but where in our civilized countries can we find food that really 
serves healthy sanguification? And why do we always express 
the wish to heal naturally and not also to nourish naturally? 
—The latter is, to say the least of it, just as important as the 
former. But if both were practiced conjointly, a beneficial ob¬ 
ject might be more quickly and surely gained. 
“It is true, we are taught to eat more vegetables than meat, 
that our bread lacks the chief nourishing qualities, etc., but we 
have never been informed as to the substances that are harmful 
or beneficial to us. 
“Why is it then that the science of the sanative power of 
nature, as well as medical science, is still in doubt in regard to 
the relation that must absolutely exist between the separate com¬ 
ponent parts of our nourishment in order to obtain normal healthy 
sanguification? 
“The reason is that the application of a real chemistry of 
life has never been comprehended until now. 
“According to my judgment it is von Liebig who shows us 
the path we are to take to the field of enquiry most important of 
all; for without a sound body all the coveted acquisitions of mod¬ 
ern times are worthless to us. 
“The solution of the question how to prevent the degenera¬ 
tion of mankind would be a simple and natural one, if history 
had not taught us that as often as a new truth appears ‘the very 
oxen butt their horns against it.’ They cannot help this, the 
‘disposition’ is natural; for when Pythagoras had found the 
Master of Arts, Matheseos, he was so overjoyed that he sacri¬ 
ficed one hundred oxen to the gods, and ever since that time 
oxen are attacked with an hereditary fright whenever a new 
truth appears,—the human oxen especially. 
“Of what use, for instance, are the Roentgen X-rays for 
diseases of the nerves when there is a generally diseased condi¬ 
tion of the blood, which, as you now know, is also the primary 
cause of lung, liver, stomach and kidney troubles, cancer, scro¬ 
fula, rheumatism, gout, obesity, diabetes, and the rest? 
“In such cases chemistry is necessary in order to ascertain 
what ingredients are missing in the blood; they cannot be de¬ 
tected microscopically. 
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