INDEX

A
Abdominal Development, abnormal, [142]
Abel, Miss Mary, [259]
Æsthetic aspects of diet, [160]-162
Agricultural argument, [162]-163, 332-333
Air, value of, [263]-264
Alcohol and diet, [123]-124, [261]
Alimentary canal, [34]-35
Anatomical changes, and diet, [35]
Animals, excess of, [159]-160
Anthropoid apes, teeth of, [29]-31
Apollonius of Tyana, [137]
Apples, food value of, [207]
Apricots, food value of, [208]
Arabia, food of, [144]
Arnold, Prof. L. B., [170]
Artichokes, food value of, [179]
Ash, mineral, defined, [62]
Ash, percentage of, [79]-83, [84]-85, [86]
Asparagus, food value of, [178]
Athletics, and diet, [153]-155
Atwater, Prof. A. W., [59]-63
B
Baelz, Prof., [139]
Bananas, food value of, [207]-208
Banting cure, [118]
Beans, food value of, [176]
Beaumont, Dr, [197]
Beef-tea, [100]-102, [109]
Beetroots, food value of, [179]
Benjafield, Dr H., [230]
Best food, question of, [96]
Biblical instructions on diet, [159]
Bilberries, food value of, [210]
Blood-poisoning, [111]
Blood, similarity of, [45]
Bodily position, question of, [44]
Bodily symmetry, and diet, [117]-118
Bones, question of, [45]
Bouchard, Dr, [103], [104]
Bowels, differing action of, [48]-49
Bread, food value of, [185]-186
Breathing, value of, [263]-264
Bright’s disease, [111]
Broccoli, food value of, [178]
Brush, Dr E. F., [109]-110, [169]-170, [253]
Brussels sprouts, food value of, [178]
Bryant, A. P., [59]-63
Bush, Dr, [117]
Butcher, degradation of, [162]
Butter, value of, [171]-173
Buttner, Dr J. L., [206]
C
Cabbage, food value of, [178]
Cancer, question of, [112]-113
Cannibalism, question of, [164]
Capers, food value of, [179]
Carbohydrates, defined, [62]
—— percentage of, [77]-79
Carqué, Otto, [80], [81], [168]-169
Carnivora, teeth of, [24]-25
Carrots, food value of, [179]
Cauliflower, food value of, [178]
Chalmers, [136]
Cheese, food value of, [174], [175]
Cherries, food value of, [208]
Cheyne, Dr, [137]
Chittenden, Prof. R. H., [11], [57]-58, [87]-88, [89], [92], [93], [94], [137], [275]
Christian, Eugene, [242]-243
Chyle, characteristics of, [89]-90
Cinnamon, food value of, [196]-197
Citrons, food value of, [210]
Climate and diet, [149]-151
Cocoa, food value of, [261]
Coffee, food value of, [260]-261
Cold and diet, [114]-115
Colon, question of the, [44]
Complexion, and diet, [228]-229
Complexity of food, [9], [249]
Constituents of food, [249]-250
Cooking, animal, [220]-221
Cooking vegetables, [178]
Copeland, Dr, [117]
Corn, food value of, [179]
Cranberries, food value of, [210]
Cream, food value of, [171]
Cresses, food value of, [179]
Cucumber, food value of, [179]
Currants, food value of, [210]
Custom, force of, [164]-166
D
Dandelions, food value of, [179]
Dates, food value of, [210]
Damsons, food value of, [208]
Daniel, Florence, [230]
Definitions of foods, [59]-63
Densmore, Dr Emmet, [182]
Diet, and exercise, [140]
Diet, how to change, [237]-238
Diogenes, [137]
Diseased meat, [126]-135
Dodds, Dr Susanna, [176]-177, [244]-245, [254]-255
Drews, George J., [243]
Drinking at meals, [240]
Drinking, different modes of, [34], [51]
Drink, and diet, [123]-124
E
Economy, and diet, [220]-221
Edentata, teeth of, [23]
Eggs, food value of, [173]-174
Emancipation of woman, [226]-227
Empedocles, [137]
Endives, food value of, [179]
Energy, bodily, [18]-19
Epidemics, and diet, [116]-117
Epilepsy, and meat-eating, [112]
Equivalence of food, [268]-269
Esquimaux, and diet, [143], [151]
Ethics of diet, [160], [162]
Evans, Dr De Lacy, [91]-92
Evolution, and mentality, [10]-11
Excreta, animal, [106]-107
Excretions, question of, [50]-56
Exercise, and diet, [140]
Extremities, [33]-34
Eyes, position of, [44]
Eyre, Sir James, [270]-272
F
Fairbairn, Sir William, [145]
Farrington, Dr A. M., [132]-133
Fats, defined, [61]-62
Fats, percentages of, [75]-77
Figs, food value of, [210]
Fish, food value of, [256]
Fletcher, Horace, [105], [137], [260], [275]
Flour, superfine, [184]
Food, functions of, [18]-19
Forward, Charles, [153]-154
Fowler, H. P., [124]
Frugivora, teeth of, [31]
Fruits, advantages of, [206], [211]-220, et seq.
Fruitarian diet, [177]-178, [274]
Fuel value, question of, [62]-63
G
Galen, [137]
Game, food value of, [255]-256
Garlics, food value of, [178]-179
Gastric juice, differing, [47]-48
Ginger, food value of, [196]-197
Glucose and starch, [182]
Goodfellow, Dr John, [182], [225]
Gooseberries, food value of, [210]
Gout, [110]
Graham, Dr Sylvester, [89]-90, [115], [120], [141], [197], [212], [214], [265]
Grapes, food value of, [208]
Greece, food of, [144]-145
H
Habits of Cats and Dogs, [24]-25, [33], [51]
Habits and diet, [235]-236
Haeckel, [45]
Haig, Dr Alex., [112], [119], [138]-139, [176], [200]
Haller, Dr, [137]
Hancock, H. Irving, [145]-146
Hartmann, Dr, [29], [30]
Heart beat and diet, [120]
Heat, bodily, [114]-115
Herbivora, teeth of, [21], [22]
Heroditus, [137], [185]
Hesiod, [137]
Hindus, and diet, [146]-148
Hippocrates, [137], [268]
Honey, food value of, [203]
Hufeland, Dr, [137]
Humanitarian arguments, [156]-159
Hutchinson, Dr Woods, [44]
Huxley, [33], [39], [40], [41], [42], [45]
Hygienic cookery, hints on, [250]-252
I
India, food of, [144]
Insectivora, teeth of, [22]-23
Instinct and diet, [235]
Intestinal putrefaction, [104]-106
Italy, food of, [144]
J
Jackson, Dr J. C., [124], [224]
Jaffa, Prof. M. E., [204], [205], [272]-273
Japan, food of, [145]-146, [148]
Jaws, movement of, [32]-33
Jellies, food value of, [257]
K
Kellogg, Dr J. H., [34]-35, [43]-45, [47]-48, [107]-108
Kidneys, action of, [50]
Kingsford, Dr Anna, [141]
Kuttner, Dr, [35]
L
Lactic Acid, [105]
Lahmann, Dr H., [52]-56, [81], [82]
Lambe, Dr, [113], [137], [230]
Latson, Dr W. R. C., [120], [240]-241, [243]
Leeks, food value of, [178]-179
Leffingwell, Dr A., [129]
Lemons, food value of, [209]-210
Lentils, food value of, [176]
Leppel, Miss, [86]
Lettuce, food value of, [179]
Limes, food value of, [210]
Liver, [37]-38, [49]-50
Loeb, Prof. J., [219]
Longevity and diet, [119]-120
Longworthy, Prof. C. F., [205]
M
Magendie’s Dogs, [184]-186
Mammary glands, [43]
Man, teeth of, [25]-28, [31]-32
Mann, Karl, [138]
Mastication, value of, [275]
Meat, as an article of diet, [252]-256
Melons, food value of, [210]
Mental conditions, [276]-277
Mental life and diet, [119], [121]-123
Mentality and evolution, [10]-11
Metchnikoff, [45], [104], [105], [233]-234
Miles, Eustace, [139]-140
Milk, food value of, [167]-171
Mineral matter, defined, [62]
Missionaries, and diet, [229]
Morals and diet, [121]-123
Mulberries, food value of, [210]
Mushrooms, food value of, [179]
Mustard, food value of, [198]-199
N
Natural Foods, [202]-203
Nervousness and diet, [231]-232
Newton, Mr, [137]
Nichols, Dr, [269]
Nicholson, Prof., [29]
Nightingale, Miss F., [257]
Nitrogen, source of, [91]-92
Nutmeg, food value of, [196]-197
Nuts, food value of, [210]-211, [272]-273
O
Oils, [200]-201
Olive oil, [200]-201
Omnivora, teeth of, [23]-24
Onions, food value of, [178]-179
Oranges, food value of, [209]
Overeating, [11]-12, [243]-244, [266]-273
Ovid, [137]
P
Page, Dr C. E., [222]
Paget, Dr, [112]
Pauchet, Dr Victor, [206]
Parsnips, food value of, [179]
Peaches, food value of, [208]
Peas, food value of, [176], [208]
Pepper, food value of, [196]
Pereira, Dr, [172]
Phillips, Dr Richard, [137]
Pickles, food value of, [197]-198
Pies, [257]-258
Pigmies, [142]-143
Pineapple, food value of, [209]
Placenta, differing forms of, [38]-42
Plato, [137]
Plautus, [137]
Pliny, [137]
Plums, food value of, [208]
Plutarch, [137]
Poisons, in animal flesh, [97]-104
—— in bad combinations, [247]-248
Pork as food, [253]-255
Porphyry, [137]
Potatoes, food value of, [178]
Practical hints, [275]
Proclus, [137]
Priority of the herbivora, [55]
Proteid, excess of, [93]-94
—— importance of, [58], [60]-61
—— percentages of, [71]-75
—— relative digestibility of, [86]-88
Proteid, source of, [94]-95
Puddings, [257]-258
Pythagoras, [136]-137
Q
Quantity v. Quality of Food, [265]
Quantity, question of, [121]
Quatrefages, Prof. A. de, [142]
Quinces, food value of, [208]
Quintus Sextus, [137]
R
Rabagliati, Dr A., [19], [269]
Radishes, food value of, [179]
Raisins, food value of, [210]
Rapidity of digestion, [88]-89
Raspberries, food value of, [209]
Read, C. S., [90]-91
Red blood superstition, [163]-164
Rheumatism and diet; [110]-111
Rhubarb, food value of, [210]
Ritson, Dr, [137]
Rodentia, teeth of, [23]
Rowbatham, Dr S., [184]-185
Rush, Dr B., [117]
Russell, Hon. Rollo, [112]-113, [141], [144]
Russia, food of, [145]
S
Sadler, Dr W. S., [241]-242
Sager, Dr D. S., [96]
Saliva, [46]-47
Salivary glands, [45]
Salt, Henry, [121], [149]-151, [236]
Salt, arguments against, [187]-196
Schlickeysen, Prof., [38]-40, [47], [172]-173, [215]-219
Secretions, differing, [46]-50
Senses and diet, [118]-119
Shaw, Bernard, [160]
Shelley, [117], [137]
Sinclair, Upton, [127]-128
Skin and diet, [44]
Slaughter-houses, [133]-135
Smith, Dr John, [37]-38, [141]
Socrates, [137]
Soups, food value of, [257]
Spices, food value of, [196]-197
Spinach, food value of, [178]
Starch, digestibility of, [182]
Strawberries, food value of, [209]
Stimulants, [198]-199, [100]-103, [114]
Stomach, [36]-37
Sugar, food value of, [258]-260
Sweating, significance of, [55]
Switzerland, food of, [145]
T
Tables of Food Values, [a]64]-71
—— of Mineral Matter, [84]-85
Tail, question of, [44]
Tapeworm, [109]
Tea, value of, [260]-261
Teeth, and acids, [231]
—— argument drawn from, [21]-23, [42]-43
Teeth, causes of decay of, [110]
Temperature, bodily, [92]
Tibbles, Dr W., [108], [179], [180], [183], [198], [199], [205]-206
Toast, food value of, [183]
Tomatoes, food value of, [210]
Tongue, question of, [44]
Trall, Dr R. T., [26]-28, [36]-37, [102]-103, [125]-126, [148], [152], [258]
Trichina, [109]
Trichinosis, [109]
Tuberculosis, [109]
Turnips, food value of, [179]
Typhoid, [110]
U
Uncooked Food, [16]-17
Unification of diet, [222]-226
Uric acid, [52]-56
Urine, differing, [52]-56
—— poisonous nature of, [103]-104
V
Vinegar, food value of, [199]-200
Virchow, [35]
W
Walking Match, [138], [154]-155
Wallace, Dr Mackenzie, [145]
Warner, Dr, [112]
Water, value of, [261]-263
Weight, loss of, [204]
Wheat, food value of, [181]
Whortleberries, food value of, [210]
Wiley, Dr H. W., [82]
Williams, Mattieu, [220]
Woman, emancipation of, [226]-227
Woodruff, Judge, [122]
Work and diet, [152]
Z
Zeno, [137]

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