The A.B.-Z. of our own nutrition / by Horace Fletcher ; experimentally assisted by Dr. Ernest van Someren & Dr. Hubert Higgins.
- Horace Fletcher
- Date:
- [1904]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The A.B.-Z. of our own nutrition / by Horace Fletcher ; experimentally assisted by Dr. Ernest van Someren & Dr. Hubert Higgins. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.
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![Mucosa, the, 343, 355 Mucous membrane, the, 346 Munich, 56, 76, 81 Muster, 128 Mutton, 100 N Nansen, J. F., 123 * Napoleon, died from fast eating, 138 Nasal passages, the, effect of masti- cation upon, 148 Naso-pharyngitis, 144, 148, 149 Naso-pharynx, the, influence of mas- tication upon,148 National Academy of Sciences, the, contribute to fund for research, 69 Natural Automatic Processes, 3, 180 Nature, plan of evolution of, xi; Man the First Assistant of, xi; her reward for conformity with her requirements, xii; her generous assumption of forty-seven forty- eighths of labour, 5, 12; given ah opportunity by economic nutrition, 22 ; her plans perfect if her laws are obeyed, 29; never intended a special diet or bottle of medicine, 30; endeavours to prepare lactic acid in the stomach, 269 Negritos, the, 118 Negroes, the African, 120 Nerve cells, the, specific qualities of, 187 fibres, 184 * While Napoleon was building his power and fame he was very careful and abstemious, but in later life suc- cumbed to luxury and gluttony ; Bis- marck's rise and decline were simi- larly related to dietary influences. — H. F. Nervous system, the, influence upon the glands of, 183 Neutralisation, 92 New Glutton or Epicure, the, xxviii, 47. See also Glutton or Epicure New Guinea, 124 New Haven (Conn.), scientific exper- iments at, xiii 54, 71. See Yale investigation, the, and Yale test, the Nitrogen, 85, 86 Nitrogenous equilibrium, 86 measurements, tests of, 26 No Breakfast Plan, the, 396 Nothnagel, experiments of, 343, 345 Northwest London Hospital, the, 8, 92 Nutarians, 90 Nutrient enemata, 367, 379, 380, 382, 388 fluid, 381 Nutriment, selection of, 7 Nutrition, economic, experiments upon problem of, ix, x, 48-52 ; active in- terest now taken in, x; the financial saving the least of the profits in, xi; the key to England's welfare, xxv ; attitude of the scientific mind to- wards, xxvii; little accurate knowl- edge concerning, xxx; psychology of, 6-7 ; appetite the most impor- tant factor in, 6 ; mechanical and chemical physiology of, 8 ; its entire principle simple and practical, 19; does not advise avoiding starchy foods for stout people, 21; assures that the same food will add or decrease weight, 21; keeps one in perfect condition, 22 ; its require- ments not hardships but pleasures, 22; not a joke or fad, 24; an appeal to self-examination and self-instruc- [420]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21024674_0464.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
