The renewal of life : arguments for subcutaneous injections of oil in the cure and prevention of senility and disease; for the making of the acme of abundant health, stamina, vigor, vitality and constitution; for the cure of consumption and other diseases, particularly those of a chronic nature / by Thos. Bassett Keyes.

  • Keyes, Thomas Bassett.
Date:
1909-10
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Credit: The renewal of life : arguments for subcutaneous injections of oil in the cure and prevention of senility and disease; for the making of the acme of abundant health, stamina, vigor, vitality and constitution; for the cure of consumption and other diseases, particularly those of a chronic nature / by Thos. Bassett Keyes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    than we would be if from a line of poorly nourished forebears. The amount of fat which the blood contains varies according to the amount eaten and assimilated. The infant inherits the richness of its fat. Some infants it is needless to say are better nourished than others. The richness of its fat would not alone affect the adip©se or fat tissue, but would affect every tissue of the body, from the marrow of the bones to the entire nervous system. In treating people the remark is often made that it is not natural for them to become fat, be- cause their parents were thin; or from another party that they should gain in weight easily, because their parents were fleshy. Since all physiological actions, such as digestion and assimilation, are the result of inherited habits, it is probable that the habit of eating, and the assimilation of certain foods become somewhat fixed. Thus the Eskimos do not eat any vegetables whatever, and can- not seem to tolerate them. They can, however, eat sev- eral pounds of fat at one meal, and it is well to remark here that they are free from tuberculosis, and also in- testinal catarrhs and appendicitis. It is also said that their teeth never decay even among the aged. Indi- viduals among all races who eat large quantities of fat are not likely to be affected with any disease. That fat or oil exerts a great influence upon living matter, life and energy, conclusions may be reached from the facts: that it forms a part of most cells and tissues of the body and that the adipose tissue is the first to be drawn upon to supply nourishment and fuel in case of sickness or lack of food. In protoplasm even of the lowest type it is common to find under the micro- scope granules containing fatty matter. Fatty matter but not in the form of adipose tissue makes up a large