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[[underline]] 2 [[/underline]] are not bad, but too much food of any kind is injurious & overloads the stomach, hurts the digestion, & is productive of very bad consequences, therefore tho' it is wrong to starve them, moderation is preferable to profuseness. [[underline]] Fruits [[/underline]] All [[underline]] Fruits, Sweetmeats, Cakes, almonds, [[/underline]] should be avoided, they sour upon the Stomach & create Bile, all [[underline]] Greens, [[/underline]] & Sallads are bad for the first four or five years of Infancy, they produce Wind, impede the Organs of digestion, & give rise to acidities. -- Farinaceous foods, with milk, such as flour, Oatmeal, &c, create acidities, plaister the Inner Coats of the Stomach, & Bowels, and even prevent nutrition; Farines are less
