A Solemn Appeal - James White

Thus, overloading the stomach causes mental
lassitude and muscular debility, because the
stomach withdraws energy from the brain, the
muscles, and wherever it can find it, to enable it to
discharge its burden.
"Now overtax this secretion, and it withdraws
energy from all the other parts to re-supply the
drafts. Doing this frequently, diverts the energies
permanently from the other organs to this. As those
who get into the habit of being bled frequently,
soon get full of blood, because they overtax the
blood-manufacturing energies by this drain, so that
an undue amount of vitality goes to blood; so, the
frequent withdrawal of this condensed vital
secretion, causes a drain from all the other parts
and organs to re-supply it, and thus, frequent
indulgence causes the very life's blood to run out
thereat. Well has WISDOM said, 'Give not thy
STRENGTH unto women.' And he who does, must
expect to be weak every where else.
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