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complain of weariness in vain. More food is forced upon it, which
sets the digestive organs in motion, again to perform the same round
of labor through the sleeping hours. The sleep is generally disturbed
with unpleasant dreams, and in the morning they awake unrefreshed.
There is a sense of languor and loss of appetite. A lack of energy is
felt through the entire system. In a short time the digestive organs are
worn out, for they have had no time to rest. Such persons become
miserable dyspeptics, and wonder what has made them so. The cause
has brought the sure result. If this practise is indulged in a great
length of time, the health will become seriously impaired. The blood
becomes impure, the complexion sallow, and eruptions will frequently
appear. You will often hear complaints of frequent pains and soreness
in the region of the stomach; and while performing labor, the stomach
becomes so tired that they are obliged to desist from work, and rest.
They seem to be at a loss to account for this state of things; for, setting
this aside, they are apparently healthy.... After the stomach, which has
been overtaxed, has performed its task, it is exhausted, which causes
faintness. Here many are deceived, and think that it is the want of food
that produces such feelings, and without giving the stomach time to
rest, they take more food, which for the time removes the faintness....
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The stomach becomes weary by being kept constantly at work
disposing of food not the most healthful. Having no time for rest, the
digestive organs become enfeebled, hence the sense of “goneness” and
desire for frequent eating.—
How to Live, 55
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680. Gluttonous feasts, and food taken into the stomach at untimely
seasons, leave an influence upon every fiber of the system.—
The
Health Reformer, June 1, 1878
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Improper Food Combinations
681. The less that condiments and desserts are placed upon our
tables, the better it will be for all who partake of the food. All mixed
and complicated foods are injurious to the health of human beings.
Dumb animals would never eat such a mixture as is often placed in the
human stomach.... Rich and complicated mixtures of food are health
destroying.—
Unpublished Testimonies, November 5, 1896
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682. Because it is the fashion, in harmony with morbid appetite,
rich cake, pies, and puddings, and every hurtful thing are crowded