Fletcherism, its five principles, 10; and housewives, 41; economy of, 43; and long life, 49, 118; and muscularity, 111; and companionship, 123; as first aid, 155 Fletcherite, the dictionary definition, 116 Food-filter, our, what it is, 6; using it properly, 35, 66 Foster, Sir Michael, interested in Fletcherism, 13; organises tests at Cambridge University, 13 Fruit, how to eat, 59 G Gladstone, his theory of mastication, 4, 67; as Fletcherite, 7 Gluttony and avoirdupois, 161 Granger, J. H., 21 Grape-sugar, 69 H Head digestion, 73 _et seq._ Higgins, Father, on alcoholic stimulants, 44 Hindhede, Doctor, 102, 187, 191 Hopkins, Professor F. G., conducts tests at Cambridge University, 15 Hospitality, aggressive, 118 Housewives and Fletcherism, 41 Human diet, the organic materials of, 60 Hunger, what is, 51 Hunger-habit, 40 Hutchinson, Doctor, 73 I Intemperance, overcome by Fletcherism, 45, 141, 153 Intestinal toxication, 42 J Japan, 2, 94 Java, diet in, 95 K Kellog, Doctor, 45; test at Tennessee Institute, 151 König, Professor, 110 L Leonardi, Professor, in co-operation with Doctor Van Someren, 13 Liquids, Fletcherising, 120 M Mastication, what happens during, 7; Fletcherism not excessive, 64 Meals, choosing, 32; how many a day, 37; chosen by appetite, 54 Meat and Uric Acid, 187 Mendel, Professor, 18 Milk, as food material, 32, 102; how to take, 60, 121 Mineral waters, 121 Morbid cravings, 150 Mouth digestion, 73, 76 Mouth during mastication, 7 Muscularity and Fletcherism, 111 N National Food Reform Association, 64 Nitrogen, 61 Nutrition, the best safeguard to right, 48 O Optimum economic nutrition, 63, 107 Organic materials of human diet, the, 60 P Pawlow, Professor, 57, 74, 125 Peristalsis and fruit, 59 Potato, the, nutritive value of, 103 Proteids, the, 60 Protein enthusiast, the, 108; the danger of excess of, 181 R Responsibility in nutrition, our personal, 5, 80, 96 Rockefeller, J. D., xi, 190, 193 _et seq._ Roosevelt, President, 19 Root, Secretary, 19 S Saliva, chemical transformation of food by, 8; wait for profuse flow, 52, 62; action on starch foods, 68 Scott, Captain, 108 Seventh-Day Adventists, 151 Someren, Doctor Van, first experiments with, 13 Soup, how to take, 60 Stagg, Alonzo B., 21 Starch foods, action of saliva, 68 Stomach, digestive processes in, 74 Swallowing impulse, 9, 57 Swallowing sense, 140 T Taste, getting the best out of food, 10; the test of, 91; and liquids, 121 Taste-buds, the, 7 Tea, how to take it, 59 Temperance and Fletcherism, 138, 149 Tests. _See_ Experiments and Endurance tests. Tramps and Fletcherism, 138 U Uric Acid and Meat, 187 U. S. Army, instructions to, 57 V