"Good things have been made by the Creator for good people, flowers have certainly not been made for brutes, either quadruped or biped."—Jefferson.
"It is from good things that, in a human point of view, we derive the strength necessary to our limbs, let us partake of the same and be thankful."—Rev.——Chadband.
Have your food selected and prepared according to constitution, occupation, climate, age, and sex.
Waste in females is greater than in males.
Animals, generally, are very careful in selecting their food.
A temporary bloatedness may be obtained, especially with the young, by eating much farinaceous food, such as pancakes, etc., but it does not last, and is sure to bring on disease or sickness, or both.
Man is omnivorous, and must be fed accordingly.
Extreme leanness comes from want of proper food, either in youth or old age.
It is not the amount that is eaten which nourishes, but the amount that is digested; an excess of food is as bad as a lack of it.