A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet

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Beard Sidney Hartnoll. A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet

PREFACE TO SEVENTH EDITION

THE TRUE IDEAL IN DIET

A PLEA FOR THE SIMPLE LIFE

A PLEA FOR MODERATION

ARTISTIC COOKERY

WHAT TO DO WHEN TRAVELLING

ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS

RELATIVE VALUES OF FOODS

FOOD CHART

TABLE OF FOOD VALUES

VEGETARIAN SOUPS

SUBSTITUTES FOR FISH

SUBSTITUTES FOR MEAT DISHES

SIMPLE SAVOURY DISHES

COLD LUNCHEON DISHES

GRAVIES AND SAUCES

PUDDINGS AND SWEETS

THE BREAD PROBLEM

SUMMER AND WINTER DRINKS

HOW TO FEED INVALIDS

WHAT TO DO AT CHRISTMAS

MENUS FOR THE WEEK

UNFIRED AND VITAL FOODS

SOME SUGGESTIVE MENUS

USEFUL DOMESTIC INFORMATION

HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES

LABOUR-SAVING APPLIANCES

MEDICINAL AND DIETETIC QUALITIES

HYGIENIC INFORMATION

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The physical structure of Man is declared by our most eminent biologists and anatomists to be that of a frugivorous (fruit-eating) animal. It is, therefore, our Creator's intention that we should subsist upon the various fruits of the earth – not upon the products of the shambles.1

The accepted scientific classification places Man with the anthropoid apes, at the head of the highest order of mammals. These animals bear the closest resemblance to human beings, their teeth and internal organs being practically identical, and in a natural state they subsist upon nuts, seeds, grains, and other fruits. Hence those who have studied this subject thoroughly can hardly entertain any doubt that the more largely our diet consists of these simple products of nature, the more likely we shall be to enjoy health and to secure longevity.

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Such a diet does not necessitate the horrible cruelties of the cattle-boat and the slaughter-house – therefore it must commend itself to every genuine humanitarian.

It does not contain the germs of disease that are found in the dead bodies of animals – frequently afflicted with tuberculosis, cancer, foot-and-mouth-disease, incipient anthrax, swine-fever and parasites of various kinds.

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