Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-18
RECITAL OF HOSPITAL LIFE NEAR THE III
THE GOOD HEALTH
QUESTION BOX
Causes of Impure Blood
BY DIR. JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG


THE most important factor in the produc.
i tlon Of impure blood Is foods that con.
tain poisons. or unwholesome substances
that may be absorbed into the blood, such
as alcoholic beverages OF every description.
patent medicines--which nearly always con-
tain considerable amount of alcohol
and condiments, such as pepper. mustard,
pepper sauce. ginger and similar substances.
Flesh meats OF every sort contain impuri-
ties. being saturated with venous blood and
tissue poisons. Animal products and ex-
tracts and meat juices are not concentrated
nutriments, as commonly supposed. but
rather concentrated tissue posons. which.
when taken. render the blood impure and
diminish its alkalinity. Meat which has
undergone decomposition-that is, which
has become tender and high-favored by
long keeping after killing of the animal
and all foods which have undergone fer
mentation or decomposition. are sources OF
blood contamination. Hence, large eaters
of meat are likely to have impure blood II
it well known that butchers are poor SUBJ
jects for the surgeon.
Overeating also renders the blood i'm
pure by filling II with unused and I'M
perfectly prepared material which must be
treated as go much waste matter
Overwork and deficient sleep fiji the blood
with Impurities by the overproduction and
deficient elimination OF the tissue wastes
or poisons which naturally form in large
pudnllllts Whenever lHe DouN lS HI WbIh.
Drugs of various sorts, such as opium,
tobacco and many other narcotic drugs. con-
tamnate the blood and lessen its defensive
power. Exhausting indugences OF all sorts
have a similar effect. Tobacco and alcohol
not only contaminate the blood, but pro-
duce disease of the heart and blood vessels,
The idea that the blood may be purified
by medicine of any kind Is very great
error and one which has been productive
of n vast deal of mischief. There are no
herbs or drugs whatever the taking Of which
will purify the blood. The blood is not to
be purified by putting something into II.
but requires that something be removed
from IT, Water is the universal cleansing
agent and it's free use is essential to blood
publication. To undertake to purify the
blood by means OF pills is about as reason
able as to undertake TO launder dirty
shirt or any other soiled garment by the
same means.
Neglect to maintain the proper activity
of tho skim kidneys, bowels and lungs
leaves poisonous matters to accumulate In
the blood BY exercise, the amount OF ar
taken into the lungs may be increased
seven fold and blood purifcaton may be
proportionately increased Neglect TO keep
the skin active by sweating baths or, better
still perspiration induced by exercise and
daily cold bathing prevents the elimination
of the poisons which naturally pass on
through this channel. When the bowels are
allowed to become constipated the pos-
onous matters which are retained are alb
sorbed into the blood and become a source
of universal disturbance and injury
throughout the body When, by the free use
of bran. fruits and fresh vegetables, the
bowels are made to move freely three times
a day. the absorption Of poisons from the
colon will be prevented. Vigorous exercise
out Of doors is one of the most important
means Of maintaining blood purity.