Excerpt from The Physiology of Digestion: Considered With Relation to the Principles of Dietetics The present volume is essentially a continuation of the work of which the tenth edition has lately a peered, under the title of The Principles of Physiology app 'cd to the Preser vation of Health and to the Improvement of Physical and Mental Education and its object is the same - namely, to lay before the public a plain and intelligible description of the structure and uses of some of the more important organs of the human body, and to show how information of this kind may be usefully applied, not only in the prevention of suffering, but It} improving the physical, moral, and intellectual condition 0 man. At first sight it may seem doubtful whether I have not exceeded proper whole volume to the consideration 0 Digest the more we conside of the states bodily organization, and, consequently, over our moral and intellectual nature, and the degree to which its morbid de rangements undermine health, happiness, and social useful ness, we shall become more and more convinced of the deep practical interest which attaches to a familiar acquaintance with the laws by which it is regulated, and of the necessity of entering into their examination at sufficient length to ensure the ready applicability of our knowledge in our general con duct. In infancy errors in diet and derangement of the digestive organs are admitted to be among the principal causes of the striking mortality which occurs in that period of life. In youth and maturity the same influence is recognised, not only in the numerous forms of disease directly traceable to that origin, but also in the universal practice of referring every obscure or anomalous disorder to deran ement of the stomach or bowels. Hence, too, the interestw ich has always been felt by the public in the perusal of books on Dietetics and Indigestion and hence the prevailing custom of usin purga tivas as remedies for every disorder, very often wit good, but not unfrequently with most injurious efl'ects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.