The Gastric Laboratory Uses Its Protein Ferment

As We Have Seen, Bread, And Especially Dry Bread, Evokes Secretion Of Considerably Larger Quantities Of Saliva Than Meat.

The Digestive Canal Is In Its Task A Complete Chemical Factory. The Raw Material Passes Through A Long Series Of Institutions In Which It Is Subjected To Certain Mechanical And, Mainly, Chemical Processing, And Then, Through Innumerable Side-streets, It Is Brought Into The Depot Of The Body. Aside From This Basic Series Of Institutions, Along Which The Raw Material Moves, There Is A Series Of Lateral Chemical Manufactories, Which Prepare Certain Reagents For The Appropriate Processing Of The Raw Material.

Appetite, Craving For Food, Is A Constant And Powerful Stimulator Of The Gastric Glands.

Men Are Apt To Be Much More Influenced By Words Than By The Actual Facts Of The Surrounding Reality

It Goes Without Saying That The Desire To Accomplish The Task With More Confidence, To Avoid Wasting Time And Labour, And To Spare Our Experimental Animals As Much As Possible, Made Us Strictly Observe All The Precautions Taken By Surgeons In Respect To Their Patients.