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What happens if we pass our time in idleness 1 



By what means shall we make ourselves and friends un- 

 happy 1 



Why should we be careful to learn early in life 1 



What must happen if we are not so ? 



What is the greatest blessing we can enjoy? 



When are we in good health 1 



By what means may our health be ruined when we are 

 children 1 



Are we liable to many disorders at this period 1 



Can you repeat by what means our health is preserved? 



LESSON XXI. 



OF EATING AND DRINKING FOOD AND DRINKS. 



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WE eat and drink in order to appease our 

 hunger and thirst, and to supply the waste going 

 on in our bodies. Young people generally eat 

 more than old people, because they are growing, 

 and their digestion is rapid. The principal arti- 

 cles of our diet are bread, garden vegetables, 

 fruit, milk, and animal food, such as fish, fowl, 

 beef, mutton, veal, and pork. 



We live best on a mixed diet, neither confined 

 to animal nor vegetable food, nor to one particular 

 kind of either. It is for this reason that our meals 

 generally consist of different dishes. We should, 

 however, be very careful not to mix too great a 

 variety of different substances in our stomachs at 

 one time. 



