[To ran EDITOR or ran "Eirsouron."]
Sre.,—" F. P. 0." is humorously severe upon my objection to the swallowing of raw animal food. He seems to think that became raw milk is an naturel, that must settle the question. But raw beef is au naturel. Does he eat raw beef P Perhaps he does Raw pork is equally natural,—in short, what is not natural P The Germans used to eat raw pork until they discovered that it was the cause of trichinous disease. "What then P" "F. P. C." ought to say ; "is not trichinous disease perfectly an nature/ row, tout !" I am afraid, if the doctrine of naturalness is to be adopted, every practice in the universe—good, bad, and indif- ferent—could be adequately defended.—I am, Sir, dm,
[Would Dr. Huxley never allow a mother to nurse her infant P—En. Spectator.]
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