The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2

iples indispensable to the organisation of an alimentary diet. The principles are the following:-Proteid or albuminoid substances; hydrocarbonated and sweet substances fatty substances;

e vegetables fixes us immediately to this subject: Leguminous plants supply from about three to six per cent. of ashes, rich in alkalis, lime and phosphates. Potatoes, green vegetables a