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30 also as to quantity—depends largely on perfect mastication. "The message of warning which taste gives in connection with eating is: 'That while any taste is left in a mouthful of food in process of mastication or sucking, it is not yet in condition to be passed on to the stomach; and what remains after taste has ceased is not fit for the stomach'"—Horace Fletcher. If the food is bolted, if the sense of taste is outraged continually, its power naturally becomes dulled and you are left without a guide, which should at all times clearly indicate the character of the food needed to nourish the body, and which should refuse to recognize any flavor in any food after the needs of the system have been supplied.

One can readily imagine the condition of a man under the circumstances described. He has no definite idea as to what to eat, and his only guide is the feeling of fullness in the stomach.

The importance of good teeth is of course very great and extreme care should be given