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of cancerous patients. In conclusion, I would 

 say if those suffering from cancer could only 

 be fed on foods like apples, milk, cream, 

 spinach, cinnamon tea if you like, and other 

 foods, all produced on scientific lines, so that 

 the foods should contain the maximum of normal 

 ash constituents, and consequently the maximum 

 of normal proteids, then I think there would be 

 no difficulty in curing cancer. At least, there 

 is evidence in support of this view of the case, 

 and in such a terrible disease it is worthy of a 

 thorough trial. The only unfortunate part is 

 that it is not applicable to urgent cases, as it 

 would at least take several months before such 

 foods could be produced with any confidence 

 in their normal chemical constitution. 



LEPROSY AND FOOD 



Any one interested in leprosy will find much 

 information on the subject in the report of the 

 Leprosy Commission held in India during 

 1890-91, which contains 104 reports on the 

 treatment of this disease. From these I have 

 selected the methods of treatment which 

 appear to have been most successful. The 

 leading feature of the four appears to be 



