The new glutton, or epicure / by Horace Fletcher.

  • Fletcher, Horace, 1849-1919.
Date:
1903
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    ently in the cases of many test subjects, covering periods of three years, and applies equally to both sexes, all ages, and other idiosyncratic conditions. 13. The time necessary for satisfying com- plete body needs and appetite daily, when the habit of attention, appreciation, and delibera- tion have been installed, is less than half an hour, no matter how divided as to number of rations. This necessitates industry of masti- cation, to be sure, and will not admit of waste of much time between mouthfuls. 14. Ten minutes will completely satisfy a ravenous appetite if all conditions of ingestion and preparation are favourable. 15. Both quantitive and qualitive supply of saliva is an important factor in buccal (mouth) preparation of nutriment, but atten- tion to these fundamental requirements soon regulates the supply of all of the digestive juices, and, in connection with the care rec- ommended above, insures economy of nutri- tion, and, probably, immunity from disease. (Signed) Horace Fletcher. i i