[88] “Grillus, who, according to the doctrine of Transmigration, (as Plutarch tells us) had, in his turn, been a Beast, discourses how much better he fed and lived then, than when he was turned to Man again, as knowing then what food was best and most proper for him, which Sarcophagists (flesh-eaters) in all this time were yet to seek.”—Evylyn’s Acetana, 12mo. 1699, p. 86.
“Instinct than Reason makes more wholesome Meals.”—Young.
“My Appetite is in several things of itself happily enough accommodated to the health of my Stomach; whatever I take against my liking does me harm; but nothing hurts me that I eat with appetite and delight.”—Vide honest Montaigne’s Essay on Experience, book iii. chap. xiii.
“The Stomach gives information when the supplies have been expended, and represents with great exactness the quantity and quality of whatever is wanted in the present state of the machine, and, in proportion as it meets with neglect, rises in its demand, and urges its petition with a louder voice.”—Dr. Wm. Hunter’s Introductory Lecture, 4to. p. 81.
“Take Food in proportion to the quantity of nourishment contained in it, of which the Stomach appears from Instinct to be capable of judging.”—J. Hunter on the Animal Economy, 4to. p. 221.
“Prompted by Instinct’s never erring power,
Each creature knows its proper aliment,
Directed, bounded by this power within,
Their cravings are well aimed; Voluptuous Man,
Is by superior faculties misled;
Misled from pleasure—even in quest of Joy.”
Armstrong’s Art of Preserving Health.
“Our stomach is, in general, a pretty good Judge of what is best for it,—thousands have perished for being inattentive to its calls—for one who has implicitly obeyed them.”—Dr. Smith’s Guide in Sickness, 8vo. p. 59.
“In every case wherein we wish to preserve strength, (as in most chronical complaints) we should be extremely cautious in prescribing a rigid regimen,—especially if it is intended to be long continued.”—“Things disagreeable to the palate, seldom digest well, or contribute to the nourishment of the Body.”—Falconer on Diet, pp. 7, and 8.
“What is most grateful to the Palate, sits most easy on the Stomach.”—Adair on Diet, p. 28.
“Longings directed by the pure guidance of Instinct, and not arising merely from opinion, may not only be satisfied with Impunity, but generally be indulged in with advantage.”—Withers on the Abuse of Medicine, 8vo. p. 233.