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On the African Desert, a man was found by Capt. 

 Kiley. who lived 400 years on milk alone. 



How can we account for these remarkable cases 

 of longevity. There is one cause, and only one, 

 which touches every case. And that is the extreme 

 temperance in the use of bread. They differ in every- 

 thing else. Climate, age, sex, condition and situation 

 appear to have no effect upon the general result. 

 All come out alike, and reach their Centennial, by 

 observing one rule. 



Have we anything in the history of the lower order 

 of animals, to corroborate these deductions ? Yes. 



The wild hog lives 300 years on acorns, fruits, 

 herbage, roots, and small animals. And it is very 

 probable, never ha-? a full supply of them. 



The domestic hog lives on grain from 10 to 20 years. 



The eagle lives' 500 years on fish and flesh. 



The parrot in its wild state lives on fruits 500 or 

 600 years. 



Our common fowls are crammed with grain, and 

 will live only from 10 to 20 years. 



Here we may conclude this subject, with a declara- 

 tion, which cannot easily be refuted. That to enjoy 

 a long life of uninterrupted health with a clear mem- 

 ory, a bright and cheerful heart, and a strong arm. 

 our bread, butter, lard, sugar and fat, must bear a wise 

 proportion, to the lean meats, and to the fruits and 

 vegetables in daily use. 



During a practice of more than forty years, this 

 subject has engaged my attention Hence it is no 

 sudden conclusion that induces me to say, that our 

 combustible diet of carbon and hydrogen, has more 

 influence, in predisposing the system, to disease than 

 all other things combined. 



