The natural cure of consumption, constipation, Bright's disease, neuralgia, rheumatism, colds (fevers) etc. : how sickness originates, and how to prevent it a health manual for the people / by C.E. Page.

  • Charles Edward Page
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[1883], ©1883
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    once more the influence of cooking their food; al- though it may furnish valuable evidence, and I predict their return to the natural diet with renewed faith Now (Sept. I, 1882), after a few months' use of arti- ficially prepared food (their diet is still very simple; they use no animal food, nor fancy dishes, no pastry, nor hot drinks), such sentences as the following are quite significant: Well, both my husband and my- self think it possible there may be more ' ailments' from the use of cooked food, but there is more enjoy- ment too, and we shall have to take the bitter and the sweet togethejr. . ... I know it [uncooked food] increases the spiritual perceptions greatly. * . . . . I still believe it would be a sure preventive of disease ; but few, however, are prepared to adopt such an ex- treme mode of living. Once more: The experi- ment has done us good, I am sure; and I feel glad of the lessons I have learned through it. I don't think I shall ever be what I was before using it. \i. e., sickly]. Of this we can, of course, judge better later on. From an earlier letter, written in January (the 30th), 1881, and while they were enjoying the natural diet for the fourth year, I make a few extracts : Its effects are truly wonderful, and far exceed my expectations- . . . . The sequel has proved that it not only ensures health to those already healthy, but eradicates former weaknesses when these exist; for instance, rheuma- tism and ' sciatica,* from which I used to suffer—both have left me, I think never to return. The children * I desire to call the attention and fasten it for a moment upon this feature of the case.