Water and Vegetable DietThis 1854 work by William Lambe, with notes and additions by Joel Shew, is the American edition of a work originally published in England in 1815. The work sets forth the superiority of a vegetarian diet, in combination with water-treatment, in the prevention of disease and maintenance of health. |
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... assert that the conclusions drawn do not flow legitimately from the premises established . And I know that many serious and reflecting persons have had their attention excited ; have had their thoughts turned toward subjects to which ...
... assert that the conclusions drawn do not flow legitimately from the premises established . And I know that many serious and reflecting persons have had their attention excited ; have had their thoughts turned toward subjects to which ...
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... asserted , that scrofulous tumors , of a great magnitude , are indigenous , from the use of hard and rough waters , in certain mountainous tracts where such springs abound . But - ther stagnant , putrid waters of marshes are chiefly to ...
... asserted , that scrofulous tumors , of a great magnitude , are indigenous , from the use of hard and rough waters , in certain mountainous tracts where such springs abound . But - ther stagnant , putrid waters of marshes are chiefly to ...
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... asserts , that in the Alpine countries he never observed goitre in any places which are elevated more than 500 or 600 ... asserted also , apparently upon good authority , that it affects both sheep and horned cattle . This is the disease ...
... asserts , that in the Alpine countries he never observed goitre in any places which are elevated more than 500 or 600 ... asserted also , apparently upon good authority , that it affects both sheep and horned cattle . This is the disease ...
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... asserting that the water was pellucid and well tasted . Such is the objection of Dr. Reeves ; an objection certainly of very little weight , when unsupported by more particular examinations . Mr. Coxe was informed by a surgeon ...
... asserting that the water was pellucid and well tasted . Such is the objection of Dr. Reeves ; an objection certainly of very little weight , when unsupported by more particular examinations . Mr. Coxe was informed by a surgeon ...
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... asserted , and appears to be believed , by some of our best medical writers . To this purpose Dr. Woolcombe , influenced evidently by the principles of Mr. Malthus , says ( I quote at second hand from Dr. Watt's Treatise on Hooping ...
... asserted , and appears to be believed , by some of our best medical writers . To this purpose Dr. Woolcombe , influenced evidently by the principles of Mr. Malthus , says ( I quote at second hand from Dr. Watt's Treatise on Hooping ...
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