Diet in Relation to Age & Activity, With Hints Concerning Habits Conducive to Longevity;
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Water is not absorbed by the stomach, but is expelled by the pylorus (its lower valvular outlet) into the small intestine, from which it is taken np into the blood ; and the hotter it is, the more rapidly it is ejected, thus promoting the peristaltic action of the bowels. {Vide "Food and the Principles of Dietetics," p. 299, tt seg., by Robert Hutchison, M.D., M.R.C.P.) This in fact is one of the principles on which the so-called "Hot-water cure" is based. And the temperature of the water which... should be slowly sipped may be as high as 130° Fahr. N 98 DIET IN RELATION TO at least; from taking a full-sized breakfast Early morn- ^up of weak tea containing about one- ingtea. fourth of milk — always of course sterilized or boiled — every morning at six o'clock, while in bed, and never miss it. g. , . Nothing is easier than to make this way of one's self ; it should never be left to servants. Close to the bedside, a small side-table is placed over-night with a tray upon it, containing an ordinary Etna, holding fully ten ounces of water, with an appropriate measure of wood- spirit, in a little bottle at its side.
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