Note 15 — COOK’S ORACLE:
Reading edition
“A Dog was fed on the Richest Broth, yet could not be kept alive; while another, which had only the Meat boiled to a Chip, (and water), throve very well. This shows the folly of attempting to nourish Men by concentrated Soups, Jellies, &c.”—Sinclair’s Code of Health.
If this experiment be accurate—what becomes of the theoretic visions of those who have written about Strengthening Jellies, Nourishing Broths, &c.?