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48 it would be difficult for taste to distinguish the difference.

Most sedentary workers do not drink sufficient water. It is a well-known fact that a certain quantity of liquid is necessary to the proper circulation of the blood, and to enable all the organs of the body to properly perform their functions. In diseased conditions of all kinds the drinking of copious draughts of water will, in nearly every case, be found productive of beneficial results. Distilled water can be recommended, and an apparatus can be bought which will furnish it, but it is well to remember that distilled water contains no minerals of any character, and numerous authorities maintain that a certain amount of mineral elements in water is advantageous. I would call attention to chapter referring to mineral food elements.

Filtering is of course of advantage, and whenever the water is inclined to be unsatisfactory a filter can be purchased, or a cheap one can easily be made for home use by merely arranging an apparatus so the water will pass