H. C. CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE 5 I. THE NATURAL FOOD OF MAN 9 II. THE ARGUMENT FROM COMPARATIVE ANATOMY 20 III. THE ARGUMENT FROM PHYSIOLOGY 46 IV. THE ARGUMENT FROM CHEMISTRY 57 V. THE ARGUMENT FROM HYGIENE 96 VI. THE ARGUMENT FROM EXPERIENCE: NATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 136 VII. MISCELLANEOUS ARGUMENTS 156 VIII. DAIRY PRODUCTS 167 IX. VEGETABLES 176 X. CEREALS, GRAINS, ETC. 181 XI. CONDIMENTS AND SPICES 187 XII. THE FRUITARIAN DIET 202 XIII. FOOD COMBINATIONS 239 XIV. HYGIENIC FOOD AND HYGIENIC COOKERY 249 XV. THE QUESTION OF QUANTITY 265 XVI. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 274 APPENDIX 279 INDEX 281 The Natural Food of Man I THE NATURAL FOOD OF MAN