By the same post there arrived a letter from Dr. J. H. Kellogg, the life and director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, expressing practical appreciation, the result of demonstration, of what is being done to solve the problem. Eliminating the personal element and keeping the ultimate object in view, these communications are coincidentally _a propos_ and intimate to our “Introduction”; hence their reproduction here. Numerous other letters and extracts from communications received by the writer, bearing upon this subject, from the above and other sympathetic friends are reproduced in “The New Glutton or Epicure,” a free and easy companion of this book, intended to appeal to a variety of readers. When it is known that the proceeds of all the publications of the author are dedicated to the promotion of the objects they advocate, reference to them or advertisement of them cannot be considered inappropriate.—HORACE FLETCHER.] EXTRACTS FROM DR. HIGGINS' LETTER PALAZZINA TASSO, CAMPO S. POLO, VENEZIA. October 3, 1903. DEAR MR. FLETCHER,--A. appears to me to have an exceedingly broad and philosophic grasp of the problem of nutrition. He recognises that all present data are subject to criticism, and that there are no scientifically accurate data available because (_a_) Observations are taken over too short a period. (_b_) They have mainly dealt with one side of the problem,--the output of muscular work. (_c_) The observations are not sufficiently complete. He acknowledges that cleavage products from food broken down in the intestines by bacteria are the cause of (_a_) Inefficiency (_b_) Diseases (_c_) Mental derangements. (See Mott’s work.) He recognises that the majority of people eat far too much. He puts this in the following way. If a “mediæval devil” had wished to discover the most subtle and most effective way to destroy mankind mentally, morally, and physically, he would have arranged for them to be supplied with tasty, well-cooked foods, wines, etc.; in short, he would have used every means to tempt, confuse, and pervert their appetite. He would also have arranged every possible means to prevent their being in the fresh air and taking exercise. He thinks one has here the picture of modern civilisation. He talked in a very interesting and instructive manner about the necessity and value of exercise and a muscular body for the maintenance of good health. He has evidently worked at and thought a good deal about this side of the subject. He regrets that there are not more people who realise the huge importance of understanding the nutrition problem for the sake of the progress of humanity. He would like to join all those who are interested in forming an international society, as far as I understood him.