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You don't believe it, do you! Well, it won't cost you a cent to prove it.
If you want to have strength for your work, whether mental or physical, get eight hours of sleep every night in. a well-ventilated room; eat plain, hearty food, and the smallest quantity which will maintain your weight. If it takes power to run the stomach it is foolish to keep it in operation more than is actually necessary. "For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep," said St Paul, writing to the Corinthians about overeating at the Lord's supper. Wise St. Paul!
Most of the dietary conclusions of the pseudo- science of medicine are based on false premises, and are therefore erroneous, and the recovery of most of the sick is greatly hindered by feeding, dating, and other interference.
Most physicians accept the theory that we can add to the strength of a sick man by inducing him to swallow food; when the fact is that every mouthful is a tax on his strength, and decreases his power of resistance. It takes power to run the stomach. In every case of severe sickness Nature takes away the appetite, because there is no power to spare for the digestive process; she wishes to conserve her energy for combat with the disease. In severe sickness Nature's way is to suspend digestion and let the brain live on the tissues of the body, which can be spared.
