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152 desire for food and drink were not however without some results that eventually did good. The desire for indulging these tastes engendered a desire for the attainment of wealth. This desire gave birth to enterprise; enterprise led to adventure; adventure brought about the discovery of distant lands. Then a great trade arose with all parts of the globe; population increased; people must be fed with dainties. They were not to be satisfied with the products of their own countries, so great fleets were engaged for the object of satisfying this craving. This indulgence, of what we now see were depraved tastes, must be catered for. Good came, because the desires of the appetite created the necessity for improved transport. The medical science was also stimulated. Over-indulgence in food and drink created a host of new and painful diseases. These signs of decay called forth medical and surgical invention, and a closer study of the human frame and its organs, which ultimately worked out an interesting and beneficial result by demonstrating to