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Title: Knowledge of disease is primitive
Review: The instruction on how and why to juice vegetables and the properties of the various juices seems thorough, but the author's discussion on the cause of disease is archaic to the point of being humorous. For instance, Malaria is said to be caused by "...excessive retention of morbid matter in the body while in an atmosphere of foul or unwholsome air..." That belief came from the late 1800's before it was discovered that Malaria was caused by a protozoan transmitted by mosquitoes. Menopause is "the penalty women pay for half a lifetime of eating destructive foods...", and Syphilis thrives in "waste matter that results from eating starch and meat products, and pasteurized milk." This book first appeared in 1936, it may have been reprinted, but it has not been revised. Take it with a grain of salt.
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