Note 12 — COOK’S ORACLE:
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“Few persons, even in the best health, can, without disgust, bear to be confined to a peculiar food, or way of living, for any length of time, (which is a strong argument that variety of food is natural to mankind); and if so,—the debilitated stomachs of Valetudinarians cannot be expected to be less fastidious.”—Falconer on Diet, p. 8.