Management of the organs of digestion, in health and in disease |
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Page v
... less than perfect health , and for the Regulation of the Bowels . The subject naturally includes the treatment of all the commoner Disorders of the Digestive Organs . In the following pages I have put together a series of Instructions ...
... less than perfect health , and for the Regulation of the Bowels . The subject naturally includes the treatment of all the commoner Disorders of the Digestive Organs . In the following pages I have put together a series of Instructions ...
Page xii
... diet for certain seasons , than frequent use of physic , except it be grown into a custom ; for those diets alter the body more , and trouble it less . " - BACON . MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION , IN HEALTH AND.
... diet for certain seasons , than frequent use of physic , except it be grown into a custom ; for those diets alter the body more , and trouble it less . " - BACON . MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION , IN HEALTH AND.
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... less quantity is water , pure , or nearly SO . Water , and such simple liquids as water containing a very small proportion of wine or ardent spirit , neither are digested , nor mixed up in the process of digestion , but are carried away ...
... less quantity is water , pure , or nearly SO . Water , and such simple liquids as water containing a very small proportion of wine or ardent spirit , neither are digested , nor mixed up in the process of digestion , but are carried away ...
Page 3
... less liquid taken daily , the firmer the flesh , the stronger the stomach , and the wholesomer the condition of the body . Liquid combined with food as in soups and broths , taken as a meal , is commonly not easy of digestion , or the ...
... less liquid taken daily , the firmer the flesh , the stronger the stomach , and the wholesomer the condition of the body . Liquid combined with food as in soups and broths , taken as a meal , is commonly not easy of digestion , or the ...
Page 6
... recovers its forces , after the up - hill labour of digestion has been accomplished . But it is not less true , that food taken in moderation , and when wanted , independently of the nutriment it contains 6 MANAGEMENT OF THE STOMACH .
... recovers its forces , after the up - hill labour of digestion has been accomplished . But it is not less true , that food taken in moderation , and when wanted , independently of the nutriment it contains 6 MANAGEMENT OF THE STOMACH .
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Management of the Organs of Digestion: In Health and in Disease (1837) Herbert Mayo No preview available - 2008 |
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Page xii - THERE is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic : a man's own observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health...