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: AN ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF THE PRIMITIVE DIET OF MAN. BY DR, FREDERIC R, LEES. The Essay to which the Vegetarian Society awarded its First Prize. CONTENTS. FAG Introduction : Of the principles and scope of the Essay 3 I. The Authority of Nature . 4 II. The Analogy of Nature . .6 III. The History of Nature : or Experience . 8 IY. The Dietetic Laws of Nature . .10 Y. The Histology and Pathology of Nature 17 VI. The JEconomics of Nature . .21 VII. The Ethics of Diet . ... 23 PRICE FOXJRPENGE. LONDON PEED PITMAN, 20, PATERNOSTER EOW. 1 PICCADILLY, SOLD BY WILLIAM BREMNER, 5, MANCHESTER ; A. DEAVAR, 35, DALE STREET, LIVERPOOL ; GEORGE WINTERBURN, DEANSGATE, BOLTON S. B. HOWELL, NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM ; 52, ; BRIGGATE, LEEDS DICKSON, H. W. WALKER, 26, ; JOHN 10, NICOLSON STREET, EDINBURGH GEORGE GALL1B, BUCHANAN STREET, ; 99, GLASGOW. , : VEGETARIAN PUBLICATIONS. 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THE ESSAY TO WHICH THE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY AWARDED ITS FIRST I Contents. Introduction : of the principles and scope of the Essay... § I. The Authority of Nature 4 II. The Analogy of Nature g III. The History of Nature : or Experience 8 IY. The Dietetic Laws of Nature ... po Y. The Histology and Pathology of Nature ... 17 VI The iEconomics of Nature 2P VII. The Ethics of Diet o<$ LONDON: 1857