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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... living , which is found useful in the cancer , would probably be bene- ficial in other chronic diseases likewise ; and that it would afford a satisfactory proof of the general superior salubrity of the pro- posed method . But as the ...
... living , which is found useful in the cancer , would probably be bene- ficial in other chronic diseases likewise ; and that it would afford a satisfactory proof of the general superior salubrity of the pro- posed method . But as the ...
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... living under the safeguard of laws ; which produces a character marked by boldness , pride , and independence . " I cannot resist the temptation of quoting another of the ex- amples by which this great man has illustrated the principles ...
... living under the safeguard of laws ; which produces a character marked by boldness , pride , and independence . " I cannot resist the temptation of quoting another of the ex- amples by which this great man has illustrated the principles ...
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... living in a dull , obscure , and moist atmosphere ; and they are in their bodies slothful , and unfit for labor . * This is , perhaps , an extreme case ; but there is strong inter- nal evidence that the description is , in its principal ...
... living in a dull , obscure , and moist atmosphere ; and they are in their bodies slothful , and unfit for labor . * This is , perhaps , an extreme case ; but there is strong inter- nal evidence that the description is , in its principal ...
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... living , namely , food , whether fish , flesh , milk , or vegetables ; wine , and other fermented liquors ; and water . He has declared in general , with regard to the quali- ties of food- " Whoever gives these things no consideration ...
... living , namely , food , whether fish , flesh , milk , or vegetables ; wine , and other fermented liquors ; and water . He has declared in general , with regard to the quali- ties of food- " Whoever gives these things no consideration ...
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... living fibre ; and there can be no difficulty in believing that the same action which it exerts upon the stomach in the first instance , will be exerted upon every other living fibre , to which it is applied . IN CHRONIC DISEASES . 20.
... living fibre ; and there can be no difficulty in believing that the same action which it exerts upon the stomach in the first instance , will be exerted upon every other living fibre , to which it is applied . IN CHRONIC DISEASES . 20.
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