, if so, is it now possible to stem the tide of popular preju- dice, and to make of our faith a living reality ? That the manner of life here proposed is, in truth, the best, we claim, simply upon the ground that it has been shown to be nat- ural—that is, to be in harmony with physio- logical law—and it only remains to present its practical details, and to venture some sug- gestions as to the most prudent methods of its introduction. With regard to children, there is no difficulty whatever in the mat- ter. Their appetites demand most eagerly