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due to the state of the blood and the consequent change in the 

 secretions. Injecting thin fluids, as water, into the blood, relieves 

 the thirst of poisoned animals, as found by Dupuytren and Orfila. 

 Injecting liquids into the stomach relieves thirst, as was found in 

 a case where the oesophagus had been wounded. 



On the subjects of this chapter the reader may be referred to Dr. Prout's 

 papers and works Dr. Paris on Diet Dr. Pereira's work on the same subject 

 Dr. Stark' s works Dr. Latham's account of the disease prevalent at the 

 Penitentiary, 1825 Dr. Budd's lectures on diseases produced by insufficient 

 nourishment, Med. Gazette Sir John Sinclair's Code of Health, in which 

 many interesting tracts relating to diet and regimen have been preserved 

 Tiedemann Physiologic, Band. iii. Liebig's Animal Chemistry Dr. R. D. 

 Thomson on Food. 



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