The philosophy of eating. By Albert J. Bellows, M.D.

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How the Blood becomes impure,......... 152
How to purify the Blood......... 155
Disorganized Food rejected......... 157
Penalty for taking Disorganized Food....... 159
Liebig's Error, and Arguments to sustain it....... 163
Water, Preadamite Arrangement for..... 168
The Revelation to Moses............172
Uses of Water in the Human System....... 178
Power to resist the Effects of Heat....... 181
Why Mortality is greater in Winter......183
Amount of Water used in the System....... 185
Importance of using pure Water, and Sources of pure Water. 186
Adulteration of Milk.............. 189
Spring Water, Rain Water, River Water...... 190
Impurities of Water used in London..... 194
Waters of American Cities............. 196
Impure Water the Cause of Disease........ 197
Effect of Water on Lead Pipes; Hard Water, &c.... 198
Water alone quenches Thirst................. 204
Tea, its Uses and Abuses; Coffee, &c........ 205
The Principle which gives Relish to Food, —Osmazome.. 211
How to make Tea and Coffee, Flavor of Food, &c..... 213
Aromatic Drinks; Beer, Cider, Wine, Cocoa, &c.... 218
Alcohol, its Uses and Abuses; Liebig's Opinion wrong.. 220
Alcohol not nutritious, but poisonous......... 231
Alcohol never useful in Health........... 232
Wines and Beers, &c............... 237
Acidulous Drinks and Vinegar....... 240
Fruits, and the Means of preserving them, &c... 245
Elements of Food lost in cooking; portable Soups.. 258
Acids, and their Uses in the System........ 262
Diet in Sickness................268
The Appetite in Sickness........... 273
Diet in Hospitals................274