A Solemn Appeal - James White

"Some kinds of food, as already specified,
excite amorous desires; while others, as rice, bread,
fruit, vegetables, etc., do not; and may therefore be
eaten, yet sparingly, because you are yet weak, and
because overeating, even of the plainest food, is
injurious. We have also seen that sensuality is apt
to excite appetite and derange digestion. Coarse or
Graham bread, with fruit, or rice, or sago, or
tapioca, or potato starch pudding, etc., will tend to
obviate inflammation, and allow the system to
rally. In regard to regimen, Dr. Woodward remarks
thus:
" 'The regimen must be strict, the diet should be
simple and nutritious, and sufficient in quantity; it
should be rather plain than light and abstemious no
stimulating condiments should be used; the suppers
should be particularly light, and late suppers should
be wholly avoided. All stimulating drinks, even
strong tea and coffee, should be discarded; cider
and wine are very pernicious; tobacco, in all its
forms not less so.'
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