Condiments, Etc.
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by the preparation of food with condiments and spices. These cause
a feverish state of the system, and drink is demanded to allay the
irritation. On my frequent journeys across the continent, I do not
patronize restaurants, dining car, or hotels, for the simple reason that
I cannot eat the food there provided. The dishes are highly seasoned
with salt and pepper, creating an almost intolerable thirst.... They
would irritate and inflame the delicate coating of the stomach.... Such
is the food that is commonly served upon fashionable tables, and given
to the children. Its effect is to cause nervousness and to create thirst
which water does not quench....Food should be prepared in as simple
a manner as possible, free from condiments and spices, and even from
an undue amount of salt.—
The Review and Herald, November 6, 1883
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Spiced Foods Create Desire for Beverages with Meals—570
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559. Some have so indulged their taste, that unless they have the
very article of food it calls for, they find no pleasure in eating. If
condiments and spiced foods are placed before them, they make the
stomach work by applying this fiery whip; for it has been so treated
that it will not acknowledge unstimulating food.—
Letter 53, 1898
560. Luxurious dishes are placed before the children,—spiced
foods, rich gravies, cakes, and pastries. This highly seasoned food
irritates the stomach, and causes a craving for still stronger stimulants.
Not only is the appetite tempted with unsuitable food, of which the
children are allowed to eat freely at their meals, but they are permitted
to eat between meals; and by the time they are twelve or fourteen years
of age, they are often confirmed dyspeptics.
You have perhaps seen a picture of the stomach of one who is
addicted to strong drink. A similar condition is produced under the
irritating influence of fiery spices. With the stomach in such a state,
there is a craving for something more to meet the demands of the ap-
petite, something stronger, and still stronger.—
Christian Temperance
and Bible Hygiene, 17, 1890
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Their Use a Cause of Faintness
561. There is a class who profess to believe the truth, who do
not use tobacco, snuff, tea, or coffee, yet they are guilty of gratifying
the appetite in a different manner. They crave highly seasoned meats,