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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... mode of treatment being pro- posed for some intractable complaint : great cures are pub- lished ; great expectations raised ; the new methods are uni- versally tried ; hope is followed by disappointment ; and , in the course of a very ...
... mode of treatment being pro- posed for some intractable complaint : great cures are pub- lished ; great expectations raised ; the new methods are uni- versally tried ; hope is followed by disappointment ; and , in the course of a very ...
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... modes of life ? The influence of some customs becomes evidently imprinted on the features , and gives a character to the form and physiognomy . Who can mistake the lineaments of habitual drunkenness ? The first questions , put by the ...
... modes of life ? The influence of some customs becomes evidently imprinted on the features , and gives a character to the form and physiognomy . Who can mistake the lineaments of habitual drunkenness ? The first questions , put by the ...
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... modes of chemical operation . Manganese is one body which has this effect . But it is not the only one . In this point of view , therefore , the explication I proposed in my Inquiry into Constitutional Diseases " ( printed in 1805 ) is ...
... modes of chemical operation . Manganese is one body which has this effect . But it is not the only one . In this point of view , therefore , the explication I proposed in my Inquiry into Constitutional Diseases " ( printed in 1805 ) is ...
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... mode of life , of corrupt habits , or of ac- cidents which may possibly be avoided ? The determination of these questions is undoubtedly of the highest interest to the whole human race . I must confine myself within a straight and ...
... mode of life , of corrupt habits , or of ac- cidents which may possibly be avoided ? The determination of these questions is undoubtedly of the highest interest to the whole human race . I must confine myself within a straight and ...
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... modes of life , or of some other accidents and misfor- tunes incident to society . Scurvy is another disease which has cut off vast multitudes of men . It has been satisfactorily traced to an improper sys- tem of dieting , and ...
... modes of life , or of some other accidents and misfor- tunes incident to society . Scurvy is another disease which has cut off vast multitudes of men . It has been satisfactorily traced to an improper sys- tem of dieting , and ...
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