The new glutton, or epicure / by Horace Fletcher.

  • Horace Fletcher
Date:
1903
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Credit: The new glutton, or epicure / by Horace Fletcher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To illustrate the prevailing ignorance relative to this most important necessity of self-care, and also a traditional preju- dice, even among physicians, the follow- ing extract from a letter just received is given: “ You ask me to define more exactly what I mean by constipation; this is not at all difficult; I mean skip- ping a day in having a call to stool. There was no trouble about it, and the quantity was not large, but when I men- tioned it to my doctor he advised me to stop chewing if it interfered with the regular daily stools. I must confess that I never felt so well as while I was chew- ing and sipping, instead of the hasty bolting and gulping which one is apt to do on thoughtless or busy occasions, but I don’t think it is worth while for a chap to monkey with his hygienic department when he is employing a professional regularly to tell him the latest kink about health.” To this surprising state of . . . the evidence of “ professionals ” like Van Someren, Kellogg, Higgins,