A treatise on diet : with a view to establish on practical grounds a system of rules for the prevention and cure of the diseases incident to a disordered state of the digestive functions / by J.A. Paris.

  • Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856.
Date:
1826
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    CONTENTS. PART J. PAGJE Introduction ........... 1 Anatomical View of the Digestive Organs . . . .• . 8 Sect. I. The Alimentary Canal . 9 II. The various Glands which are subservient to the Secretion of the different Fluids intended to act on the Alimentary Matter 15 III. Vessels for carrying the Nutritive Product to the Circulation 30 IV. The Lungs . . . 31 V. The Kidneys .31 VI. The Skin 32 Phypiological History of Digestion .' 34 Relations of the Digestive Functions with our Sensations ... 54 Hunger j3H • • 54 Thirst ............ 56 Instinctive desire for Exercise . • . . . 59 PART II. The Materia Alimentaria 63 Introductory Observations 63 Effects of Animal and Vegetable Food compared . . . . 65 The Classification of Aliments . . 70 Cookery 74 Of Condiments 76 Of Drinks . . . ' . . . . . . .81 Water 84 Barley Water, Gruel, &c . . 89 Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, &c . . 90 Fermented Liquors . 93 Wines, &c. Vs- 94 An Estimate of the Nutritive and Digestible Qualities of several species of Aliment, as derived from the application of the Physiological and Chemical Principles established in the preceding pages . . . 105 Milk . . ..-■■. . . . . .105 Fish 109 Birds . * .114 Farinaceous Aliments 115 Different Varieties of Bread . J15